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title: "6 Ball player Quotes By Domantas Sabonis"
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> [I just love being with the kids, I know when I was a kid and I had basketball players come over and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/i-just-love-being-with-the-kids-i-know-when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-had/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

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> [Obviously I knew my dad was a basketball player, but at the age of 11 or 12, I really found out who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/obviously-i-knew-my-dad-was-a-basketball-player-but-at-the-age-of-11/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

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> [My main focus every game is to just go out there and give it my all. There's no tiptoeing into it or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/my-main-focus-every-game-is-to-just-go-out-there-and-give-it-my-all/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

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> [When I was maybe 12, 13, I started watching film on him and highlights. Then I realized what my dad really was.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/when-i-was-maybe-12-13-i-started-watching-film-on-him-and-highlights/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

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> [We knew he was a basketball player, but we saw him as our dad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/we-knew-he-was-a-basketball-player-but-we-saw-him-as-our-dad/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

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> [As basketball players, we're competitive. No matter if it's the preseason or not, I feel like players wanna win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/as-basketball-players-we-re-competitive-no-matter-if-it-s-the/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

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## Other authors on Ball player

## More by Domantas Sabonis

> [Winning is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/winning-is-important/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [I love taking my nap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/i-love-taking-my-nap/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [It can open kids' dreams to pursue a sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/it-can-open-kids-dreams-to-pursue-a-sport/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [All I've ever wanted was to come out and play strong for someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/all-i-ve-ever-wanted-was-to-come-out-and-play-strong-for-someone/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [Maybe I set too many screens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/maybe-i-set-too-many-screens/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [Leaving with a 'W' always makes it better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/leaving-with-a-w-always-makes-it-better/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [I always look at the way my dad passes out of the post and finds his players. He makes his teammates better, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/i-always-look-at-the-way-my-dad-passes-out-of-the-post-and-finds-his/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [If someone falls down, you've got to go pick them up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/if-someone-falls-down-you-ve-got-to-go-pick-them-up/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [I just want to be on a team that wants me and can win, and believes in me and is excited for what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/i-just-want-to-be-on-a-team-that-wants-me-and-can-win-and-believes-in/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [I don't like sitting out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/i-don-t-like-sitting-out/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [A lot of guys don't like me because of how physical I am on those screens. But if I was on their team, they'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/a-lot-of-guys-don-t-like-me-because-of-how-physical-i-am-on-those/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [That's your job as a big man. I don't know. Growing up, that's what you do, set screens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/that-s-your-job-as-a-big-man-i-don-t-know-growing-up-that-s-what-you/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [We just grew up watching the game, and we all really wanted to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/we-just-grew-up-watching-the-game-and-we-all-really-wanted-to-play/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [Other than what the guys are listening to in the locker room, I got some Ed Sheeran too. He was the first concert I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/other-than-what-the-guys-are-listening-to-in-the-locker-room-i-got/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

> [Ever since I was growing up, the big man gets the ball in the post. That's just how it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/ever-since-i-was-growing-up-the-big-man-gets-the-ball-in-the-post/)

[Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/)

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