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

" I think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is transcending the NBA. I also think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is terrible. "

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

" 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 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. "

" Sometimes it's tougher against bad teams because you can't really get a read on them. "

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

" Let me get my money's worth if I'm going to get some techs. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" All 'potential' means to me is that you haven't proved anything. "

" I had a great time at Michigan State, but no four years will compare to Saginaw High. "

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

" 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. "

" A guy who's not a champion can't talk too much about championships, can he? "

" In the NBA, there's always a guy who is only around because he can jump. He doesn't have a clue about the fundamentals. I learn more from the WNBA. They know how to dribble, how to pivot, how to use the shot fake. "

" You've just got to earn my respect. "

" I can see things before they happen on the court. "

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

" I'm human, and I make mistakes. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" There's still nothing like a home-cooked meal. Absolutely not. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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