Quotes by latvian authors

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. Kristaps Porzingis

Family Boos Dream Having Knicks True Come Hearing Get Hugging Just Wanted Them Really Special Moment Even Drafted Night

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. Kristaps Porzingis

Me Be Happy Happy Matters Winning Help Grow

Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure. Kristaps Porzingis

Me Pressure Some New Like Lot York New York Europeans Playing

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. Kristaps Porzingis

Work People Work Hard Fans First See New First Thing Court Got Heard York The First Thing New York Want Hard Hard-Working Thing Players

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. Kristaps Porzingis

Best You Respect Losing Try Fans Will Focus Whatever About Head Talk Doing Get Your Hard Play

That's one thing about Americans: They know how to have fun. Kristaps Porzingis

Have Fun One Thing About Know How American Fun Thing

As a kid, I used to love roller coasters. I love adrenaline, love going faster. Kristaps Porzingis

Love Faster Kid Adrenaline Roller Going To Love Used

I learned Spanish in five or six months. Kristaps Porzingis

Months Learned Five Six Spanish

I'm a student of the game. Kristaps Porzingis

Game Student

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

Game Better Think Faster Type More Around Ball Just Moving

Of course the defenders are trying to be physical with me. They look at me, 7-3, skinny, they try to be physical. Kristaps Porzingis

Me Try Physical Look Course Trying Skinny Defenders

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. Kristaps Porzingis

I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games. Kristaps Porzingis

Before Drake Meek Lot Listen Games Mill

Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English. Kristaps Porzingis

Day Bit Definitely One Day Rap Maybe Little Little Bit English

Basketball is pretty big in Latvia. Kristaps Porzingis

Big Pretty Basketball

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

You Relax Signed Never Until Contract Really Your Team

I've got that European swagger. Kristaps Porzingis

Got Swagger European

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. Kristaps Porzingis

Time Me Would Stuck Had He Head Name Like Call Yell Scott Just Spain Coach Used Roth

The point is that I am such a big fan of Puccini and that Butterfly is the most difficult and complete role that you can imagine. Just to sing it with a good voice is not enough: it asks tears from your soul. I am very emotional on stage, and the music is so tender that I suffer for real when I am singing it. So I cannot do many performances. Kristine Opolais

Music Good You Soul Tears Singing Big Stage Difficult Enough Complete Voice Point Tender Emotional Performance Most Sing Am Real Big Fan Very Role Just Fan Cannot Ask Your Many Suffer Butterfly Imagine