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" Basketball is basketball, but with each level, there's new challenges and new things you have to pick up. "
Blake Griffin
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" That's what I'm always searching for - finding the balance between not caring so much to where I put all this pressure on myself. But still caring enough to where it pushes me to work exactly how I've been working so far. "
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" Sometimes you just have to calm down a little bit and let the system work itself. "
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" I love the process. It's like I've fallen in love with the process of trying to become great. "
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" Sometimes you get the rap of, 'Don't always play hard,' or, 'Just doing it for the money.' But there are guys that genuinely love the game of basketball and are always playing it and are always out there. There are guys that work hard and actually understand the game and are very knowledgeable off the court as well. "
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" I want a long and healthy career. "
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" If you have less games, less back-to-backs, the product's better. The fans will appreciate it more. You see those college guys playing so hard, but they play 36 games in the same amount of time we play 82 almost. "
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" The thing about the max is, you're worth whatever somebody is willing to pay you, in my mind. "
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