Kristaps Porzingis

“Whatever people want to call me, I'm cool with, except 'Zinger.'”

“It's not a good feeling when you get booed. But I don't want to be good because somebody booed me. I want to be great player because that's the way I am.”

“My quiet place is in the gym. When I feel like going to church, it's for me the MSG training facility and working on my game.”

“I want to be in such a basketball city like New York.”

“I think American fans, they know more college guys than guys overseas.”

“I've got that European swagger.”

“I love playing ping pong.”

“Some girls are intimidated by my height, obviously. But a lot of girls do like it, so that's cool.”

“You can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team.”

“I learned English from watching American movies and American series. And you'd watch the movie the first time and not understand anything. Then you'd watch it again, and you'd start understanding more and more, and that's how I learned English.”

“I learned Spanish in five or six months.”

“Believe it or not, I've never been on the subway.”

“I always try to stay aggressive. I always use my strengths and always work on my weaknesses to get better. That's just who I am.”

“Before I got to the NBA, I always flew coach - it was the worst time of my life. I remember being 14 or 15, and it was such a struggle to fit into those seats.”

“I love the triangle. It's a great offense if you execute it well.”

“I'm a good student. Just trying to learn as much as possible is how I picked up so many languages.”

“I think that's the type of game I'm better at - faster paced, just moving the ball more around.”

“I know if I play hard and show that I want to be a Knick, I know the fans will accept me.”

“You need a long-term coach to be able to win.”

“I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.”