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
It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.
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.
I don't settle. That's how I am.
I feel like I can compete against any physical player.
When it comes to playoff time, I pull the energy and the motivation.
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.
Making the playoffs three consecutive seasons is a great accomplishment.
I want to be on the floor. I want to fight for the win.
I take losses very personal and very serious.
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.
We have a great friendship that I hope will last our entire lives.
When I'm aggressive and physically feel pretty good, I'm hard to stop.
I want to keep playing at the kind of level where I'll get respect from everybody.
The NBA is tough. Everybody plays hard and every game is vital.