Top 60 Andre Drummond Quotes

Growing up it was always a dream. I just always thought as long as I worked hard that someone would take a look at me and know I could play in the NBA.

I spend countless hours each and every day after practice doing form shooting. You know, coming in on off days to shoot.

It looks cool if you’re averaging 20 and 20, but if you’re losing games, it’s not the same feeling.

I try to get eight or nine hours of sleep a night, and if I don’t, I’ll make sure to take a nap.

When I’m out there flying around, blocking shots, dunking the ball, grabbing rebounds it brings everybody’s spirits up and gets them going.

Being a Jordan athlete has been outstanding for me.

I’m getting a lot better with my conditioning, making smarter moves on the floor.

If you set a mark, it’s tough to reach because you’re going to be thinking about it so much.

I feel like I can run the floor well, rebound and block shots and let the offense come.

What kid who was playing basketball didn’t have the dream about going to the NBA? It’s the biggest and final step.

You’re not going to be at the top of your game all the time. There’s going to be times when you lose a few.

I want it more. That’s all it really is. Nobody wants to get hit every possession to get a rebound, and I want to.

I was a very large baby. A big Oompa-Loompa.

I like to eat a lot of fruit and starchy things to give myself more energy before games.

In high school, I didn’t have to talk. All I had to say is ‘left’ or ‘right’ when a screen was coming.

When I play, there are things throughout the game that I notice, especially rebounding.

I just want to play as hard as I can.

Through 82 games, you’re not going to have a perfect season.

You see, some kids, the college coaches are calling them at all hours of the night, saying the same thing over and over again.

I’ve been through trades, having different coaches, everything under the sun.

I always tell the kids, basketball is not going to be there forever, get a good education and make good choices.

My sister’s a bully.

We all have learned throughout our careers that there are ups and downs in the NBA.

I think, for me, I’m making the right plays and finding my teammates if I’m not open and finishing strong around the rim.

I can’t be compared to anybody else.

I’ve always done yoga but I never really spoke about it.

You know I’ve watched the All-Star game as a little boy… and to have the opportunity now to play in it is so overwhelming.

Detroit, it’s just an incredible city overall. The people here are so friendly and very outgoing.

Obviously I’m not the greatest scorer in the world or the greatest shooter in the world, but I’m tough and rebounding is something that not too many people want to put the effort into doing.

I was never brought up to be a quitter.

Basketball will always be my first love.

I drink coffee a lot before my games. I take it with cream and sugar.

I’m just here to be a leader and work on my game, work on my jump-hooks, my low-post game and just continue to get better. That’s all that matters.

I can run around all day.

If I’m contested, I’m not going to shoot the pull-up 3. But if I’m wide open and someone backs up off me, I’m gonna shoot it.

You’ve got to take every single play at a time, every practice at a time. You can’t look forward, because you start putting too much pressure on yourself, you start to feel it.

It’s always that time of year around January where trade talks come.

It’s a crazy feeling you know, being a young kid from New York, seeing everybody talk about Jordan, everybody wearing Jordan. Then to being up close and personal with him, eating dinner with him, and to be a part of his family.

The way I play is not to prove anybody wrong. It’s to help my teammates win games.

Even if I do miss a shot, I’m going to be comfortable to get back up there and shoot the same shot again. Make or miss, I’m not going to be frustrated but move on to the next play.

Stan Van Gundy is something else. He’s the guy that you come to love. You get around him and he’s a very personable guy, but when it’s time to work, you don’t want to mess with him.

If I’m not in the best condition, the best playing shape, I can’t really do nothing for my team.

Instagram and Twitter are the best ways to let people in on what I do – not only basketball, but having fun with my friends too.

My yoga teacher is a guy from Michigan. ‘Yoga Dan’ – that’s what he calls himself – he’s been a big help for me.

I am a hard worker, and there’s nothing wrong with my motor.

The more times you go after it the more times you’ll get the ball. So every chance I get I try to chase down the rebound.

I love giving back to the community.

Guys like LeBron, Chris Paul, Kobe… They all speak to me. It’s just insane that all these top tier guys who have been in the All-Star game for so many years actually know who I am. I mean not in a million years did I think that Kobe would speak to me.

I am one of the last true centers in the NBA, and it’s a title that I enjoy to hold.

Detroit has a history of a lot of great rebounders and big guys that have been great defenders. So for me to pick up where they left off and continue that trend, of being a gritty, tough big man is pretty cool.

I’m definitely going back to school to be a computer engineer.

Just hearing somebody’s voice in center field, it helps our guards out to know where they need to go, when the screen is coming, when the back door is coming, when the flare is coming. When different things like that happen and we’re talking, it helps us all out in the long run.

As a younger guy, no one wants to be on a highlight or somebody’s mix tape for their best plays of the year. For me, earlier in my career, that was something where ‘I’m not sure if I should go for this,’ not trying to get dunked on.

I’m all about saving money.

I don’t consider myself a celebrity. I don’t think I’m better than somebody else. I’m just a human being like anyone else.

Obviously, people give me their opinions of Dwane Casey and everything has been nothing but positive words about him – just the way he coaches, the way he is as a human being. From what I’ve heard, he’s a stand-up guy.

You know, I’m really known for being an energy guy and working hard on the floor, grabbing a lot of rebounds.

My athleticism will go away some day. I’m gonna be old one of these days, so I’m going to be able to use those post moves.

I took the time to mentally figure out what I needed to do to be the best basketball player I could be for my team.

I need to build to get better each and every day, so I’m not satisfied at all.