A biography for DeAndre Jordanhasn’t been written yet.
“Defense all starts with the ball and the rim-protector is the last resort, the last line of defense. I take pride in that.”
“Houston is awesome. I love it.”
“When I'm wearing my uniform I'm still locked into the game.”
“It's very hot and humid in Houston. Being in L.A. for 10 years, that kind of spoiled me a little bit, so every time I got back home, I'm like, 'Damn it's hot out here.' But I love it.”
“When your teammates trust you to make the right play, your confidence is building as every game goes on.”
“Knicks fans are great. New York fans in general are awesome. They're passionate as hell, they know the sports, they know the game.”
“The game is definitely evolving. It's becoming more guard-oriented. But, at the same time, we've got a lot of big guys who still kick butt. We'll never be extinct.”
“I think there are always growing pains with teams.”
“I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.”
“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.”
“Everybody's schedule is crazy in the NBA, so that can't be an excuse.”
“Anytime you can help a younger player out that's what you're supposed to do.”
“I'm just so fortunate.”
“I think what's bad is that there aren't centers in the All-Star voting anymore.”
“My motivation is only for us to win a championship. Anything else, I'm not concerned about.”
“I just try to focus in to what I'm supposed to do at the line and shoot the basketball.”
“As long as I'm respected by my peers and coaches, I'm cool.”
“If you don't smell nice before the game, it's going to be pretty bad during and after.”
“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've been a fan of 'Call of Duty' for a long time.”