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" 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. "

Draymond Green

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

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

" It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life. "

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

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

" 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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Basketball

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

" 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. "

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

" My whole life, I've guarded guys bigger than me. "

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" The more time you spend with somebody, the more your relationship grows. "

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

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Capable

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Every decision I make is, 'How is this helping me become a billionaire?' "

Draymond Green

How

Make

" 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. "

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

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

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

" You couldn't play if you weren't tough. You'd get bullied. Everybody who comes through the Civitan Recreation Center has to be tough. It's what we breed. "

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

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

" 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. "