Deron Williams: Doesn't feel like a New Yorker, likes going back to Utah, NYers think they're tough

[thernbroom]

Deron Williams never volunteered to go to New York, originally. He was traded to the Nets in 2011 after a falling out with coach Jerry Sloan that saw the legend walk away from the game. A few weeks later, the Jazz unexpectedly pulled off a deal to send him to New Jersey, who was moving to Brooklyn. Williams re-signed with the Nets, based off the substantial money differential, the move to the city, and a greater chance of playing on a superstar team.

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I'm not going to lie. I don't really feel so much like a New Yorker. I grew up in an apartment in Texas where you could send your kids outside like ‘yeah, go play in the sun.' Here it's more challenging. The process of getting them into school is a nightmare. Even private schools where you pay are an ordeal. In Utah, you just send your kids to the first public school in the area because they're all great.Truth is, we enjoy getting away from the hustle and bustle and going back to Utah every summer. It's a relief to take that timeout. No traffic. No crowds. My daughters still have their friends there. There's a big backyard. They go to the pool; the playground and they jump on the trampoline. Kids running wild and free here in New York…? I don't think so.

On what makes a New Yorker:

Taking the subway… which, by the way, I love to take. Yes, of course I have a chauffeured car but the subway is way faster. Second thing is the New York/Brooklyn accent — which I don't have. Third thing is New Yorkers are tough. Or at least they think they are.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...illiams-says-he-doesnt-feel-like-a-new-yorker

 

[killacal]

Why is this fat piece of shyt humble bragging tho

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

salt lake is a great place to raise a family tho

 

[The War Report]

Dumbass should of signed with Dallas.

 

[L&HH]

Does he really take the Subway though? I find it hard to believe he won't be bombarded by fans all the time

 

[dabestkeptsecret]

Who told him that he had to move to ny with the nets
He couldve stayed in jerz and still had the big back yard and private schools that he had in utah.

 

[valet]

Does he really take the Subway though? I find it hard to believe he won't be bombarded by fans all the time

What has he done to be bombared by fans? Jk. Naw but i heard of way famous celebs who take the train

 

[jaguar paw]

Too bad that monstrous contract is damn near un-tradeable.

 

[Guess Who]

salt lake is a great place to raise a family tho

If you want your kids to be lame.

Have you ever been there? It's boring as hell and there's like 7 black people.

Salt Lake City also has a surprisingly small population and the city is so small you can walk from one end to the other in a few hours.

There's barely any night life there, either. Everybody is mormon, the women are mostly terrible.

Basically, I found nothing redeeming about Salt Lake City besides the scenery--it's pretty.

But maybe I'm biased cuz I'm from the big city.

 

[Real N Quotes]

We'll I don't think he should take the subway anymore after those comments

Too many athletes let their agents run their lives....dude should have just went back to Dallas and played with Dirk

 

[Kings County]

nikka brooklyn is a whole diff animal if you used to the south dont come up here we fukking savages out chea

 

[Primetime21]

But maybe I'm biased cuz I'm from the big city.

Ya think

 

[OG Talk]

nikka brooklyn is a whole diff animal if you used to the south dont come up here we fukking savages out chea

Sneak diss the South while jacking Southern slang brehs

 

[DetroitEWarren]

Sneak diss the South while jacking Southern slang brehs

Its the truth though bro. If you aint used to being around a bunch of negative ass people, you aint gone like the East Coast or the Midwest. shyt is just so much different from the normal lifestyle of the South. When my fam goes to Atlanta and Louisiana we are amazed at just how fukkin nice people are, even the hood nikkas. Everybody speaks and shyt like that, nikkas you dont even know or try to talk to will be saying hi and shyt. nikkas up north dont speak to random people

 

[OG Talk]

Its the truth though bro. If you aint used to being around a bunch of negative ass people, you aint gone like the East Coast or the Midwest. shyt is just so much different from the normal lifestyle of the South. When my fam goes to Atlanta and Louisiana we are amazed at just how fukkin nice people are, even the hood nikkas. Everybody speaks and shyt like that, nikkas you dont even know or try to talk to will be saying hi and shyt. nikkas up north dont speak to random people

Yeah I agree with this.. Even the cacs are more friendly and respectful down South...Which goes against the stereotypes of big city white liberals and how they are more tolerant than folks from red states... I just came back from being back home this weekend and could tell the difference...