You've just got to focus on you, yourself, your family, your team... and all the rest is just fluff. JaVale McGee More Quotes by JaVale McGee More Quotes From JaVale McGee I grew up in Flint, Michigan so I'm used to broken promises so I don't look forward to anything. I look forward to the now. I don't even like planning trips more than a week ahead because you don't know how you're going to feel a week from now. JaVale McGee feel look you broken I don't think people really take pneumonia seriously when they hear it. But people really die from pneumonia: kids, older people, even just regular-aged people. They just die from pneumonia. JaVale McGee seriously die think people I stay in my lane and do what I want to do. I don't worry about the outside world. JaVale McGee stay want worry world I'm hoping I'm remembered as one of the most prolific shot-blockers. JaVale McGee prolific hoping most remembered As long as I'm efficient, I'm just going to try to be the most efficient player I can be. JaVale McGee just try i-can long It's definitely more important to finish games than start games. JaVale McGee finish more start important It's definitely a grind. Come to the gym early, leave late. JaVale McGee leave gym grind late I'm a multi-skilled big. JaVale McGee big I can pass and I can shoot and I can do some other things also. JaVale McGee shoot some things i-can The best thing when you get pneumonia is rest - that's it, just rest. JaVale McGee rest best just you Blocking a shot can really demoralize a person and defer them from coming to the rim the rest of the game. So being able to do that and change the landscape of the game by one play is pretty amazing. JaVale McGee amazing rest game change I'm not really a flashy dunker or a show dunker unless somebody's in front of me. That's the only time I really get wide-eyed: when I can dunk on somebody. If it's a wide-open dunk, I've never been the type to dunk it real hard wide-open and scream. JaVale McGee never me i-can time I went through that phase in my life where everything I did wrong was displayed into the public and all over national TV, so I went through a part of my life where I was afraid to do things because I didn't want to make a mistake. JaVale McGee my-life want mistake life It was a really empowering thing playing with Golden State, because they let the players play and they let the players communicate and they let the players decide things. JaVale McGee decide things golden play I'm not afraid to fail - at all. JaVale McGee fail afraid It inspires me to see people who don't have much, but still give so much to others. JaVale McGee others see me people It's low-key depressing when you're not winning. JaVale McGee low-key you depressing winning We call Michael Beasley a walking bucket. All he needs is some dishwater and a mop. JaVale McGee call some he walking If I get traded, I get traded. It's a part of the business. JaVale McGee traded get part business I'm definitely excited about getting better. JaVale McGee getting-better about better excited
