Brook Lopez

My older brothers were both basketball players so I just grew up around the gym.

— Brook Lopez

I've played with a lot of great players.

— Brook Lopez

The Nets are the only place I want to be.

— Brook Lopez

Playing for a team you grew up rooting for, there's nothing cooler than that.

— Brook Lopez

I would want to own property in Bespin.

— Brook Lopez

I was always confident in myself. I knew what I was capable of.

— Brook Lopez

I always pride myself on being an inside and outside player and pride myself on what I can do inside the paint.

— Brook Lopez

My older brothers always collected comics and read them. When we were little, Robin and I would sneak into their room and…

— Brook Lopez

In my mom's case, she did a fantastic job. She raised four well-rounded, smart boys on a public school teacher's salary. She's…

— Brook Lopez

Growing up with just my mom, it went so well. It worked out so well. It was normal to me. I wasn't…

— Brook Lopez

Your shot might not be falling, but there's still lots of other things you can do on the court.

— Brook Lopez

Robin could be a backup, to maybe Tim Duncan. That's cool. It's possible, probably unlikely, but it's his dream.

— Brook Lopez

When I first came in the league I wasn't a really big watch guy. But then Ryan Anderson, who was really into…

— Brook Lopez

I read a lot of comic books and they don't mention Dwight Howard much.

— Brook Lopez

I've always been a big Avengers guy: Nightcrawler, Hawkeye and Iceman.

— Brook Lopez

I admire that Robin isn't scared to show up every day, since he gets embarrassed every day.

— Brook Lopez

I did playwriting, creative writing, short story, novelization.

— Brook Lopez

When I was really little, we used to play Sega Genesis, and my older brother would play 'Sonic The Hedgehog 2,' and…

— Brook Lopez

I am confident in my game that I can contribute when I am on the floor.

— Brook Lopez

I'm always trying to block shots.

— Brook Lopez

My favorite Marvel villain is Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four. For DC, I think it's a popular choice, but it's the Joker.

— Brook Lopez

Sometimes, obviously it's an incentive to tank if you have the opportunity to get those high draft picks.

— Brook Lopez

When people look back on me and my career, I'd like them to say I was one of the people who helped…

— Brook Lopez

We were really going with what worked at Stanford. It was difficult for players to 'D' me up in the post, so…

— Brook Lopez

To organize all my comics, I've been making custom cabinets.

— Brook Lopez