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> [My senior year in high school I knew was going to be drafted into the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/my-senior-year-in-high-school-i-knew-was-going-to-be-drafted-into-the/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

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## More by Derrick Favors

> [Coming back, Utah just felt like home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/coming-back-utah-just-felt-like-home/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [My family was very religious, my mom and my grandmother, and that got to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/my-family-was-very-religious-my-mom-and-my-grandmother-and-that-got/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [Every summer I kept figuring out what I needed to work on to be productive the next season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/every-summer-i-kept-figuring-out-what-i-needed-to-work-on-to-be/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [Georgia Tech definitely helped me a lot. I don't know about coming out of high school. But Georgia Tech was good for me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/georgia-tech-definitely-helped-me-a-lot-i-don-t-know-about-coming-out/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [But giving back isn't just a celebrity thing; the smallest acts can make a big difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/but-giving-back-isn-t-just-a-celebrity-thing-the-smallest-acts-can/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [I still love Utah. I miss being out there, but sometimes you have to move on and try new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/i-still-love-utah-i-miss-being-out-there-but-sometimes-you-have-to/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [As a rookie, I was a pick-and-roll player. I was an energy guy who could dunk, block shots, rebound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/as-a-rookie-i-was-a-pick-and-roll-player-i-was-an-energy-guy-who/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [Know sometimes you might have to sacrifice minutes or scoring opportunities just for the betterment of the team. And I think once everybody buys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/know-sometimes-you-might-have-to-sacrifice-minutes-or-scoring/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [My favorite part about being a father is playing toys with them, or watching movies with them, really just playing around with them. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/my-favorite-part-about-being-a-father-is-playing-toys-with-them-or/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [Some games you going to play great. Some games you're not. So, it's all about moving on to the next game, next possession. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/some-games-you-going-to-play-great-some-games-you-re-not-so-it-s-all/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [I thought it was destiny that I was going to play basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/i-thought-it-was-destiny-that-i-was-going-to-play-basketball/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [I just go in, go do my workouts, go as hard as I can and let the chips fall where they may.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/i-just-go-in-go-do-my-workouts-go-as-hard-as-i-can-and-let-the-chips/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [I had to take that time off just to get my mind back refocused and just talk to my family and be around my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/i-had-to-take-that-time-off-just-to-get-my-mind-back-refocused-and/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [I want my friends and family to see me play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/i-want-my-friends-and-family-to-see-me-play/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

> [I do want to be there for my kids all the time but I do have a job to do though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/i-do-want-to-be-there-for-my-kids-all-the-time-but-i-do-have-a-job-to/)

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