Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by DeAndre Jordan - Page 2

It's always fun playing in your home state.

I'm going to continue to get better at the line.

I was about 6-foot-3 my freshman year of high school, and after the summer, I was about 6-foot-8. It all happened so fast. I went into the summer being tall, and when I came back, I was a giant. My knees, man, they were throbbing all the time. I couldn't sit in the car for long stretches; my knees felt like they were going to explode.

I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.

I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.

It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.

Knicks fans are great. New York fans in general are awesome. They're passionate as hell, they know the sports, they know the game.

People think you're 30 and think you're old. I hate that.

I mean, I love Walter White.

I think what's bad is that there aren't centers in the All-Star voting anymore.

I mean, I've definitely found my thing, what I'm good at. Certain things that guys do keep them in the NBA a long time, but I've found what I'm good at, and I'm only going to continue to get better at that.

Dirk was obviously a player that I looked up to. In high school I actually wore No. 41 in honor of Dirk. He was the first player where I was like this guy is seven-feet tall and shooting jump shots and shooting threes, this is what I want to be like.

My motivation is only for us to win a championship. Anything else, I'm not concerned about.

It's hard to have fun with your friends with your bosses around.

I know why girls go and have their nails done so often and have spa days. It feels awesome.

I think there are always growing pains with teams.

In any situation in order to excel and reach the pinnacle with a group of people, there have to be sacrifices.

I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.

My first, second, third, fourth and fifth priority is definitely defense. I want to be everywhere and help everybody.

Defense all starts with the ball and the rim-protector is the last resort, the last line of defense. I take pride in that.

Everybody's goal in the NBA is to win a Championship - that's the ultimate.

I love to compete.

Coach K was great. We had a couple of individual conversations and he definitely taught me a lot of things.

I played all sports coming up in Texas. I played basketball, football, baseball, ran track. All through high school I did all of that.

If you don't smell nice before the game, it's going to be pretty bad during and after.

It's like I was taught and I'm always saying it. Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

Anytime you can help a younger player out that's what you're supposed to do.

When you're younger, everyone wants to be a point guard. Everyone wants to shoot fadeaway jump shots all day. Nobody wants to be a big man. Nobody wants to go stand on the block and just set picks.

Anything I get offensively, just finish it.

I'm just saying if one team out of 30 goes small, that don't mean everybody else is doing it.

I'm going to continue to be the defensive player that my team needs me to be and the real basketball people will get that.

At the end of the day, people do what's best for themselves and their family.

Every decade the game changes and evolves, but by no means do I think the center position is dead, because there's still a lot of great centers.

Defense is my main priority, and offense is going to come second.

Oh, man, I was a stick in high school. I had a bird chest; I got called that a lot: 'Bird chest.' But I've always been comfortable with my body, even when I was super skinny.

People are always going to be tough on you.

With my size and my athleticism, I should be at least double-digit rebounds every game.

I want to play as long as I possibly can.

Being out there, I know how to play the game and know my spots. Just get rebounds, block shots, defend.

I don't care what other people think about me to be honest with you.

I use Secret... I'm always powder-fresh during the games.

I'm a big guy so I have to keep my muscles loose. So I do a lot of stretching before the game. I'll do about 10-15 minutes of yoga just to loosen up my body, get warm and get ready to play.