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" I'm blessed, and... all the time, I sit and think, 'Wow.' "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I put my heart into this. Like, winning to me is, I make it life or death. "

" I watch basketball all day every day. So when I'm watching the games, I watch it - I just enjoy watching basketball - but when I'm watching other people play, I'm really just watching as a student trying to figure different things out. "

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

" If you're not getting better, you're getting worse. "

" 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 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. "

" Bogut - I wouldn't be the defender I am without Bogut. He taught me a ton. Angles. How to guard the post. You name it, he taught me a ton. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't really mind any scrutiny. It doesn't bother me. I'm going to still live my life and do everything I do the same way and not lose any sleep. "

" The fans at Quicken Loans Arena are pretty hostile. They say nasty things. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I just go out and play my game. Just making sure I keep doing those little things, like playing with toughness, that's just me. "

" 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. "

" When you play against people that's better than you, you get better. "