JaVale McGee Quotes

JaVale McGee

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 19, 1988

I feel like people think that I have mental lapses and I'm injury-prone, which isn't true. You just don't know me.

JaVale McGee

Going to Golden State, I really fine-tuned everything on defense, which is important because the NBA is moving away from standard bigs and going toward bigs that can switch and things like that.

JaVale McGee

I'm not really a confrontational person.

JaVale McGee

They see a blooper here and there, and they just think, 'Oh, he's dumb.' I mean, what can I do? I can't 'at' everyone on Twitter and tell them I'm not dumb. Because that looks dumb.

JaVale McGee

It's just crazy the way people portray me.

JaVale McGee

I've been the same goofy guy I've been this whole time.

JaVale McGee

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.

JaVale McGee

My mother always made me do ball-handling and all that because she was like, 'What if you stop growing?'

JaVale McGee

In high school I used to go coast to coast all the time at 6-11.

JaVale McGee

I'm just going to try to get as many rebounds as possible.

JaVale McGee

If you can't breathe, you can't do nothing.

JaVale McGee

I don't feel like I'm influenced by anybody, but I feel I'm definitely becoming more a leader.

JaVale McGee

You bring a car out, you're going to win any dunk contest.

JaVale McGee

Usually I'm nowhere near the playoffs. My last game of the year is usually at the end of the regular season in April.

JaVale McGee

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.

JaVale McGee

I think about all the time how I'll be able to say that during my career, I played with the greatest players of my era. Hopefully, I'll be able to say I won championships with those players.

JaVale McGee

As a kid, you always wanna play for either the Lakers or Boston just for the rivalry alone.

JaVale McGee

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.

JaVale McGee

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

JaVale McGee

Personally I'm just trying to take advantage of every moment that I get.

JaVale McGee