Quotes from Marc Gasol

I don't read the papers. I don't want to read what the press says.

Where I'm from, we don't take shots over two guys. When someone is doubled, it's the next man's job to take the shot and make it.

I don't know how many Michelin stars Barcelona has, but you don't have to spend big money to eat great.

The architecture in Barcelona is very unique, and I think it's something to truly spend some time getting to know all the cool places.

Sport's about patience and keep working no matter the outcome.

That makes you a better player, when you go through the process of seeing what other teams are doing to you.

I'm more on the country side than big cities.

Basketball is about relationships. The bond that you create by playing together, going through battles together. The trust that you build goes a long way. It goes beyond the game of basketball.

If you only take money in the bank and never put money in the bank, you'll go broke.

I don't think the Lakers really knew me when they first drafted me. They just saw my name and my size and my stats. They just picked somebody because they had to.

Adjusting and evolving as a player and not being stuck in a certain way, I'm happy for those things.

I think you could say that, a lot of players are insecure and sometimes we have this shield around us that we don't want to accept that we have problems sometimes or we don't know how to do things because we're these superheroes.

Nobody likes to see a coaching change during the season.

I like to communicate, to share the ball.

You really watch basketball and study basketball, the more you realize, the pass really is beautiful. I'm not just talking about the pass where you look away or anything. Just the right pass at the right time to get somebody open is just beautiful. There is nothing better than that. It's contagious - it makes everybody happy.

It's a thing I have to continually do, taking care of my body.

As a tall guy, you always think the over-the-top pass is the easiest way out. But sometimes you can fake that, and throw it under their arms.

Everybody that's come to Memphis has been welcome with open arms.

I'm somebody that sets goals, enjoys the preparation and the planning to achieve those goals, and then really enjoys going through that plan really disciplined and achieving those goals... I enjoy the whole process. If you fail, you can backtrack and see, 'OK, that didn't go well, let's try something else and let's go that other route.'

Every loss, every defeat is tough in its own way.

Pau has a game that's impossible to imitate. He's so finesse and so skilled, it's impossible to imitate. Honestly, I'm a big fan of the game. I've never seen a player his size who has so many moves, so many counters and it's impossible. His length, his size, his skills - I mean, you can't teach that.

I'm somebody that really locks in to play, and it's not easy to say hello to all the ushers and all the people who work around the team and then try to execute the game plan and beat the other team.

It's never been about me... It's a team sport. It's basketball. It's not how good you are, it's how good your team is.

That's how I was taught my whole life. Like when you get a bad wheel, you got a sprained ankle, whatever you have, go find a way. Give your maximum or your highest percentage possible, for the best of the team. So that's the way I was always raised as far as basketball goes. And everything in life, but for sure basketball.