Quotes from JaVale McGee

People around the NBA really think that I'm dumb or stupid. But people that know me know that I'm actually very intelligent.

I feel like in the course of my career, I've been in the iPhone era and the dilution of the big man.

Sometimes I go in and try to write beats, but I just trash 'em, and then the next time I go in, I'll make like six beats - six legit, nice beats. I'm really particular with how it needs to sound.

I love being around positive people and making people smile.

I don't do anything malicious or anything in a negative manner. I'm all about positivity and making people smile is positive.

I grew up in Flint, Michigan so I'm used to broken promises so I don't look forward to anything. I look forward to the now. I don't even like planning trips more than a week ahead because you don't know how you're going to feel a week from now.

Sometimes I think some things just happen and are meant to be.

I don't see the point of Twitter, so I write a lot of stuff to mess with people. But because I used to do dumb things on the court, people think I'm dumb in regular life. But once people meet me, they feel dumb themselves.

Personally, I've always been a philanthropist. I've always given away turkeys and did gift giveaways.

If you're just dunking by yourself, it's really nothing special. You have to dunk on someone - then you feel like you're demoralizing them.

People try to bring negativity into my life, but it's crazy how I deflect it.

Being on a team with four All-Stars is unheard of.

I'm not really a flashy dunker or a show dunker unless somebody's in front of me. That's the only time I really get wide-eyed: when I can dunk on somebody. If it's a wide-open dunk, I've never been the type to dunk it real hard wide-open and scream.

I feel like big men don't like it when they're getting fronted by smaller guys and they just staying real, real aggressive.

Rondo is great with the steals, also on offense with the passing and court vision.

I don't think people really take pneumonia seriously when they hear it. But people really die from pneumonia: kids, older people, even just regular-aged people. They just die from pneumonia.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

I guess I'm a utility player where I can do it all.

I stay in my lane and do what I want to do. I don't worry about the outside world.

I was in Dallas and I had gained weight and knew becoming a vegetarian was the quickest way to lose it. I just wasn't sure if I could do it.

I'm not really a vengeful person.

The fact that rich people get free stuff and poor people have to pay, it's backwards.

I feel like there was a belief that I couldn't play more than 10 minutes in the league because of asthma or because of anything.

My favorite artists would be Drake, Future.