A biography for Ricky Rubiohasn’t been written yet.
“I loved Minny. I still do. And that place, those people - they will always be in my heart.”
“I mean, when I throw it through somebody else's legs, they're not ready for that. Sometimes you take a risk. But it's more fancy, and I like it.”
“I come from a winning team in Europe and I know what it takes to win games and to win championships.”
“Barcelona is very similar to Santa Monica.”
“We used to watch a lot of EuroLeague and ACB, which are the two leagues back home in Spain. And we used to dream about playing for those teams one day.”
“Basketball isn't one-on-one. It's five-on-five, plus the bench.”
“It's fun to see all the trades. Unless it's you.”
“I know how to run a team and other stuff.”
“It's just something, 'Should I run the team or should I score?' I gotta learn how to balance that, and be more aggressive sometimes.”
“It's one dream to go to the N.B.A. It's true.”
“Sometimes the stats don't say how good are you.”
“If you do the same mistake over and over again, it means you're not learning.”
“I prefer a small town where everybody knows everybody.”
“Learning through mistakes as a young team can happen, but then make different mistakes.”
“If I can do some magic, I do it.”
“It's an exciting prospect playing in the NBA, one that every player wants. When you are little you dream about it.”
“I know what I can bring to the table. I have done it all my career, but every team you need something different.”
“I have to learn how to be more vocal. I'm not good at that and I have to improve.”
“When you hang out a lot off the court, the chemistry builds up and you can see it on the court. You become friends and teammates. That has an impact on the game.”
“I love playing basketball, but the most important thing to me is my family.”