Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Rudy Gobert

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French athlete Rudy Gobert.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Rudy Gobert

Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French national team in their international competitions. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) long, he plays the center position. He is considered one of the NBA’s best rim protectors.

It's not just about doing things in Utah or in France. It's about doing things everywhere and having an impact everywhere. There are a lot of charities that do a remarkable job that just don't have much light and much support.
Usually, I heal very fast.
I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be. — © Rudy Gobert
I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.
I'm working on my lower body, my explosiveness.
I haven't scratched the surface of what I can become offensively.
I don't care about that All-Star bonus, to be honest. It's just about my legacy.
I always wanted to be one of the best, make a mark on the history of the game. For me, for my country, for my family.
When we get bad shots, it's hard to rebound and it's also harder to come back in transition defense.
I might win a championship. I might win two or three. I might not. The journey to get there is, for me, the most important.
I have a lot of pride.
I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.
I was watching 'Space Jam' when I was a kid but that was pretty much the only thing I knew about the NBA.
In the playoffs, it's not going to be pretty. There's going to be some games where you don't score. But are you going to take a charge for a teammate? — © Rudy Gobert
In the playoffs, it's not going to be pretty. There's going to be some games where you don't score. But are you going to take a charge for a teammate?
I like 'Stifle Tower,' I like 'Gobzilla.' There's a lot of nicknames that are pretty cool.
I'm going to make my own story for sure.
I have so many great memories of Christmas because we're always spending it with the family.
All the coaches preach about defense. Every day they talk about defense, they talk about how important it is to get stops in order to win basketball games.
It has always been a dream to win either the Olympic gold medal or the World Cup.
I've been away from my family even when I was in France.
I definitely want to be one of the best players in the history of the game. That's a good goal to have.
Defense is so important for helping your team win games and for the game in general.
For years now, I've used gaming to unwind and relax during the season. It's also how I manage to keep up with my friends when I'm on the road.
My mom probably has a record player. I might need to get one.
Everything I do, I do it to win.
When someone throws an alley-oop and you finish, everyone's happy, the one who makes the pass and the one with the dunks. It's a great play.
I take a lot of pride in being healthy.
Sometimes when you lose a game, you win a game, you get stuck in the bubble.
It hurts to see other people calling Jazz fans racist.
This is basketball. It's All-Star and all that stuff. That's not what it's really about. It's about making a difference and impacting the kids and helping people in need. That's what it's about.
When you know where you want to go, you're mentally tough.
I did some bad stuff. I don't remember what in particular, but I did some bad stuff. So the morning of Christmas, I wake up and my brother is there, my sister, my mom, everyone's got gifts and I can't find my gifts. No gifts. They acted like Santa didn't' bring me anything because I wasn't good.
Like I always say, it's a five-on-five game.
I'm motivated every night.
Defense is the thing we can control and bring every night. But I want to be great on both ends.
It's about how you impact the game.
When you know what you want, you know where you want to go.
You cannot be mad at somebody for wanting to play for another team.
I'm just working every day and keep watching film and keep building chemistry with my teammates. — © Rudy Gobert
I'm just working every day and keep watching film and keep building chemistry with my teammates.
I'm always going to be about winning.
I'm learning not to try to block everything.
I'm very proud of where I'm from.
The more you see, the more you know, the more you feel like you can help others and the more you feel like you can help the team win.
I just wanted to keep getting better and better and better, and that's just my mindset.
It's something I take a lot of pride in doing, in being the best defensive player in the world, in helping my teammates every night.
I'd take the Defensive Player of the Year any day over an All-Star selection. There's only one of these in the whole league every year.
My passion for gaming is well-known among both the Utah Jazz and my team in France.
Everyone sees me as a defensive-minded guy, but both sides of the court are important. If you want to win, you have to be good on both sides.
It's good to be held accountable. — © Rudy Gobert
It's good to be held accountable.
Bill Russell is one of the greatest players of all time.
That's what it's all about at the end of the day. What can you do? What difference can you make in the world?
I think playoff experience matters for sure.
I think everybody needs to think about making plays for the team, making winning plays, before thinking about how many points we're going to score and stuff like that.
Some nights, you're tired. But I just like to go out there and help my team win and not let my team down. It's the least I can do.
In Europe and FIBA, the game is a little slower and the court is a little smaller.
I trust my teammates and their ability to be there when they have to be there. I'm going to be there when I have to be there for them.
I want to improve every part of my game.
When you have a coach that is a competitor, that wants to win more than anything else, it really carries over to the team.
I don't want to be the guy that gets inspired by one player. I like to watch every player.
I like to play basketball. Sometimes if someone takes that away from you, you've got to get in your feelings for a reason.
There are a lot of people that never thought I was going to be the guy that I am now. Now when I see them, it's fun to see how people are. I don't think they're being fake. I think now they just see me from a different eye.
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