A biography for Jae Crowderhasn’t been written yet.
“I just like to win. No hard feelings, I'll still go eat lunch with you after, but I'll kick your butt and then have lunch with you. That's the kind of competitor I am.”
“Me personally, I took out bread and I took out grease foods.”
“There were good and bad times, but through all of the times I just kept working, and kept being in the gym, and kept believing in myself. And it all paid off.”
“I'm way more comfortable off the dribble, shooting the ball of the dribble, making a play off the dribble.”
“I've always been a momma's boy. I'm very proud to say it.”
“I drink water. I don't drink any caffeine drinks. I stay away from all the sweet drinks and drink water as much as possible.”
“No matter how big of a man I am and how big of a stage I play on, I'm always my mom's baby.”
“I just wanted to give myself a chance to be an athlete because I really loved the game of basketball.”
“I can't answer what coaches value me more. I don't really look for that answer. I look to see if my teammates accept who I am as a basketball player and as a person.”
“I'm an emotional player.”
“I just think I've got to be more aggressive at both ends of the floor. When I'm aggressive on the defensive end it really helps me on offense.”
“I just want to continue to put my best foot forward and give it all I got.”
“I never put a ceiling on myself, I never put a ceiling on my teammates or my team.”
“I've never been on the road and got cheered for, or even one of my teammates get cheered for by the opposing team.”
“It's always good to have my dad there to support me. I know he's watching every game when he's at home. But when he's in the stands it's a great feeling.”
“As long as I've got the respect from my teammates, I'm able to come to work each day and I'm able to have fun with the guys that I'm on the court with.”
“When you've got so many guys that can score the ball, you really don't want to get down and defend. You really don't want to get down and dive for balls. You really don't want to fight through screens every play.”
“My dad does a good job of reminding me where I came from.”
“I play this game to win. I never in my life played to lose. I don't know what that feels like. I don't play like that.”
“Dallas was top-notch professional and they wanted to win every game.”