Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Zaza Pachulia
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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Looking at myself, I'm a center, I'm 275 pounds, I'm taking hard fouls, making decisions where 'nothing easy' is my favorite. Sometimes in the middle, sometimes you get screened, sometimes it's an illegal screen, and that stuff is part of the game.
I have a lot of respect for Kawhi.
Since childhood, my mind was wired like that. My mindset was I want to be a businessman.
Fans are fans. They're the same everywhere. Not just NBA. It's so easy for them to say something. And we are living in a world where people want to tear you down mentally.
I'm not a dirty player. I love this game, and I'm playing hard.
I'm already the first Georgian to play in the Finals, but I also want to be the first to be part of an NBA title.
Obviously the bigger you are, the more attention you get.
Basketball is a business to me. It's entertainment; it's a business, it's very serious.
You have to defend the perimeter guys otherwise you're going to struggle getting playing time or staying on the court.
Nothing is easy, but it's definitely great to have a guy who can shoot from anywhere.
I'm really glad I got to represent my country and make my people proud.
This COVID-19 taught me I'm privileged to get classes from Stanford because they are one of the best in terms of business, but at the same time there's so many other ways to learn. So many webinars, or on the Internet you Google anything you want to... you're literally getting free classes. We should take advantage of it.
I thought not getting picked in the first round was the end of the world.
I feel loved. That's more important to me than being an All-Star, honestly.
You put your personal stuff away and concentrate on the team and help out.
You might not be funny, but don't force it. Just be authentic because people are going to always appreciate that more.
I don't think it's right to think ahead to free agency.
My dad never took me to see judo.
It's a challenge, and I like challenges. That's how it's been in my career since Day One.
You always remember firsts, right? First girlfriend, first kiss and first playoff series.
You can't please everybody, right? Some people are supporters. Some people are against you.
I can't play without being aggressive.
It doesn't matter what stage of your life you're in, learning never stops. I'm a huge believer in that.
In every investment, before I get involved or invest, I always see what the mindset of the founder, the CEO, is.
Education is such an important tool for success, and probably the most important one.
My skin got thicker. I don't listen to stuff from outside or even if I hear or if I read something, I just let it go very easily.
I remember dreaming about playing professional basketball as a kid in the gyms of Tbilisi, and now, after a journey across continents that began when I was a teenager, I am coming home with the championship trophy.
Everybody knows that Steph Curry changed the game. He's such a great athlete, but that's all we see on the TV, on the highlights on social media. I wish we could see what type of people they are more, because that's the leadership to me, that's the inspiration to me.
We live in a society where not everybody has intelligence, or understanding or is thinking of what's right and what's wrong.
I am not the type of player who makes problems for the team.
When I tell people I played with Giannis they don't remember it as much because I played with him in the first two years of his career, so he was not as flashy.
One of the best highlights of my Harvard business program I attended was I had 60 students in my class. I was the tallest, of course, but looking at the students, 30 of them were American and 30 of them were from all over the world.
When you are 6-11 and you play hard, you get blamed for a lot of things.
Obviously, the hotel is related to my name, so my mom makes sure the staff, the service, the cleaning part of it is 100 out of 100. Not 99, 100 out of 100. We've got great reviews because of that. That's why a lot of people want to stay out our place, because we provide a lot of good services.
I see myself in business. I'm good with numbers. It's just something that interests me.
We all know what my game is, to play hard. Not dirty, but play hard.
I've been with five teams, played for a bunch of different coaches.
When I was a rookie people would always ask, 'What are you going to bring to the team?' Now I don't get asked that question anymore. People know.
I can't worry about things that I can't control. That's the best approach, so I've been doing that.
The most important thing is to stay smart and patient.
Words can't describe how happy I'm feeling with the love I'm feeling from the fans, from the Mavs fans and my people in Georgia. They appreciate what I do.
I just feel like being on the floor for more minutes allows me to give my presence.
Officials called a foul; there's nothing you can do. A foul is a foul. If it was a hard foul, it was a hard foul. There is nothing you can do. So you just move on.
My goal was like to play in the NBA. I didn't want to leave my country, my people, my friends - even my school.
His work ethic is insane. We all know Steph Curry on the court, making a lot of spectacular plays, shooting 3s from anywhere, from the half court.
The little things are what get you to the next level. I believe in the little things. The screens you don't see in the stats, the hockey assists. I'm a big believer in that.
It's important to play the right way. If you play the right way, it's so much fun.
Since I started playing basketball, I had goals. I was going to do everything step by step. I'm proving it, my basketball is getting better.
The best part of my career has been the relationships with the fans and the kids.
Threaten me, but don't threaten my wife or say something about my kids. It's just wrong.
I've been a free agent a couple times now. It's a process. You got to be smart with your decisions.
I think I have the best Twitter following, about 40,000. Many players have more, but I'm proud of all of them. They all have a special place in my heart.
There's a lot of hating on social media - and I'm not the only one, I'm 100 percent sure. Pick the best player possible - all-time or one who's playing today - everybody has something to say.
I had no idea about running a hotel, but as an investment, as a property in real estate, it was very interesting because we got a great deal. Talking to my mom, I said, 'Listen, we're going to buy this, but I need somebody to run it.' So I asked my mom, 'Are you willing to do it?'
I don't think there is one player who is liked by everybody. Every single person has their own flavor.
Be tough. As a big guy, it's what your teammates expect from you, to be strong. Set good screens offensively and box out at the other end. It's a simple technique. I learned it when I was little.
If you want to know who Zaza Pachulia is and you don't know, talk to any of my teammates. Teammates, coaches, I played over 1,000 games.
It's not easy to be an All-Star, but it's even more difficult to be loved by so many people and have so many people have your back, especially a guy coming from a small country like Georgia.
This is the game of basketball. A lot of crazy stuff happens on the court, unfortunately.
Playoffs are fun.
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