For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it.
Kristaps Porzingis
Low ceilings, low doors. I hate that. Oh my God, it's the worst. This world is too small for me.
A good team needs time to play together.
Nobody wants to be losing, especially in New York. It's extremely tough. That's how it is.
I love Barcelona. Barcelona is a very, very nice city.
No one's comfortable with losing.
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.
New York City is crazy; there are people everywhere. New York is the best city in the world, I think. You have everything there.
I'll keep growing as a player, keep working out, trying to become what I want to become.
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.
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.
I know my game. I know what I need to get better at and be better at.
A coach I had in Spain, Scott Roth, he used to call me Zinger. He would yell at me all the time, 'Zinger!' It's just stuck in my head that I don't like that name.
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.
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.
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 would like to dunk on Shaq.
I love New York.
I like the triangle. My first season, the whole first season, we played nothing but the triangle, so I know it pretty well.
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 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.
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.
I'm really focused on getting better as a player.
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.
I love playing ping pong.
I try to eat as healthy as possible and try to put some weight on.
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.
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.
I love the triangle. It's a great offense if you execute it well.
You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right?
One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.
I believe whenever you're winning and doing the right thing, you're stats will be fine, and everything else will come in place.
The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That's what I'm focused on.
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.
It's tough to find time to get rest.
Believe it or not, I've never been on the subway.
I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.
I know if I play hard and show that I want to be a Knick, I know the fans will accept me.
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.
You need a long-term coach to be able to win.
If we can win games, it doesn't matter who is scoring.
When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
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.
Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure.
I think American fans, they know more college guys than guys overseas.
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.
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.
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 fans will talk about whatever. But when you're not doing your best, you're losing, you can't let all that get to your head. You focus and try to play hard. The fans, they will respect you for that.
With my height, I probably wouldn't be able to make money playing pingpong, but I would just have fun with it. The table is too low for me.
