Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Spanish athlete Pau Gasol.
Last updated on November 23, 2024.
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol won two NBA championships, both with the Los Angeles Lakers back-to-back in 2009 and 2010. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies, being the first non-American player to have won that award. He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is also considered as one of the greatest European players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow NBA player Marc Gasol.
No one could have prepared for me BBQ on pizza. I mean, both are great. But together? It was incredible.
Making the playoffs three consecutive seasons is a great accomplishment.
I'm not a person or a selfish player, but we have to move the ball more, and we have to look further the team game, because we have enough talent to use different players.
It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.
In-N-Out is incredible, but don't tell coach I've been going there. He would flip out and put some curse on me.
I won't forget the hood. I won't forget the days of catching a bullet on the way to the mailbox or bricks with death threats that somehow made their way through the window.
All the stats don't mean a thing if we don't get the win. The most important stat is the win. Nothing else really matters if you don't get the win.
I may not be the most physical player, that's not my nature. But I am a competitor and I play as hard as I can.
Nobody had faith in me when I got here except my team. That's what carried me through all the transition problems and adjustments and everything.
I know that if I perform at a really high level, we're going to have a better chance to win.
I like the fact people consider me unique, one of a kind.
When it comes to playoff time, I pull the energy and the motivation.
I'm not the number-one guy here ... if it translates to winning, I don't mind taking a step back as far as roles.
I want to continue to expand my game a little more, build my body and work on staying strong so I can play the way I've been playing, and holding my ground the way I've been holding my ground.
I don't think there's a lot of discipline right now.
I feel like I can compete against any physical player.
The NBA is tough. Everybody plays hard and every game is vital.
When I'm aggressive and physically feel pretty good, I'm hard to stop.
I take losses very personal and very serious.
The coach has put a lot of trust in me to make good decisions in the post.
It doesn't matter what you've done, but what you're going to do the next game, and that's what I'm focused on.
I try to look at what KG does, what Tim Duncan does, what Amare Stoudamire does ... I compare and evaluate myself with them.
I'm doing my job. I'm doing what's expected out of me, and I'm proud of the way I've been able to perform and contribute.
You never know when it is your last game or your last tournament.
I want to keep playing at the kind of level where I'll get respect from everybody.
If our minds and hearts are into it, we can be a heck of a team. We can beat anybody.
I just need to get more aggressive and let my teammates feel all that energy and all that emotion.
We have a great friendship that I hope will last our entire lives.
I don't settle. That's how I am.
I want to be on the floor. I want to fight for the win.