Football Quotes by Lauri Markkanen

Basketball is a fun sport to be playing.

— Lauri Markkanen

I can score many ways.

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I mean, dunking is fun.

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I'm trying to be a complete player.

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Obviously, it's fun to score the ball.

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I just wanted to play basketball.

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You have to play hard every night.

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I need to do what the team needs me to do to help the team win.

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I've always had so much fun with basketball.

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You can't play the game if you don't believe you're the best player out there.

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I didn't dream of playing college or playing in the NBA.

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My mindset going into games is go make a difference and be a finisher.

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If my shot isn't falling, I'm trying to do other stuff to help the team.

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I'd rather take those good shots and make the team better that way.

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You give yourself chances to win by playing defense.

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I've been working on my shot for shooting NBA threes. I can make that shot, I would say, better than college threes;…

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No matter if you miss a shot or miss an assignment on defense, whatever, that play is gone.

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Working on my overall game, working on where my spots are on the floor... I've just been trying to bring everything together…

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When I got into the league, I didn't want to just be another guy. I wanted to be an All-Star.

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There are games I get the ball a lot and there are games I don't. But I try to control what I…

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I hear a lot of comparisons to Dirk so of course I watched him when I was growing up, especially when I…

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You learn a lot every game you play so I've gotten more comfortable every time I've stepped on the court.

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When someone hits a fadeaway jumper they say, 'That's the Dirk right there.' So maybe I'll get the drag step being 'The…

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My dad was just trying to make sure even though I was taller than the other kids they're not putting me just…

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Obviously I've got team goals and I'm always gonna push those first, but like at an individual level that's always been my…

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Obviously, the main goal is to win and win at the highest level, but as an individual player, that was always my…

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I just wanted to be as good of a basketball player as I could.

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I want to be as complete a player as I can be. It's part of me wanting to learn.

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I know if I play to the best to my abilities, it'll help the team.

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Even if you have 35 and 17 and you lose the game, it doesn't matter.

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As a basketball player and competitor, I want to be out there with my teammates.

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I want to play no matter what. But got to be healthy to play.

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Strength? Definitely ability to stretch the floor, make shots and help the team. That's my biggest strength.

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I'm just trying to do my work every day, and just be a good teammate and try to be a leader.

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I've had good games. I've had bad games. I don't know if I've had a really long period of time where I…

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I know I'm a good shooter, and if the shot's not falling at the start, I'm just going to play defense and…

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I just kept working and kept getting better. You have to progress, and you can't rush into it. I've gotten better as…

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Individual accolades are gonna take care of themselves when we put the work in as a team.'

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