Kristaps Porzingis

“I have 'Friday.' I have 'Dinner For Schmucks.' And I have 'John Wick.' There are others too I can't think of now, but those are my go-to movies.”

“I just really love the game. I'm very hungry, and I'm looking forward to playing in the best league in the world.”

“If we can win games, it doesn't matter who is scoring.”

“Us three brothers - me, Janis, and Martins - we made a bet. We all sat down and said we were going to grow our hair out. But after a month or two, they cut their hair. But I was too young to make the decision about whether I would get a haircut, so mine just kept growing. And it was so long that I decided I should start rocking those cornrows.”

“One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.”

“It's tough to find time to get rest.”

“I'm never really happy with anything I do.”

“The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That's what I'm focused on.”

“I believe whenever you're winning and doing the right thing, you're stats will be fine, and everything else will come in place.”

“New York City is crazy; there are people everywhere. New York is the best city in the world, I think. You have everything there.”

“That's one thing about Americans: They know how to have fun.”

“I loved the Lakers in '09 and 2010. I used to get up early with my brother Janis, and we watched them win the titles.”

“I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carmelo wants me to do, I will do that out on the court just to prove that I'm worthy enough to be on the court with him, starting with the dirty jobs - just getting rebounds, getting shots, getting blocks, and just running the court.”

“No one's comfortable with losing.”

“As a kid, I used to love roller coasters. I love adrenaline, love going faster.”

“When I'm playing in a close game, I'm out on the floor only trying to help the team win.”

“My older brothers, they know how to keep my head straight and be thinking about what I need to do on the court. Now I have that in me, that mentality, that I want to get better and better every game. Thanks to them, they showed me the way.”

“The first day I got drafted, I felt the fans were really passionate about basketball, and there was going to be a lot of pressure.”

“A good team needs time to play together.”

“One thing as a leader - you don't say something to say something. When you actually see something and need to talk to a guy, that's when you say it. It will come naturally.”