Jae Crowder Quotes

Jae Crowder

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 6, 1990

I just want to continue to put my best foot forward and give it all I got.

Jae Crowder

I'm going to stay in the gym, stay watching film, stay focused, stay being an all around professional.

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You realize there are things you can't control. You can't control a lot of the stuff that happens in your life.

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What I can control is me playing basketball and how I treat my family and how I raise my child in the time that I have to spend on this earth. You know what I mean? I can't control what happens with trades.

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I had to buy into being a better player and being able to be coached.

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I was the National Juco Player of the Year, so I thought I was a big shot.

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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.

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It's a scary thing when a team don't know who to match up to, whose night it's going to be on the offensive end.

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Obviously, I don't want to leave Boston. Obviously, I love it here. Obviously, the fans have treated me great. No doubt about that.

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I've never been on the road and got cheered for, or even one of my teammates get cheered for by the opposing team.

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And I've always been able to play basketball at the highest level, and been able to play a significant role on the team I've been traded to.

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It's a business with the coaches. It's a business with the front office. So I don't get too tied up if I'm appreciated by them. Because at the end of the day, my teammates are who I play for.

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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.

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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.

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Yeah, I'm going to start talking to myself a little bit. Not talking to the opponent as much.

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I'm an emotional player.

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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.

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Stanley Johnson's going to be a great player in this league.

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Once I get on the court - I've been on the court with my own brother before and tried to rip his head off, so that shows the kind of competitor I am.

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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.

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