Kristaps Porzingis Quotes

I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.

I'm an attacker, and forwards always want to score.

When I play, I like to use my pace and to link up with my team-mates.

As kids we'd be forever shooting at dad and I started as a striker, but I eventually became a pivote, the position I like most and best suits my characteristics.

I love being a wing, you can make plays there and also get down there to download the bigs so I feel that is the perfect position for me.

When you think shoot, shoot, shoot you miss open passes.

People watch the points, they watch the highlights. But the defense I think helps the offense.

The strikers need the midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers. My objective is to have everything work in all the aspects.

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

I don't know much about football but everyone seems to say that it is all about possession.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

Football is a game of skill, we kicked them a bit and they kicked us a bit.

A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it.

Normally, midfielders only pass the ball, but I dribble as well.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

At Chelsea, there's more focus on team shape, a lot of work on tactics.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.

When you defend and rebound and you trust the pass on the offensive end, you're going to have the ability to win a lot of games.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

There are strikers all over the world who wouldn't get the goals if they didn't have a creative midfielder or someone that enjoys making assists.

Football is the total team game.

I always felt defense was a big part of my game.