Quotes from Karl-Anthony Towns

All those teams I was on that were successful were the ones that everyone had love for each other and had fun. Things that seem minuscule - joking around, laughing, conversing, all those things that seem childish - that is what builds camaraderie.

Anytime someone expects something from me, I expect about five times more from myself.

If we play defense the way we're supposed to and we play defense the way we do here in practice, we should have no problems against most of the teams in the league, and other teams, it'll be a great fight.

Great teams, you see players working off of wavelengths. Telepathic, not even actual physical things.

It's great for people who like the teamwork and that also like the commando style, and that's why I think 'Call of Duty' is so successful.

When everyone is buying into a system and puts their ego to the side, that's when greatness happens.

The personal impact KG has had on me is life-changing. He's been the most important piece to my career in the NBA and one of the best friendships I have in my life. So I'm always blessed to say that he's my brother. We bonded so well because of how passionate and emotional we both are.

I thank God every day that I get a chance to do all these great things in a Timberwolves jersey.

I ain't no quitter: I'm a competitor.

I'd even say possibly I'm one of the best gamers in the NBA. I play everything. I play every single type of genre game.

I take what the defense gives me, and I roll with it.

I work on my body tremendously to be able to withstand whatever is thrown my way.

Playing 'MyNBA2K' and 'NBA2K' is an essential part of my offseason and keeps me grounded during the season with all my travel.

When you have someone who is with you every step of the way and is trying to help you and guide you to the right direction, it just makes life much easier but also makes life more fun.

I do not know how it is to be a great player, to be a Hall of Famer. I want to learn.

I work hard on my game.

Marc Gasol, he's one of the hardest people to guard. His ability to pass, shoot, and his size is something that can be a benefit to him a lot.

Those are the ones you look forward to: going against a great, talented player, someone who's going to be in this league for a long time, who you're going to be seeing for a long time. Get a chance to go out, compete, and just have fun. Those are the fun match-ups.

When you're talking to legends, they've already went through this process of playing in the NBA and also living after their career is over. Being able to hear their stories, how they've had success and others have had success to get an idea of what we should be looking to do and know what we need to do is just really helpful.

Never get too high; never get too low.

Every matchup is very important regardless of who the bigs are, who the guards are.

I'm not too worried about points and all that stuff. It's about making the right play.

I always have a motto: if it's going in-and-out one night, then the next opponent should be worried.

If you want to be great, there are so many talented players who have come in and out the league. But only a few of them are remembered as being great. It's because they were willing to say they don't know. And I'm willing to say that I don't know everything.