Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Ricky Rubio - Page 2

You have to learn all the plays not only in your position, but you have to know where everybody has to go.

I know what I can bring to the table. I have done it all my career, but every team you need something different.

If I wanted to play individual, I'm going to play tennis or something like that.

I never jumped too high, I'm going to be honest.

I have to learn how to be more vocal. I'm not good at that and I have to improve.

Minnesota was the team who drafted me and I don't want to think anything else. They were the one who trusted me and I'm so glad that they did.

I think basketball is a great way to have fun with the kids and teach some values through basketball.

A lot of people, a lot of players, come to the league knowing 'I can do that, I can do this, I can do a lot of stuff.' But at the end of the day, what the team needs from you is what makes sense for the team. You have to do what's best for the team.

Losses will come. That's for sure. There's nobody in the league who has gone 82-0.

By signing a contract, you accept the conditions, but there are ways and forms. Players are privileged, but those who are in charge of these things have to understand that, in addition of players, we are also people.

I like Minnesota. But I want to win too.

We live in this business where we've got to do what we have to do - play professional.

What I've been doing, since I am young, is leading by example, practicing hard and doing everything on the court.

When you're young, every game and every situation it seems like it's the end of the world sometimes when it's not working.

If I want to do something in this life, it's to make this world better. One of the ways is impacting the kids by letting them have fun but at the same time teaching them some values.

You can do whatever you want, you can run a lot, but playing the game and practicing, it's just different.

At the end of the day, we're here to play basketball but to help the community, too. It's something that makes me feel good and I do it more for me than for the others, but at the end of the day helping others helps yourself, too.

It's hard, when you are hearing things with the rumors that you are going to be traded, to be focused.

I've been through good things and bad things that helped me grow up.

I can be put in every situation.

If you do the same mistake over and over again, it means you're not learning.

Learning through mistakes as a young team can happen, but then make different mistakes.

You've got to fix it if things are not working.

It doesn't change much, my job from one team to the another. What I bring to the table. Helping the team be better and helping the young teams grow and help the talent already here. Get the best out of them.

Sometimes losses come and it's hard.

I wanna be a coach on the floor.

I like the NBA game as a spectator.

The goal of this sport is team wins.

What makes a good team is putting the pieces together and make it work. As a veteran, it's part of my job to make that work. Seeing where and how the young talent has to sacrifice something for the team.

I am willing to do whatever the team needs to win as many games as possible.

I know how to run a team and other stuff.

I think one of my main things is I lead by example. I'm not going to be just talking, talking, talking and sitting on the side saying you have to do that or this. I'm going to be the first one over there in practice, diving on the floor, whatever it takes to really get it going.

When things get complicated, you have to bring out your character and put more wood on the fire.

Every time you don't make the playoffs, you have something inside that you want to prove again next year.

Sometimes the stats don't say how good are you.

I think one of the hardest things to do in the league is not having a great year, but it's having a better year when you had a great year. All the attention is going to be on you, all the pressure is going to be on you. The challenge you're going to have is more mentally than anything else.

If it's coming off the bench or if it's starting, I will try to contribute what is best for the team. If we're winning, I'm not going to complain.

It's fun to see all the trades. Unless it's you.

I want to play against the best players in the world.

I'm going to keep working hard.