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" I know when I need to be pushing it full speed; I know when I got to probe and allow the flow to open up, because, at the end of the day, on the basketball court, something's going to open up. "

Draymond Green

Day

Basketball

End Of The Day

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

" 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. "

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

" I know things that I need to work on in my life, things that I can be better at. "

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

" I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles. "

" I will not feel like I've made it until the day I retire from basketball because there's something that I can always get better at, and there's always somebody better, and that's what drives me. "

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Day

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

" 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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See

Tell

" 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. "

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

" Every time you make a jump, whether it's from high school to college or college to the NBA, you're going to hear questions about your athletic ability. "

" When I do things, I'm all-in. "

Draymond Green

Things

" 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. "

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Power

Basketball

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" There is no chip coming off of my shoulder because, at the end of the day, you're still going to continue to be doubted. "

" I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say. "

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

" 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. "

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