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“Low ceilings, low doors. I hate that. Oh my God, it's the worst. This world is too small for me.”
“When I was eighteen and I won the European Championship - that's when I realized I had an opportunity to play in the NBA one day.”
“Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure.”
“Nobody wants to be losing, especially in New York. It's extremely tough. That's how it is.”
“I heard New York fans and people in New York are hard-working fans, so they want to see players work hard on the court. That's the first thing I've got to do.”
“New Yorkers aren't that friendly, but they're still pretty friendly, and they're hardworking, passionate people.”
“We knew the European players that went to the NBA and had great careers, and we knew the ones that went and had terrible careers or finished early. We were prepared for a lot of criticism.”
“Don't worry about me; my moment will come. I'll be ready for it. I will work hard, and whenever it's gonna come, whenever the coaches are gonna trust me, I'm gonna be on court and give 100 percent.”
“Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective with offensive rebounds, play hard defense, blocking shots.”
“You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right?”
“I know my game. I know what I need to get better at and be better at.”
“I really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn't even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them.”
“At the end of the day the thing I want most of all is winning.”
“I'm adding moves to my post game. I'm really working on staying low. I'm working on my strength overall, especially my legs. That's going to help me defensively as well.”
“I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games.”
“If we're winning, that's all that matters to me. If we're winning, I'll be happy. And that can help me grow.”
“I want to be a part of this organization, and I know the fans are a little harsh sometimes, but that's how it is here in New York, and I'm ready for it.”
“I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.”
“I'll keep growing as a player, keep working out, trying to become what I want to become.”
“It's a dream come true for me to be an idol for those kids. One little moment from my life that I spend with that kid, he might remember that for the rest of his life, that he met me that day when he was 10 years old.”