“These guys, they travel around the world,” Popovich said of international players such as Ricky Rubio and Manu Ginobili. “They’re more cultured than we are. Everyone acts like Americans are the ones ... we have sort of an arrogance about us. Like we’re the cultured ones? Are you serious? Have you watched TV lately? Have you seen what Americans do? How many languages do you speak? And you wonder how they’re going to adjust to our culture? I hope they avoid it and keep their own!”
—Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on how Ricky Rubio would adjust to American culture, via the Star Tribune.