A biography for Andre Drummondhasn’t been written yet.
“As a younger guy, no one wants to be on a highlight or somebody's mix tape for their best plays of the year. For me, earlier in my career, that was something where 'I'm not sure if I should go for this,' not trying to get dunked on.”
“I love giving back to the community.”
“Through 82 games, you're not going to have a perfect season.”
“Spending my 20s in Detroit has been incredible for me.”
“Stan Van Gundy is something else. He's the guy that you come to love. You get around him and he's a very personable guy, but when it's time to work, you don't want to mess with him.”
“In high school, I didn't have to talk. All I had to say is 'left' or 'right' when a screen was coming.”
“I try to get eight or nine hours of sleep a night, and if I don't, I'll make sure to take a nap.”
“I'm getting a lot better with my conditioning, making smarter moves on the floor.”
“The way I play is not to prove anybody wrong. It's to help my teammates win games.”
“I always tell the kids, basketball is not going to be there forever, get a good education and make good choices.”
“I don't consider myself a celebrity. I don't think I'm better than somebody else. I'm just a human being like anyone else.”
“I'm just here to be a leader and work on my game, work on my jump-hooks, my low-post game and just continue to get better. That's all that matters.”
“I drink coffee a lot before my games. I take it with cream and sugar.”
“Just being a college student in general is something I'll miss.”
“I can run around all day.”
“My yoga teacher is a guy from Michigan. 'Yoga Dan' - that's what he calls himself - he's been a big help for me.”
“I took the time to mentally figure out what I needed to do to be the best basketball player I could be for my team.”
“I'm definitely going back to school to be a computer engineer.”
“Obviously I'm not the greatest scorer in the world or the greatest shooter in the world, but I'm tough and rebounding is something that not too many people want to put the effort into doing.”
“I like to eat a lot of fruit and starchy things to give myself more energy before games.”