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" In basketball, there's a lot of pushing, grabbing, and shoving going on that nobody else sees. That's why I'm training with MMA fighter Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone. "

Blake Griffin

Basketball

Fighter

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" Me personally, I'm always going to lead by example first. But there are moments where I need to use my voice and go up to a guy and get my message across. "

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" One of my favorite games of all time was on Nintendo 64 - 'NFL Blitz.' I don't know why, I just loved that game - being able to hit people after the play and stuff was always fun. "

" You just have to know that there's people watching you, and you've got to be a positive role model and not put yourself in bad situations. "

" Sometimes you just have to calm down a little bit and let the system work itself. "

" I love the process. It's like I've fallen in love with the process of trying to become great. "

" I'm just trying to do my job and my part to make this a team that people respect. "

" Basketball is basketball, but with each level, there's new challenges and new things you have to pick up. "

" If you have less games, less back-to-backs, the product's better. The fans will appreciate it more. You see those college guys playing so hard, but they play 36 games in the same amount of time we play 82 almost. "

" The thing about the max is, you're worth whatever somebody is willing to pay you, in my mind. "

" I like to do a little bit of boldness but mixed in with a classic look. You don't have to do something crazy to stand out. "

" My biggest problem with everything going on is the lack of understanding and the lack of respect in this world. "

" The thing in basketball is you always want to be free. I don't want to be hugged up to my guy. When we're body to body, I want to control you. "

" I want to be quicker, I want to be stronger, and I want to be a leader. "

" I was raised in a Christian household and went to a Christian high school, so I believe in creationism, for sure. "

" The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game. "

" It was funny to hear that I'd slapped Bieber. I thought it was a joke. Then it blew up. I probably got 50 texts about it. "

" I want a long and healthy career. "

" Sometimes you get the rap of, 'Don't always play hard,' or, 'Just doing it for the money.' But there are guys that genuinely love the game of basketball and are always playing it and are always out there. There are guys that work hard and actually understand the game and are very knowledgeable off the court as well. "

" I think the worst thing that's happened to sports is 'sources say.' "

" The first laugh is always key. I've done some improv stuff. Once you get your first laugh, you're good. Up until that point, it's a little nerve-racking. "

" Slow motion goes one of two ways. It either makes it look really, really cool, or it makes it look really, really bad. "

" That's what I'm always searching for - finding the balance between not caring so much to where I put all this pressure on myself. But still caring enough to where it pushes me to work exactly how I've been working so far. "

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Balance

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