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title: "18 Game Quotes By Nikola Jokic"
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> [For me, every game is a pickup game in front of my house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/for-me-every-game-is-a-pickup-game-in-front-of-my-house/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e67/nikola-jokic-8122_every_for-me-every-game-is-a-pickup-game-in-fr_1007533.jpg)

> [Basketball is an emotional game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/basketball-is-an-emotional-game/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

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> [I met Kobe during my first year, before a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-met-kobe-during-my-first-year-before-a-game/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/nikola-jokic-8122_before_i-met-kobe-during-my-first-year-before-a_2208019.jpg)

> [Passing is kind of in my game all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/passing-is-kind-of-in-my-game-all-my-life/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/nikola-jokic-8122_game_passing-is-kind-of-in-my-game-all-my-lif_792824.jpg)

> [The rookie game, those guys are going to be All-Stars one day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/the-rookie-game-those-guys-are-going-to-be-all-stars-one-day/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/nikola-jokic-8122_day_the-rookie-game-those-guys-are-going-to_827727.jpg)

> [You need to be consistent. Every game is important for you and your team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/you-need-to-be-consistent-every-game-is-important-for-you-and-your/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/nikola-jokic-8122_game_you-need-to-be-consistent-every-game-is_1776360.jpg)

> [I just play the game. If that means I need to joke around, or whatever I need to do, that's what I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-just-play-the-game-if-that-means-i-need-to-joke-around-or-whatever/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

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> [I think the coach, the owner, the GM, the players want to win the game. That's the bottom line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-think-the-coach-the-owner-the-gm-the-players-want-to-win-the-game/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/nikola-jokic-8122_bottom-line_i-think-the-coach-the-owner-the-gm-the-p_2842401.jpg)

> [You need to go with that mentality and play the game. No pressure. Yes, you need to do something. But it's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/you-need-to-go-with-that-mentality-and-play-the-game-no-pressure-yes/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/nikola-jokic-8122_game_you-need-to-go-with-that-mentality-and-p_1230490.jpg)

> [We as a team, as a group, we need to go out there every game and every day to do our best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/we-as-a-team-as-a-group-we-need-to-go-out-there-every-game-and-every/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

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> [Of course, we're going to talk trash or whatever. Both teams just want to win the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/of-course-we-re-going-to-talk-trash-or-whatever-both-teams-just-want/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/nikola-jokic-8122_game_of-course-we-re-going-to-talk-trash-or-w_2883715.jpg)

> [I just wanted to play hard - just to give my 100 percent to help my teammates, to help my team to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-just-wanted-to-play-hard-just-to-give-my-100-percent-to-help-my/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/nikola-jokic-8122_court_i-just-wanted-to-play-hard-just-to-give_2079172.jpg)

> [As center you can push the ball. If you're a big man and you can push the ball, or you can run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/as-center-you-can-push-the-ball-if-you-re-a-big-man-and-you-can-push/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/nikola-jokic-8122_big_as-center-you-can-push-the-ball-if-you-r_744151.jpg)

> [This is not the job. We are just playing the game here. I am enjoying the game. I am playing every game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/this-is-not-the-job-we-are-just-playing-the-game-here-i-am-enjoying/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/nikola-jokic-8122_basketball_this-is-not-the-job-we-are-just-playing_592975.jpg)

> [When I get the rebound - push the ball. That couple of seconds when you're trying to find the point guard, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/when-i-get-the-rebound-push-the-ball-that-couple-of-seconds-when-you/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/nikola-jokic-8122_find_when-i-get-the-rebound-push-the-ball-tha_1637402.jpg)

> [I'm just playing basketball, the same way I have always played, from juniors and even back to middle school, I'm just doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-m-just-playing-basketball-the-same-way-i-have-always-played-from/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/nikola-jokic-8122_basketball_i-m-just-playing-basketball-the-same-way_849112.jpg)

> [I mean, if I could score 40 every game, then I would score 40 every game. But I think I cannot score…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-mean-if-i-could-score-40-every-game-then-i-would-score-40-every/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/nikola-jokic-8122_cannot_i-mean-if-i-could-score-40-every-game-th_937822.jpg)

> [I think it's not just me. I think there is a lot of guys in the NBA that - just kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-think-it-s-not-just-me-i-think-there-is-a-lot-of-guys-in-the-nba/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/nikola-jokic-8122_big_i-think-it-s-not-just-me-i-think-there-i_2764398.jpg)

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## More by Nikola Jokic

> [I cannot change myself. That's how I think. That's how I like basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-cannot-change-myself-that-s-how-i-think-that-s-how-i-like-basketball/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [We don't think about what anybody else with the media or other teams think about us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/we-don-t-think-about-what-anybody-else-with-the-media-or-other-teams/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [Maybe in the huddles I say something more. But I say it... not to become a leader, it's just to help my team out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/maybe-in-the-huddles-i-say-something-more-but-i-say-it-not-to-become/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I think I brought something different to the NBA. I brought that I can do pretty much everything on the floor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-think-i-brought-something-different-to-the-nba-i-brought-that-i-can/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [The team is always bigger than an individual or whatever, and a really good team can win a championship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/the-team-is-always-bigger-than-an-individual-or-whatever-and-a-really/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I lead the league in scratches. I'm always bleeding - I'm used to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-lead-the-league-in-scratches-i-m-always-bleeding-i-m-used-to-it/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I just play the game. If that means I need to joke around, or whatever I need to do, that's what I'll do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-just-play-the-game-if-that-means-i-need-to-joke-around-or-whatever/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I don't want to say something just to be a leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-don-t-want-to-say-something-just-to-be-a-leader/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I don't like to watch the future too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-don-t-like-to-watch-the-future-too-much/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I enjoy animals. Their nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-enjoy-animals-their-nature/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I'm kind of normal guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-m-kind-of-normal-guy/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [This is not the job. We are just playing the game here. I am enjoying the game. I am playing every game as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/this-is-not-the-job-we-are-just-playing-the-game-here-i-am-enjoying/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I just want to improve myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-just-want-to-improve-myself/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [I don't think I'm that funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-don-t-think-i-m-that-funny/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

> [Someone said, 'He's not even in shape.' I am playing in 80 games and he said that I'm not even in shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/someone-said-he-s-not-even-in-shape-i-am-playing-in-80-games-and-he/)

[Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/)

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