Quotes from Robin Lopez

Who doesn't love scoring the basketball? That's kind of the name of the game.

Everybody sacrifices when you're in a team setting. It's kind of par for the course.

I'm a basketball player. I'm going to compete every night, play some good ball and get better.

I'm trying to capitalize on taking high percentage shots and hopefully making them at a high clip.

Brook and I both own a house. He doesn't do any of the work to maintain it, clean it.

When the whole team succeeds, everybody profits.

There's something to be said for doing things a certain way.

Obviously I'm an NBA player, I want to play basketball.

You always see those players that are going to get that next contract based off of a playoff run. That's what winning does; that's what team ball does.

When I came into this league, it was a Phoenix Suns team consistently going to the playoffs, and they had aspirations to go deep into the playoffs. People were always harping on sacrifice, what you have to give up for the success of the team.

Maybe my plodding style has its benefits, I suppose.

Brook isn't just my brother, he's one of my closest friends. That won't change.

I think the four men of the Beatles are an apt comparison for one Robin Lopez.

Make sure you surround yourself with good friends. I've been fortunate that I was blessed to be surrounded with a great family, but also I've got a great group of friends that I've had since high school who have helped me get to where I am.

I'm comfortable swinging the ball at the top of the key.

Obviously in the NBA, winning is everything; every NBA player will tell you when you are in a winning situation that's what this league is about. That one year in Phoenix when we went to the Western Conference finals was amazing; Portland when we got to the second round was a great year.

Obviously I've loved my time here in Portland.

A lot of offensive rebounding is a lot of desire, a little bit positioning.

I like contributing to the team, contributing to the game however I can.

Anytime you come to a new team and with a new player there is a learning curve.

Brook is my sounding board about everything - including being tall.

I feel like my earliest encounters with mascots, they were never too receptive of me. I was a taller child. I always looked a little older than I was. I don't think I ever got proper attention from those mascots.

Practicing every day against good players, I think you'll improve every way imaginable.

I want to do the best I can with the situation I'm dealt.