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title: "3 Defensive Quotes By DeAndre Jordan"
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> [I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-just-want-to-be-the-best-defensive-player-i-can-be-and-anything-i/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

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> [It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/it-s-not-just-about-your-name-it-s-about-what-you-do-for-your-team/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/051/deandre-jordan-6008_court_it-s-not-just-about-your-name-it-s-about_647380.jpg)

> [I'm going to continue to be the defensive player that my team needs me to be and the real basketball people will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-m-going-to-continue-to-be-the-defensive-player-that-my-team-needs/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

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## Other authors on Defensive

## More by DeAndre Jordan

> [I was born in a neighborhood called the Third Ward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-was-born-in-a-neighborhood-called-the-third-ward/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [People can talk about how much they care about you, but the small things like this, people taking time out of their day to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/people-can-talk-about-how-much-they-care-about-you-but-the-small/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [I just don't want to go to the All-Star game to be in the dunk contest and go home. I want to be there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-just-don-t-want-to-go-to-the-all-star-game-to-be-in-the-dunk/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [If you don't smell nice before the game, it's going to be pretty bad during and after.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/if-you-don-t-smell-nice-before-the-game-it-s-going-to-be-pretty-bad/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [Anytime you can help a younger player out that's what you're supposed to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/anytime-you-can-help-a-younger-player-out-that-s-what-you-re-supposed/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [I've been a fan of 'Call of Duty' for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-ve-been-a-fan-of-call-of-duty-for-a-long-time/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [I use Secret... I'm always powder-fresh during the games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-use-secret-i-m-always-powder-fresh-during-the-games/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [What I am today, is from Houston and my friends, my closest friends, we all went to high school together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/what-i-am-today-is-from-houston-and-my-friends-my-closest-friends-we/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [I really put a lot of pressure on myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-really-put-a-lot-of-pressure-on-myself/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [The game is definitely evolving. It's becoming more guard-oriented. But, at the same time, we've got a lot of big guys who still kick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/the-game-is-definitely-evolving-it-s-becoming-more-guard-oriented-but/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-just-want-to-be-the-best-defensive-player-i-can-be-and-anything-i/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [It's always a tough process when you're always the best guy on your team, in high school, in middle school, AAU and things like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/it-s-always-a-tough-process-when-you-re-always-the-best-guy-on-your/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [First Team All-Defense, that was great, that was one of my goals coming into this league, and I've got that a couple times. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/first-team-all-defense-that-was-great-that-was-one-of-my-goals-coming/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [I want to have a chance to contend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-want-to-have-a-chance-to-contend/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

> [I think what's bad is that there aren't centers in the All-Star voting anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-think-what-s-bad-is-that-there-aren-t-centers-in-the-all-star/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

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