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" A guy that's going to do all of the dirty work, that guy that is willing to defend anyone and do the little things and not really care about all of that other stuff. I think every championship team needs that. "

Draymond Green

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" I grew up in a household where my mom made $16,000 a year. I know the struggle. I know how to keep those things in perspective, and I do keep it into perspective. "

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" The goal is to win a championship. Every team enters the season with the goal to win the championship, but realistically, there are five or six teams with a realistic shot at winning a championship. "

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" I tell guys all the time, you see me messing up, get at me. I want you to get at me. "

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" No one is going to tell me I'm too small to do whatever, to do anything. That's not up to them, and I'll never give anyone that power to say that. "

" There are certain guys in the league that get their rhythm off their dribble. "

" If you've got to second-guess talking to a teammate, what you have will never work. "

" My mom. Growing up with her, she always taught us to say whatever. Like, 'You think something, say it. Don't bite your tongue for people.' I think there's a fine line with that, but at the same time, I'm a firm believer in speaking your mind. "

" Michigan State means so much to my life and me. "

" I put my heart into this. Like, winning to me is, I make it life or death. "

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Heart

Winning

" You don't contest shots without expending energy. You don't get deflections - unless you walk into one every now and then - without expending energy. These are the things in basketball you have to really want to do. "

" No matter what, no matter how I feel, always bring effort. "

" I'm a huge fan of basketball. Any time you get a chance to watch basketball, I do it. "

" There's the Draymond Green you see out on the floor. But that's not me. I mean, it is, but there's more. People see the fiery guy, the competitive guy, the trash talk and everything. But they don't see the love and compassion. They don't see the person. They don't see the real me, who values his friends and puts people first. "

" People will always try to change you. They will always want you to be who they want you to be. That's fine because I'll always be exactly who I want to be. "

" When you play against people that's better than you, you get better. "

" Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league. "

" I can't worry about techs. I've got to play my game. "

" I had a great time at Michigan State, but no four years will compare to Saginaw High. "

" Wherever you go in Michigan, you find that toughness. I don't know if it's the weather or the hard times. It's like, if I can make it out of here, I had to be super tough. "

Draymond Green

Weather

Know

" When you're 250 pounds, you can push more people around, but you can't move as fast or jump as high. "

" I'm going to be more critical of myself than anyone could ever be. "

" Sometimes it's tougher against bad teams because you can't really get a read on them. "

" Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts. "