Kristaps Porzingis: Americans don't have a great car culture
“It’s definitely different here,” Porzingis joked. “I would say cars here are kind of bigger, right? Parking spaces are definitely bigger. The driving culture is not as precise here, not as refined.” “Here somebody can be on the left lane forever driving slower than the right lane on the highway,” Porzingis added with a laugh. “You guys don’t have a great car culture.”
Source: Celtics Wire
Source: Celtics Wire
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Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Mercedes-Benz is the first and last word in automotive style. And no one knows that better than Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis.
I visited KP to see his Benz collection up close and talk about his life-long passion for Mercedes.
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Mercedes-Benz is the first and last word in automotive style. And no one knows that better than Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis.
I visited KP to see his Benz collection up close and talk about his life-long passion for Mercedes.
Via @TheCelticsWire:
celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/more-tha… – 12:16 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
“It is fun watching a game with him when he doesn’t have to speak in 15-second sound bites.”
Brad Stevens spoke on working with Jeff Van Gundy, the virtue of Kristaps Porziņģis’ playoff naivety, Jrue Holiday’s extension & more.
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“It is fun watching a game with him when he doesn’t have to speak in 15-second sound bites.”
Brad Stevens spoke on working with Jeff Van Gundy, the virtue of Kristaps Porziņģis’ playoff naivety, Jrue Holiday’s extension & more.
New on @TheAthleticNBA
theathletic.com/5420187/2024/0… – 4:46 PM
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Porzingis originally planned to keep the car in Europe, but pivoted because he got impatient. He’s happy he decided to bring it to the US. “The idea was first to bring it home to Latvia,” Porzingis said. “But then because the process took so long, and I didn’t want to wait another nine months to get back home to finally drive it. I said, ‘Ok, I have to bring it to the States.’” “I’m very happy about the attention and the looks that I get when I’m on the road with this beautiful thing.” -via Celtics Wire / April 19, 2024
“Once I got a little bit older, like when I was 12 or 13,” Porzingis said. “I started to fall in love with Mercedes.” “It was my dad’s passion, and so the love for Mercedes just took over. There are other cars I like as well, but Mercedes has my heart.” Since it’s founding in 1926, Mercedes-Benz has always sat at the forefront of engineering and technology. As journalist Jeremy Clarkson once remarked, the right Mercedes engine can sound like “the God of Thunder gargling with nails.” -via Celtics Wire / April 19, 2024