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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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" When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, 'So are you a small forward or a power forward?' and I was like, 'I'm a basketball player.' Period. "

Draymond Green

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Basketball

" I have the mindset of a mid-level guy or a minimum guy. My path here wasn't expected: my path wasn't that I was going to the NBA and making $16 million a year. So I identify more with those guys, and I want to be a voice for them. I want to help them elevate their status in the league. That's my goal. "

" You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way. "

Draymond Green

Learn

You

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

" 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. "

" After a game, I really just relax with the family. "

" I know what I'm capable of, and I try to go out and prove that. "

Draymond Green

Know

Capable

" One thing I've always been taught at the defensive end is you hit first. In life, you throw the first punch; you don't get punched first. It's the same on defense: You've got to hit first. Do your work early. That's what I was always taught. If you don't do your work early, you're done. "

" My fire is my gift and my curse. I harness it 95% of the time, but the 5% I don't, it works against me. "

" My uncle, my dad always made sure I had guard skills. But as far as defending everybody, that wasn't really my mindset until my rookie year. "

" I refuse to be outworked, and I consider myself to have the heart of a lion. "

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

" I have friends in prison. I send them money. I send them food. They say, 'Bro, get me out of here.' There's nothing I can do. They're five years in on a 20-year sentence. They went in at 16, they'll get out at 36. That's a lifetime. "

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

Draymond Green

See

Tell

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

" I think when you look around this league, so much is scripted. And not scripted in a sense that the league is scripted, but when guys talk, it's like, 'Say this. Yeah, come out and say that.' Like, nah, I'm not doing that. I'm going to say what's on my mind. I'm going to say what's on my heart. It's just genuine speaking. "

" At the end of the day, I continue to think I can get better, and that's always my focus. "

" So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog. "

" 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

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" I'm blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it. "

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

" Everyone wonders why I talk junk, but I was doomed from the beginning. "

" Are you going to back down to somebody? If not, you're giving yourself a chance. "

" That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone. "

" It's the way of life in Saginaw. If you're not tough, you don't survive. "

" I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me. "

" 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. "

" I think complacency is what you allow it to be. "

" 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. "

" When the ball isn't in my hands, I'm already scanning for where the next pass is going. "