Knicks fans are great. New York fans in general are awesome. They're passionate as hell, they know the sports, they know the game.
— DeAndre Jordan
If you don't smell nice before the game, it's going to be pretty bad during and after.
Anytime you can help a younger player out that's what you're supposed to do.
People think you're 30 and think you're old. I hate that.
People are always going to be tough on you.
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.
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.
The playoffs are tough. It's a different game.
I played all sports coming up in Texas. I played basketball, football, baseball, ran track. All through high school I did all of that.
I mean, I love Walter White.
I'm going to continue to get better at the line.
When I'm wearing my uniform I'm still locked into the game.
Defense is my main priority, and offense is going to come second.
Everybody wants to play late, everybody wants to be clutch.
I really put a lot of pressure on myself.
First Team All-Defense, that was great, that was one of my goals coming into this league, and I've got that a couple times. But First Team All-NBA, that's bigger than a lot of things; that's bigger than being an All-Star.
I had a lot of veteran guys who taught me things.
I know why girls go and have their nails done so often and have spa days. It feels awesome.
I'm just saying if one team out of 30 goes small, that don't mean everybody else is doing it.
Anything I get offensively, just finish it.
Coach K was great. We had a couple of individual conversations and he definitely taught me a lot of things.
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.
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.
I didn't really lift consistently before I got to the NBA. In college, I would skip out on it or not do as many reps because, honestly, I didn't like it. I was like 'Man, I'm not going to put on weight, I'm always going to be skinny, I'm not going to be big as the sky.'
With my size and my athleticism, I should be at least double-digit rebounds every game.
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.
It's hard to have fun with your friends with your bosses around.
I think there are always growing pains with teams.
I love to compete.
My first, second, third, fourth and fifth priority is definitely defense. I want to be everywhere and help everybody.
My motivation is only for us to win a championship. Anything else, I'm not concerned about.
I'm not like the skinniest guy, so I feel like I should at least get 10 rebounds for our team a game.
I just don't want to go to the All-Star game to be in the dunk contest and go home. I want to be there competing in the game with a couple of my teammates.
In any situation in order to excel and reach the pinnacle with a group of people, there have to be sacrifices.
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.
At the end of the day, people do what's best for themselves and their family.
I don't care what other people think about me to be honest with you.
I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.
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.
It's like I was taught and I'm always saying it. Offense wins games, defense wins championships.
Defense all starts with the ball and the rim-protector is the last resort, the last line of defense. I take pride in that.
I think what's bad is that there aren't centers in the All-Star voting anymore.
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.
It's always fun playing in your home state.
Everybody's goal in the NBA is to win a Championship - that's the ultimate.
I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.
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.
I mean, I'm 6-11, and I'm pretty athletic, I think.
