Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Zaza Pachulia - Page 2

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

Having your own bobblehead is kind of cool.

If you love this game, you always want to be out there, not in the sideline dressed in the street clothes. Especially when you know you can help the team.

I've done it before, and I might do it whenever we need to as a big guy... I'll take it. A hard foul is part of the game, which is good.

It always great to feel that you're wanted by somebody, especially when you're talking about a team like the Golden State Warriors.

I don't care about All-Star or the fame that comes with it, the recognition.

This game is not only about putting the ball in the basket. It's the behavior, discipline, approach, preparation. Play with purpose and lead with purpose.

My mom used to be a basketball player so I was really into it. Plus of course my height made it easier for me to decide what kind of sport I wanted to play, so at the age of nine I went to my first basketball practice.

Losing my dad made me more mature. Being an only child, I didn't have the right to act childish. I had to step up. I was earning money already in Turkey. I felt like I needed to protect the family and protect my mom and be a man.

Obviously you don't want to mess with an Achilles. That is for sure.

I've lived in Atlanta, Milwaukee, Dallas. I started in Orlando, so I've been north and south.

The love of this game has been with me since I heard the word basketball itself.

It's different when you practice, obviously. That's why exhibition games are a chance to see what you're trying to do.

It wasn't easy to leave the country. To make the decision to leave everything? I was born and raised with all my friends and family members. It was a huge step in my career. Now you're committed to basketball.

Life is full of surprises. We've seen on the NBA court a lot of surprises. You never know what's going to happen if we play smart, if we play hard, if we play together.

Especially when it comes to the Finals and playoffs, your team needs you mentally and physically.

You can't always have your way. Sometimes life is going to go a different direction. But you've got to learn how to adjust, and you've got to learn how to deal with it.

I love this game so much and enjoy being with the guys so much on the court.

I'm against the fighting. But sometimes when you're trying to help your team, trying to win the games, there are moments when you need to get a little aggressive.

I'm not trying to be dirty. I'm out there to play basketball and not fight. But if it comes to the situation, one thing, know this, I'm never going to back down from anybody.

I always say I represent my family when I'm in my country, but I represent my big family, which is Georgia, when I'm outside of my country.

I have a lot of responsibilities. Every move I make, on and off the court, I'm thinking about doing the right thing for my country. It's a small country, but I've said it before, we Georgians have a big heart, we all support each other in every way we can.

If you don't love your job, you can't maintain the discipline in playing that many years. It starts with the love, discipline and taking care of your body. Understanding the older you get, you have to pay attention to every single detail.

You can't control yourself in a game while people are screaming at you, teammates, referees trying to get in the middle. So you end up doing things without thinking.

That's the reason why you work so hard all year long, to put yourself in a playoff situation.

My approach to this game for 14 years that I've been in this league is to play hard and give my 100 percent, whatever I have.

For me, not making the playoffs is a wasted season, a waste of time.

Booing is not going to affect you. It's not the worst thing I will hear. Boo. I've seen and heard worse things.

Basketball is going to stop someday. But friendships are going to last forever. That's something you can't buy with money.

After the season I always go back to my country and try to make the kids happy. That's the best feeling for me, when I see those smiling faces on the kids and you know how excited they are.

A little pain is no problem.

I really hope that a lot of Georgian players will get recognition, and I can help them get out, play in the European leagues and the NBA. Basketball is in our blood.

It's a special feeling when you play against your old team. I don't care how you left that team, in a good way or a bad way, you want to get the win.

Of course money is important. Very important. Important to everybody. If I said it wasn't, I'd be lying. Especially because it's not like I've made hundreds of millions of dollars in my career.

Having limited minutes is hard and it's not right to think about numbers. But in those minutes, you have to have a positive impact. That's the beauty of this game.

All I can do is wake up in the morning and go to the practice facility with a smile on my face and experience something every single game.

Basketball is a team game. When you play 100 games in a season, you definitely need everyone to help out.

That's a moment I will never forget in my life, never ever. It was the first time I made the playoffs. After we lost to the Celtics, I told myself, I never want to play a season without making the playoffs, because it was so much fun.

It's definitely important to never forget where you're coming from, where you were born and raised.

I know I'm not the first one or the last one. But still to play 1,000 NBA games is pretty remarkable and pretty cool.