A biography for Derrick Favorshasn’t been written yet.
“My mom, she had a challenging job raising three kids on her own and having to work at the same time, you know that shows me a lot. It shows me how hard she worked, how much she cared about us and I want to do the same thing for my kids.”
“But giving back isn't just a celebrity thing; the smallest acts can make a big difference.”
“You'll be on one team this minute, then the next day you get traded. So, I mean, I knew how the business works... It happened to me.”
“I just go in, go do my workouts, go as hard as I can and let the chips fall where they may.”
“I've enjoyed my time at Georgia Tech and feel my year here has helped my development as a player.”
“I like how calm and chill it is in Utah. It's a good thing and it's a bad thing. The bad part is, maybe after a big game you want to go out and hang out or whatever, and there's really not too many spots like that in Utah.”
“I worked out with a lot of guys with NBA experience around Atlanta, guys like Dwight Howard or Dion Glover sometimes or Josh Smith sometimes. They just tell me to keep working hard and it will pay off.”
“When you bring kids in to the world it's a big responsibility, you're responsible for taking care of those kids and providing for the kids and whatnot. It's been a huge change in my life; it's been a great experience for me.”
“Coming back, Utah just felt like home.”
“Know sometimes you might have to sacrifice minutes or scoring opportunities just for the betterment of the team. And I think once everybody buys into that, I think that's how you get tighter as a group and start winning more games.”
“You've gotta be able to score around the basket.”
“Nothing fazes me anymore. I've been through it all.”
“I'm always angry, man. I just know how to play it off.”
“I know a lot of guys are going to look up to me, because I've been in the league 10 years now.”
“I have watched the NBA draft just about every year, so to see myself up there, that is something I am excited about.”
“When I set picks and rolled to the basket early in my career, either I'd dunk or it'd be an offensive foul where I run the guy over.”
“The NBA changes on you. You've just got to always be able to adjust.”
“As a rookie, I was a pick-and-roll player. I was an energy guy who could dunk, block shots, rebound.”
“Every summer I kept figuring out what I needed to work on to be productive the next season.”
“I want my friends and family to see me play.”