Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáezis a Spanish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He is a six-time NBA All-Star, and a four-time All-NBA selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. He has won two NBA championships, both with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies, one of only two non-American NBA players to win that award. He is the...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 July 1980
CityBarcelona, Spain
CountrySpain
I'm not the number-one guy here ... if it translates to winning, I don't mind taking a step back as far as roles.
I want to continue to expand my game a little more, build my body and work on staying strong so I can play the way I've been playing, and holding my ground the way I've been holding my ground.
I'm doing my job. I'm doing what's expected out of me, and I'm proud of the way I've been able to perform and contribute.
I won't forget the hood. I won't forget the days of catching a bullet on the way to the mailbox or bricks with death threats that somehow made their way through the window.
No one could have prepared for me BBQ on pizza. I mean, both are great. But together? It was incredible.
Nobody had faith in me when I got here except my team. That's what carried me through all the transition problems and adjustments and everything.
You never know when it is your last game or your last tournament,
I may not be the most physical player, that's not my nature. But I am a competitor and I play as hard as I can.
When I'm aggressive and physically feel pretty good, I'm hard to stop.
It doesn't matter what you've done, but what you're going to do the next game, and that's what I'm focused on.
It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.
If our minds and hearts are into it, we can be a heck of a team. We can beat anybody.
I couldn't get going. I was just a little bit out of rhythm. It took me a while to get myself into the game and get myself comfortable out there and play at the level I'm supposed to play.
The environment, the chemistry, the atmosphere is great. We're together. We're not ready to throw in the towel. But we can play much better, and our mindset is just to win. We want to play Game 2 like there's no Game 3.