Quotes from 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 impressive. She was always there for us. She sacrificed for us constantly.

Robin is a really good defender, runs well, dribbles the ball and plays hard and does whatever a coach wants him to do.

Wherever I am I just try to be there for my teammates on the floor and put forth effort and help our team win.

I don't think I'm soft. I don't think my teammates think I'm soft. I don't know where that comes from, but... whatever.

I'm a little disappointed in my rebounding.

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

I would want to own property in Bespin.

With the rotations, a lot of them they're not fancy plays.

I love Hawkeye. I think it has something to with how he's such a marksman from far away. That's something I'd love to be on the court.

Growing up with just my mom, it went so well. It worked out so well. It was normal to me. I wasn't really looking for a father figure.

A lot of times in my career, I've been the end point, the termination point of a lot of plays, just scoring the ball.

I've approached a couple of publishing houses about getting my work in print one day. I'd like to concentrate on sci-fi or action adventure.

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

When I go to a foreign country I want to explore and get lost, discover the real place.

I've been lucky enough to have good coaches my whole career who just teach you the right way, teach you the fundamentals.

I'm a pretty big Disney geek.

Who hasn't dreamed of being a superhero? I don't know what my superhero name would be, but my power? I would have to say time travel.

I can be a guy the guys can rely on, an anchor in the paint, whether it's blocking shots or being on that help side.

It's impressive, just driving around Brooklyn, seeing the fans wearing the logo. They've really embraced us.

I try and improve each and every game.

We lived in North Hollywood, so we'd go to Disneyland a lot, and I'd go on Star Tours all the time. It was my favorite ride.

There's definitely a learning curve to each coach, no question. They come in with their systems, their philosophies. I'm a super coachable guy, trying to put the team first and do what they require of me.

I love drawing. It's a passion of mine, and I'm a creative person. I always have my sketch book with me.

I think one of the coolest things, really a blessing of being in the league, is just being able to travel so much. You're fortunate that you don't have to pay for the traveling usually or anything like that.