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" I always loved playing basketball. That was never a problem for me. You want to go to the park or the gym, I'll play with you all day, but working out, I didn't love. I hated it. "

Draymond Green

Gym

Problem

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Bigger

" Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot. "

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My Life

Sleep

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" You see the guys sign the big contract, you see everybody on TV, but you don't see all the work that goes into that. It's a grind. And a lot of people don't see that grind. "

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" I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table. "

" I was a great help-side defender in college, but as far as really wanting to lock somebody up, that was never really my focus. "

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Lock

Focus

" I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better. "

" 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. "

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Weather

Know

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Learn

You

" I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable guarding any position on the floor. It just didn't happen overnight. It came with a lot of work, a lot of film study and everything. "

" A person who can go out and get 40 is going to get a lot more respect than somebody who goes out and holds somebody to two points. It's just the nature of the game. It doesn't bother me. "

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