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

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" I may not be the most athletic, but I understand the game. "

" 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. "

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

" I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me. "

" 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. "

" If you put junk into your body, your body is going to give you junk results. "

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

" I have a great smile. A lot of people don't know that. "

" 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. "

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

" What's my status? I'm just a guy from Saginaw, Michigan, trying to make it. But you know, pretty nice crib. "

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

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

" My heart is bigger than most guys who have size over me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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 can throw all the good passes I want, but if they don't make shots, it's not an assist. "

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

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

" Just because it's a break doesn't mean it has to be fast all the time. It can be a secondary break, but you've got to allow the defense to break down. "

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