Domantas Sabonis

“All I've ever wanted was to come out and play strong for someone.”

“Basketball in my family is everything.”

“I don't like losing, so on the court I'm just there for my brothers, and I want to do whatever it takes.”

“You want to share the ball, be disruptive, get your opponent on their heels.”

“Once you get invited to these Rising Stars Games, that's not a sign that you've made it. That's a sign that you've got to keep working hard and get bigger goals.”

“Which player is the toughest to guard in the NBA? There's a lot. I'll go with Joel Embiid. I'll give it to the big man.”

“I feel like every game, I do my job as a big man.”

“I grew a really great bond with the Gonzaga community and I just really wanted to go there.”

“My family and I love Sacramento and this community and it means a great deal to us to be able to give back and support, especially our youth.”

“I just try to play the game the right way.”

“It doesn't matter how good you are. If you're not healthy and can't play on the court, no one cares.”

“I feel like Coach Brown has done a good job of pushing us to be better every day. No one wants to get his bad side. If you do something bad, he's calling you out right away, so that kind of adds that extra layer to every practice and every game.”

“Obviously I knew my dad was a basketball player, but at the age of 11 or 12, I really found out who my dad was and how much it meant to my country of Lithuania and all the basketball fans around the world. That really made me proud of my dad.”

“My main focus every game is to just go out there and give it my all. There's no tiptoeing into it or playing 50%. As a Lithuanian basketball player, this game is like my religion. It's in my blood.”

“I just love being with the kids, I know when I was a kid and I had basketball players come over and visit us it meant to the world to me. So I just want to give back to the kids.”

“I think I can find my open teammates, facilitate, rebound, bring energy, play in the post.”

“Playing professionally obviously helped me a lot, just learning little details in the game. I really enjoyed it. It was just really awesome to experience that at that young age.”

“I want to do what's right for the team and what's right for my teammates.”

“My dad is my idol. I'm very proud of him. Every day he gives me some tips of what I can do.”

“I don't like sitting out.”