Deron Williams Quotes (12 Quotes)

Nicknames Augie, Tiger Woods . Quick-leaping gazelle of a big man sparks team-wide mirth with confusion about his race. When I came here I didn't know what he was. People will ask Is James black Is he Asian ... But then you see his parents and know he's white. We joke about it and call him Tiger Woods.

We're trying to make the playoffs, that's our goal. We think we can do it. It's not like we're six or seven games out.

I'm just honored to play for the Jazz and to play after John Stockton, to wear the same jersey he wore and be on the same floor he was on because he's one of the best players of all-time, one of the best point guards of all- time,

It's tough. It was a must-win for us, and we go out and don't really perform well. It's tough, frustrating especially knowing we can't make the playoffs right now.

As a team we feel pretty good. (Next year) we should definitely make the playoffs. I won't guarantee it like some people do, but we feel that we should. We feel we should have made it this year.

I'm looking forward to playing with those guys, ... Carlos Boozer, Andrei Kirilenko are definitely two great players in this league and I definitely feel they'll enjoy playing with me. I'm best when I'm out there making plays for people and making my teammates better and make the game just easier for them.

We needed this one bad. We need these next two really. We're on the outside looking in right now. We've got 28 games left. We've got to make a run. Getting these two right here definitely helps our case.

We've been trying to get there (.500). We've been battling every night to get there. We look around our league and teams are losing, it's the perfect time to make a run before the All-Star break.

Best fans in the country. They make Assembly Hall one of the best atmospheres to play in.

I fouled him and I had to make up for it.

C.J. played great tonight. He made the most of his opportunity. He got out there for a good amount of time and made the most of it. I think he showed he can be a special player down the line.

I just tried to go out there and contain him, ... It was my job today -- it was my job the last two games -- to shut down the other team's best perimeter player. I just took that as a challenge.