I'm very proud of where I'm from.
— Rudy Gobert
I trust my teammates and their ability to be there when they have to be there. I'm going to be there when I have to be there for them.
I don't care about that All-Star bonus, to be honest. It's just about my legacy.
There are a lot of people that never thought I was going to be the guy that I am now. Now when I see them, it's fun to see how people are. I don't think they're being fake. I think now they just see me from a different eye.
I have a lot of pride.
I'm motivated every night.
I think everybody needs to think about making plays for the team, making winning plays, before thinking about how many points we're going to score and stuff like that.
I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.
Sometimes when you lose a game, you win a game, you get stuck in the bubble.
I always wanted to be one of the best, make a mark on the history of the game. For me, for my country, for my family.
I'm working on my lower body, my explosiveness.
Defense is the thing we can control and bring every night. But I want to be great on both ends.
Like I always say, it's a five-on-five game.
I haven't scratched the surface of what I can become offensively.
It hurts to see other people calling Jazz fans racist.
I definitely want to be one of the best players in the history of the game. That's a good goal to have.
I want to improve every part of my game.
I like 'Stifle Tower,' I like 'Gobzilla.' There's a lot of nicknames that are pretty cool.
I think playoff experience matters for sure.
Everything I do, I do it to win.
I'm going to make my own story for sure.
It has always been a dream to win either the Olympic gold medal or the World Cup.
All the coaches preach about defense. Every day they talk about defense, they talk about how important it is to get stops in order to win basketball games.
I'm learning not to try to block everything.
You cannot be mad at somebody for wanting to play for another team.
Defense is so important for helping your team win games and for the game in general.
My mom probably has a record player. I might need to get one.
I take a lot of pride in being healthy.
In Europe and FIBA, the game is a little slower and the court is a little smaller.
Usually, I heal very fast.
I did some bad stuff. I don't remember what in particular, but I did some bad stuff. So the morning of Christmas, I wake up and my brother is there, my sister, my mom, everyone's got gifts and I can't find my gifts. No gifts. They acted like Santa didn't' bring me anything because I wasn't good.
This is basketball. It's All-Star and all that stuff. That's not what it's really about. It's about making a difference and impacting the kids and helping people in need. That's what it's about.
When you have a coach that is a competitor, that wants to win more than anything else, it really carries over to the team.
When we get bad shots, it's hard to rebound and it's also harder to come back in transition defense.
I don't want to be the guy that gets inspired by one player. I like to watch every player.
Bill Russell is one of the greatest players of all time.
I'm always going to be about winning.
I might win a championship. I might win two or three. I might not. The journey to get there is, for me, the most important.
It's good to be held accountable.
In the playoffs, it's not going to be pretty. There's going to be some games where you don't score. But are you going to take a charge for a teammate?
I'm just working every day and keep watching film and keep building chemistry with my teammates.
It's not just about doing things in Utah or in France. It's about doing things everywhere and having an impact everywhere. There are a lot of charities that do a remarkable job that just don't have much light and much support.
It's something I take a lot of pride in doing, in being the best defensive player in the world, in helping my teammates every night.
Some nights, you're tired. But I just like to go out there and help my team win and not let my team down. It's the least I can do.
Everyone sees me as a defensive-minded guy, but both sides of the court are important. If you want to win, you have to be good on both sides.
It's about how you impact the game.
I like to play basketball. Sometimes if someone takes that away from you, you've got to get in your feelings for a reason.
I have so many great memories of Christmas because we're always spending it with the family.
That's what it's all about at the end of the day. What can you do? What difference can you make in the world?
I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.
