Quotes from Zaza Pachulia

When I was a rookie people would always ask, 'What are you going to bring to the team?' Now I don't get asked that question anymore. People know.

The most important thing is to stay smart and patient.

If you don't love your job, you can't maintain the discipline in playing that many years. It starts with the love, discipline and taking care of your body. Understanding the older you get, you have to pay attention to every single detail.

The best part of my career has been the relationships with the fans and the kids.

I thought not getting picked in the first round was the end of the world.

It always great to feel that you're wanted by somebody, especially when you're talking about a team like the Golden State Warriors.

You can't please everybody, right? Some people are supporters. Some people are against you.

Life is full of surprises. We've seen on the NBA court a lot of surprises. You never know what's going to happen if we play smart, if we play hard, if we play together.

For me, not making the playoffs is a wasted season, a waste of time.

This COVID-19 taught me I'm privileged to get classes from Stanford because they are one of the best in terms of business, but at the same time there's so many other ways to learn. So many webinars, or on the Internet you Google anything you want to... you're literally getting free classes. We should take advantage of it.

I'm not trying to be dirty. I'm out there to play basketball and not fight. But if it comes to the situation, one thing, know this, I'm never going to back down from anybody.

You always remember firsts, right? First girlfriend, first kiss and first playoff series.

That's the reason why you work so hard all year long, to put yourself in a playoff situation.

Playoffs are fun.

Especially when it comes to the Finals and playoffs, your team needs you mentally and physically.

My mom used to be a basketball player so I was really into it. Plus of course my height made it easier for me to decide what kind of sport I wanted to play, so at the age of nine I went to my first basketball practice.

You put your personal stuff away and concentrate on the team and help out.

Having limited minutes is hard and it's not right to think about numbers. But in those minutes, you have to have a positive impact. That's the beauty of this game.

Looking at myself, I'm a center, I'm 275 pounds, I'm taking hard fouls, making decisions where 'nothing easy' is my favorite. Sometimes in the middle, sometimes you get screened, sometimes it's an illegal screen, and that stuff is part of the game.

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

One of the best highlights of my Harvard business program I attended was I had 60 students in my class. I was the tallest, of course, but looking at the students, 30 of them were American and 30 of them were from all over the world.

I just feel like being on the floor for more minutes allows me to give my presence.

It's a challenge, and I like challenges. That's how it's been in my career since Day One.

Basketball is a team game. When you play 100 games in a season, you definitely need everyone to help out.