Marc Gasol

Different coaches have different schemes, so for me, it's about learning and being able to adjust and adapt to these coaches. It fills your toolbox.

I'm a big Quentin Tarantino fan.

The older you get the more you realize that life is more than just basketball. Your vision of the world gets much wider, and you're not the centre of it no more. You understand that you're a moving part and that you have other responsibilities.

Everybody has goals, dreams, whatever you want to call it. But are you willing to pay? You have to be honest with yourself: What do I need to do every day to reach those goals and achieve the level that I want, not only for yourself but also for the team?

You have pretty much the same fan base in Memphis, year over year the same group. We watched teenagers in the stands become parents. You'd see little kids become young men and women. Those relationships mean much more than just basketball.

When you accomplish something, or you don't accomplish something, automatically your brain goes to the next challenge. That's your next focus.

You always have something. You always have a challenge.

Athletes are moved - human beings are moved - by challenges.

I really want to live longer. It's a goal of mine.

I like to communicate, to share the ball.

We're humans, and we're moved by emotions.

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.

In any relationship, there's multiple moving pieces. Not just one.

In the frenzy, roller coaster of the season, you can play up and play down. But if you're strong enough, you can change those habits and tendencies and make them into championship-type habits and tendencies. That doesn't guarantee you that you're going to win, but it gives you the best chance. That's all I can ask for. That's all I want.

The way I grew up was making the right play every time.

It's hard for me to sit still in one place. I like to move around.

What the game gives you, you've got to take it.

Just because it says 'zero calories' or 'sugar free' or 'fat free' doesn't mean it actually is good for you. It's a way to get you. Just make sure that you know. We think that we can put stuff in our body. Just know how it affects you.

I didn't care about the draft. I didn't want to do the workouts - they put you in two-on-two full-court drills with guards. That's not going to help me.

When you grow tomatoes, you're going to get a lot of tomatoes. So you want to learn how to preserve.