Ronny Turiaf
Ronny Turiaf
Ronny Turiaf /ˈroʊni ˈtɜːriɑːf/is a French professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. Turiaf has been a member of the French national basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 January 1983
CityMartinique, France
bump
That was a little bump in the road.
asking body run
My body was asking me to play basketball, but for now I don't run and I don't shoot,
chad johnson
I think I'm like the Chad Johnson of basketball.
best great guys
Right now it's just times 100. You play for the best organization and you play with great guys that make spectacular plays.
bit dirty expectation freshman life practice tough
My expectation is to practice hard. I'm back to being a freshman in college. I'll make those guys' life a little bit tough in practice. I want to go out there and do the dirty work.
bring carry far good helping hopefully knowing mentally playing supposed within
I feel good when I'm running. I look good on film as far as where I'm supposed to be within the system. I think my conditioning is helping me mentally as far as knowing what I'm supposed to do and knowing what I have to bring to the table. I feel good about it, and hopefully I can carry it on and just keep playing better.
cannot stay trying until wait work
I feel good. I am just trying to work hard, stay in shape, and I cannot wait until I feel like I did before.
care focused ourselves seed trying worry
We don't really care about the seeding. We're just trying to play hard, ... We just try to look at ourselves and don't worry about the seed we've got. We're focused on ourselves and what we can do, who we are.
caring helped
To see them caring so much about what I was going through, that's what helped keep me going.
burn energy
Why not? I have energy. I'm not going to play a 48-minute game. So I've got to expend some energy and burn some calories.
chance college hope stay
He should go pro; I hope he does. There's nothing else he has to do right now in college. He's done everything he could. He has a chance to be a top-five pick; why stay in college? I don't know, it's his decision.
great listen successful supportive
He's awesome. First and foremost, he's a great person and a great teammate. He's very supportive when I get down on myself. (All of our veterans) have been successful professionals for a long time. I tell you, even if you had success in college, you have to listen to them.
basketball confident determined heart player
But I am confident and determined to show everyone that a player can come back from a heart operation. I will play basketball again.
cracked toughest
It was hell, the toughest thing in my life. My rib was cracked open, I could not play basketball; I could not do anything by myself for months.