Quotes from Nikola Jokic

The team is always bigger than an individual or whatever, and a really good team can win a championship.

I know my teammates better than opponents know them. If I can see my teammate in one moment, I know where he'll be in the next moment. I don't need to see him again.

I just wanted to play hard - just to give my 100 percent to help my teammates, to help my team to win the game. That's my only goal going on the court.

When I am aggressive, I think that is going to help my teammates.

When you think about Kobe it's, 'No excuse. Nothing can put your mind off what you love to do.' It's the Mamba mentality, for sure.

When I was young, basketball wasn't my No. 1 priority.

You need to be a fan of your own team.

I think I brought something different to the NBA. I brought that I can do pretty much everything on the floor.

I like horse racing but I'm not an All-Star in horse racing. I'm an All-Star fan in horse racing.

I'm just trying to win the games.

It's really cool. I don't know how many people in the world have a silver medal. Maybe a thousand?

When everybody is sharing the ball, everybody makes everybody happy.

In high school, I couldn't do one pushup.

My dad is not really a relaxed guy. He's nervous. He wants to do everything. But I am completely opposite to him. I am calm.

Every different horse has a different personality, like a human.

I mean, if I could score 40 every game, then I would score 40 every game. But I think I cannot score 40 every game, so I'm gonna pass a little bit, too.

When I get the rebound - push the ball. That couple of seconds when you're trying to find the point guard, you're losing in transition. You rebound, push the ball and the whole game is faster.

You need to go with that mentality and play the game. No pressure. Yes, you need to do something. But it's just a game.

Of course, we're going to talk trash or whatever. Both teams just want to win the game.

I think it's not just me. I think there is a lot of guys in the NBA that - just kind of big men in the NBA that can affect the game in so many ways.

My teams in Serbia always had really good point guards. But I have always loved to dribble the ball. Even when I was outside, just walking by myself, I would always love to dribble and imagine my defender there in front of me - what I would try to do.

I met Kobe during my first year, before a game.

When I was younger I always liked to pass.

If you don't try something, you never know.