"Baku is a small New York for me. Actually, I like Sumgait very much, I enjoy life here. There are many people living in Baku, you are always stuck in traffic. Sumgait is a quieter and more comfortable city."

Offsideplus.az reports that Eli Lawrence, a member of "Sumgait" basketball club, said these words.

Speaking to the club's press service, the American athlete said that he feels like a member of the "Sumgait" family: "Head coach Vadim Kuramshin has formed a fighting team. I am very happy to be here."

The 25-year-old basketball player also expressed that he is not afraid of competition: "There is no competition between my teammate Zayon Yang and me. We work for the success of the same team. I am not annoyed that Yang scores more points than me in a certain game. The goal is to move Sumgayit to the top ranks in the tournament table."