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

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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. "

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

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

" No matter what, no matter how I feel, always bring effort. "

" Four-men aren't used to picking up guys pushing the ball in transition. Let alone, somebody getting the rebound and just busting. "

" I know when I need to be pushing it full speed; I know when I got to probe and allow the flow to open up, because, at the end of the day, on the basketball court, something's going to open up. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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