Quotes from Derrick Favors

As a rookie, I was a pick-and-roll player. I was an energy guy who could dunk, block shots, rebound.

I'm pretty sure I'm not looked at to score 20 a game. I can just do all the other stuff - rebound, defend, make plays.

I've been blessed with the opportunity to play the game I love for a living and it has given me a huge platform to help others.

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.

I just go in, go do my workouts, go as hard as I can and let the chips fall where they may.

Guys aren't going to have it going offensively every game so you need to find ways to contribute to the game, whether it's hustle plays, defense or whatever.

My favorite part about being a father is playing toys with them, or watching movies with them, really just playing around with them. They bring a lot of joy in to my life, even when I'm having a bad day. Just to come home and see them smiling brings so much joy to my life.

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'm 19 years old from Atlanta, then a year later I go to New Jersey. I'm there for a couple months then the next thing I'm traded across the country to a place I've never been before. It was tough.

But giving back isn't just a celebrity thing; the smallest acts can make a big difference.

Everybody gets the wrong idea because I try to hide it, I try to walk around smiling. But I'm always angry.

I know DeAndre Jordan, he's a good player, good rebounder.

That's what winning does. It gives you that extra juice.

I took a trip down to Mexico. It kind of changed my perspective on life a little bit.

Utah was so different, I was so new to it. I didn't expect to stay. But as the years have gone on, I've grown to love it.

Out in Utah, it's chill, laid-back. There's not a lot of rah-rah stuff going on. You can focus on your job, your career, whatever else you have going on.

Utah has become my home and I am excited to be able to continue my career playing for the Jazz and the best fans in the NBA.

Coming back, Utah just felt like home.

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 still love Utah. I miss being out there, but sometimes you have to move on and try new things.

The NBA changes on you. You've just got to always be able to adjust.

It's a personal goal for me to be an All-Star.

I can go down to Atlanta any time I want, I grew up in Atlanta.

I have watched the NBA draft just about every year, so to see myself up there, that is something I am excited about.