Top 101 Quotes & Sayings by Robin Lopez - Page 2

I possess the unique ability to slip into a coma at any moment's notice.

All my teammates, whether they've been playing with me or sitting on the bench and not dressing, they've supported me. I don't think I'd be too good a person if I didn't do at least the bare minimum of the same.

If you want to win, when you want to get to the upper echelons of this league, everybody on the roster is going to sacrifice.

Basketball is a passionate game.

There's something to be said for doing things a certain way.

People will talk about character arcs, but you look at the character arc of C-3PO from 'Star Wars' to 'Return of the Jedi,' and it's a complete 180... he's not so much of a coward and a fussbudget.

I just know as a rookie, a young guy, you see the game totally differently and it could take awhile for it to slow down the right way.

She sacrificed a lot for us. She was a wonderful role model for us. She's probably the most intelligent person I know. And what's really cool for me is I have a lot of friends who will tell me, 'I was in your Mom's math class. I loved having her as a teacher.' That's really special for me.

Whenever I'm on the court, whenever I'm between those lines, I'm as competitive as anybody else.

I think really I've always had the same focus, to go out there and I like to facilitate and help my teammates in any way I can, go out there and work hard and I think things will turn out right.

I play with passion.

When I came into this league, it was a Phoenix Suns team consistently going to the playoffs, and they had aspirations to go deep into the playoffs. People were always harping on sacrifice, what you have to give up for the success of the team.

You're going to have more skilled and more talented big men and you're going to have guards who will similarly adjust by pulling up from half-court, like the Ball brothers at UCLA. It's really interesting the way the game is going to evolve.

Everybody sacrifices when you're in a team setting. It's kind of par for the course.

I like to travel a lot in the offseason.

I want to play as many games as I possibly can.

I go after the back of the basket pretty fiercely. It's padded so I know it's safe.

When the whole team succeeds, everybody profits.

The greatest good is the team good.

I'm a basketball player. I'm going to compete every night, play some good ball and get better.

You always see those players that are going to get that next contract based off of a playoff run. That's what winning does; that's what team ball does.

L. Frank Baum is a genius.

When you have somebody out there that's willing to work for the team first, that's contagious. In Phoenix, I learned that from Steve Nash, Grant Hill, so many different guys. When you're playing with somebody like Steve, like Grant, that just passes on to you.

Maybe my plodding style has its benefits, I suppose.

I've had a lot of coaches at my high school and at Stanford and in the NBA who helped me. Bill Cartwright comes to mind.

The influences I had were all people with versatile interests who had a large world view.

G-Wiz has always kind of been on my top-five probably most-despised mascot list.

I don't think anybody likes losing.

Brook is my sounding board about everything - including being tall.

I usually let my game do the talking.

I don't like being scored on on the floor.

Practicing every day against good players, I think you'll improve every way imaginable.

I want to be the best player I can be on the court.

Brook's always had a knack for putting the ball in the bucket, and I would have to go out there and try to stop him. That would be my thing.

Shaq is pretty mischievous and playful. But he was a great vet to me. He always talked about the big-man alliance and the basketball gods.

Brook and I both own a house. He doesn't do any of the work to maintain it, clean it.

I'm comfortable swinging the ball at the top of the key.

There are a lot of facets of the triangle I can take advantage of. It does a great job of spacing the floor, getting people in the right spots. It plays to my strengths. I stay around the elbow and blocks.

In my experience, accountability is a huge part of team success.

When you feel in love with an ex, it isn't that you still love him, but that you are simply stuck in the idea of what YOU did wrong.

The 'Goonies' are a close knit group. They believe in themselves, even though there are doubters throwing darts at them outside...'Goonies never say die.' That's pretty in line with the mentality of our team.