Top 101 Quotes & Sayings by Robin Lopez

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Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Robin Byron Lopez is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 15th pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in 2012 and was traded to Portland in 2013. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal alongside his twin brother Brook Lopez.

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I've been to McDonald's in Spain, Greece, Turkey, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Scotland, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and Singapore. Despite that, I'm still without a fast food endorsement, which hurts a bit because you're not really somebody unless someone is paying for your McDonald's.

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I am so fortunate to have a mom who shared with me her love for books and helped me, from my earliest memories, take great adventures through reading.

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Would not want to be a T-Rex with the short arms. I have some visible gifts.

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Obviously in the NBA, winning is everything; every NBA player will tell you when you are in a winning situation that's what this league is about. That one year in Phoenix when we went to the Western Conference finals was amazing; Portland when we got to the second round was a great year.

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You never know what is going to happen in the league.

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What kind of a dinosaur am I? I guess something like a triceratops. A triceratops is not too dynamic, but has a little strength.

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My mindset is to go out there to do anything I can to help out my teammates, be that garbage guy like that. I think I've been very crisp from that standpoint. I've played with some great guys and some great teams and some not so good teams, but I think I've drawn a lot from those experiences.

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I'm just going out there, particularly defensively I am trying to help my teammates. I am trying to get my guys open with screens and such.

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You can go on about injuries in this league; those will happen.

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There's been a lot of coaches, a lot of guys at Stanford, a lot of guys at my high school. A lot of guys in the NBA. Bill Cartwright comes to mind, a lot of people I've learned from.

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Basketball is such a global sport, being second to soccer.

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We've all evolved as players throughout our tenure in the league.

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Steve Nash, Grant Hill, they were always preaching whether you win or lose. You have to keep an even keel, keep a level head.

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I don't know if I ever said I'm going to get a lot of offensive rebounds. As far as I can remember that's been something I've done. I'm not sure how that happened. That's a way to help my teammates, so I'm happy doing it.

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Everybody looks to expand their game. That's how you keep yourself in this league, in this game.

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I think there's a real premium on skill at all positions on the court. I think that's going to continue.

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Traditionally I've always led by example.

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I like contributing to the team, contributing to the game however I can.

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Obviously I'm an NBA player, I want to play basketball.

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I don't play an attractive game. That's fine with me.

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When you are getting drafted you have an idealized situation, but you really don't know how things are going to go down.

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Losing is hard on all of us regardless of rookie or veteran.

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There have been times we recognize, 'I need to get better at this particular aspect of the game.'

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I think the only mascot that truly defeated me was Grizz of the Memphis Grizzlies. He threw a 'Kick Me' sign on my back. I thought he was extending an olive branch... he blindsided me.

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I'm just out there trying to have fun not letting anything bother me out there on the floor, which may appear sometimes why I'm just completely goofing out there.

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Setting a solid screen is something I'm proud of.

Robin Lopez

Although Perm is one of the biggest cities in Russia it felt like a different kind of Russia. In Moscow, you have the Kremlin, St. Basil's, a lot of Soviet iconography everywhere. In Perm, it was a different side of Russia. A little more folksy. If Moscow is an iron statue of an eagle, Perm is a matryoshka nesting doll.

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Different matchups are always fun for me.

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I've always admired that kind of back-to-the-basket game. That's what I grew up watching. But who doesn't like stepping out and shooting threes?

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If I would remain in Chicago, I'd be happy doing what I can to help out. That's pretty much how my mindset has been playing anywhere.

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I've always prided myself on being a defensive big man.

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Obviously I've loved my time here in Portland.

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I've always had a bit of a temper.

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The Lakers have always had nice jerseys.

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I like going to San Francisco. It's close to where I grew up.

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I want to do the best I can with the situation I'm dealt.

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I've been traveling the world picking up new moves, kind of like David Carradine walking the earth in 'Kung Fu' though I hope things turn out a little better for me than they did for him.

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When you travel around the world you see people repping your team, occasionally repping your name. That's very special, that's a bond that can't really be broken.

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Who doesn't love scoring the basketball? That's kind of the name of the game.

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I realize the NBA has a brand that is very global. But there aren't many brands that travel as well as the Chicago Bulls. Perhaps only the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Make sure you surround yourself with good friends. I've been fortunate that I was blessed to be surrounded with a great family, but also I've got a great group of friends that I've had since high school who have helped me get to where I am.

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You worry about what you can control.

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Anytime you come to a new team and with a new player there is a learning curve.

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I feel like my earliest encounters with mascots, they were never too receptive of me. I was a taller child. I always looked a little older than I was. I don't think I ever got proper attention from those mascots.

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I really hate the Detroit Pistons' mascot Hooper. A lot of beef with him for a long time. I don't why, he just started going after me.

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I'm trying to be the people's champion.

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Orlando has a very nice arena. It doesn't seem like you're encased in concrete there. It is very comfortable.

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