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Deandre Ayton

(1998) Basketball Player

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Deandre Ayton is a basketball player.

Quick Facts About Deandre Ayton

Born: July 23, 1998
Profession: Basketball Player

About Deandre Ayton

Bahamian basketball player... | Deandre Edoneille Ayton, nicknamed "DominAyton", is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star prospect in the Class of 2017 and a McDonald's All-American, he played one season of college basketball for the

Quotes by Deandre Ayton

No one's built like me. I play 110% on both ends of the floor.

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I used to get butterflies when I'd see big dudes. I don't get butterflies no more.

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Everybody was pressuring me to play basketball, so I was like, 'OK, I'll do it.'

Basketball

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When you're from the islands, that's that pride.

Islands

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I'm an entertainer. Puma knows entertainers and the way we move.

Entertainer

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When I was in high school, I was thinking about getting ideas and making my first shoe, how it would be, and…

High school

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When you think you're showing effort, and your body language is showing that, then you're really playing your best, and then nobody…

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Puma was the best deal. To me, anybody can make your shoe. Anybody can make the best shoe for you and put…

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I wasn't really a student of the game. I just played it because I loved it. I didn't really look into the…

Coach

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I was the kid in basketball camps wanting to see the new gear that comes out or the gear that the camps…

Basketball

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I'm representing the Bahamas; I'm representing a lot of islands - it's a whole nation behind me, on my back.

America

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Dudes are coming at me every day; I'm playing different positions on the defensive end. I'm really working on that, because that's…

Day

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Demarcus Cousins, he can move. With his size, he can really use his size on the perimeter against anybody. That's what I…

Cousins

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Having my name called to be the first pick for the Phoenix Suns was mind-blowing. Having all that confidence and leading up…

Confidence

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I still have my back to the basket because there's going to be times where I'm going to really have to score…

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Nike is Nike. Adidas is Adidas. I've played in their circuits and stuff like that, but now it's a business. You don't…

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I wouldn't say I'm the best player. On the competitive level, I am the best competitor. I don't think there's anybody like…

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I grew up wearing PUMA, and our national team is sponsored by PUMA, so those were always in the store. We couldn't…

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I play basketball. I play center, and if you haven't watched me play, I'm not a regular big man. I can move…

Basketball

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I will dive on the floor for a loose ball. That's how I'm trained. I can guard a guard if I want…

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When I started playing basketball, they always would have me at the block, and I'm like, 'Yo, I don't want to play…

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I've been double-teamed my whole life. I know when a double team's coming. I know what side the guy's coming from. I…

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My head was - I wasn't screwed up, but I feel like I was shifted away from my family a lot with…

Basketball

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When I was younger, I watched Spiderman, and they had the Green Goblin, and before the Green Goblin died, he told Spiderman…

Change

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I've been saying it before the lottery, before the Phoenix Suns even had the No. 1 pick. I've just been talking it…

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To me, I don't even think I had a childhood. From when I was a baby to 12 years old, yes. But…

Baby

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I didn't want to go out there and prove to everyone or try to prove people wrong or what I can do.…

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