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title: "2 Basketball World Quotes By Domantas Sabonis"
description: "2 Basketball World quotes by Domantas Sabonis. Plus more from Domantas Sabonis and more Basketball World sayings from other authors."
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> [I was aware of him as a player, but growing up I just looked at him as my dad. When I was 11 or 12, we started putting his name into YouTube, and that's how we realized what he actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/i-was-aware-of-him-as-a-player-but-growing-up-i-just-looked-at-him-as/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/domantas-sabonis-6382_basketball_i-was-aware-of-him-as-a-player-but-growi_642934.jpg)

> [We grew up in the basketball world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/we-grew-up-in-the-basketball-world/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/domantas-sabonis-6382_basketball_we-grew-up-in-the-basketball-world-15344_1534423.jpg)

## 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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