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

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" 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 not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say. "

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

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" 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. "

" I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game. "

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

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

" 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 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 was a great help-side defender in college, but as far as really wanting to lock somebody up, that was never really my focus. "

" 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. "

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

" At the end of the day, before basketball, before anything, I'm a man. "

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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. "

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" You see the guys sign the big contract, you see everybody on TV, but you don't see all the work that goes into that. It's a grind. And a lot of people don't see that grind. "