Quotes from DeAndre Jordan

I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.

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'm going to continue to be the defensive player that my team needs me to be and the real basketball people will get that.

I'm just saying if one team out of 30 goes small, that don't mean everybody else is doing it.

When your teammates trust you to make the right play, your confidence is building as every game goes on.

I've got great relationships with all of my teammates regardless of who it is.

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.

My first, second, third, fourth and fifth priority is definitely defense. I want to be everywhere and help everybody.

Defense is my main priority, and offense is going to come second.

You can get reps up in the gym as much as you want, hours and hours, but when it comes to a game, there's so many different aspects going on, so many different things.

My grandma tells me, 'Do you focus when you're up there?' I'm like, 'Yeah, I think about shooting a free throw.' I don't miss them on purpose. I promise, I'm not betting on the games.

I played all sports coming up in Texas. I played basketball, football, baseball, ran track. All through high school I did all of that.

Oh, if I played in the All-Star game, I'm playing defense - hard for the first quarter. And I want to get a couple of dunks, too, like I do in a regular game.

I think that's a good thing to have a camaraderie aspect with the team.

It's like I was taught and I'm always saying it. Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

In order to be a great team, you've got to have focus no matter what's going on.

Anyone who is a post man who's a huge offensive threat, I definitely want to play against to try to limit them to as few points as possible. It's a challenge for me, but I love it though.

To improve my free throws I went back to the mechanics and really learning how to have form and shoot the ball, so I have to get comfortable with that.

It's hard to have fun with your friends with your bosses around.

Tim Duncan is one of the greatest power forwards in the history of our game. Being younger and just watching him play, winning championships, that was always cool to be able to play against him.

I don't care what other people think about me to be honest with you.

It's always fun playing in your home state.

Houston is awesome. I love it.

What I am today, is from Houston and my friends, my closest friends, we all went to high school together.