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I've never been a guy who has said 'OK' about stuff. That's not me. That's not my personality. If I think something's wrong, I express that.

You've just got to earn my respect.

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

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Become a good all-around human being.

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

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Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

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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.

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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.

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I'm trying to make the Hall of Fame.

Draymond Green

I've never been a guy who has said 'OK' about stuff. That's not me. That's not my personality. If I think something's wrong, I express that.

Draymond Green

Everyone wonders why I talk junk, but I was doomed from the beginning.

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In the NBA, there's always a guy who is only around because he can jump. He doesn't have a clue about the fundamentals. I learn more from the WNBA. They know how to dribble, how to pivot, how to use the shot fake.

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So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog.

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I see the game differently than some guys. I'm always reading the next move.

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My fire is my gift and my curse. I harness it 95% of the time, but the 5% I don't, it works against me.

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When the ball isn't in my hands, I'm already scanning for where the next pass is going.

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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've been pretty broke my entire life. I'm not going to live that same life, but I'm going to keep those same principles.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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If you've got to second-guess talking to a teammate, what you have will never work.

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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.

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I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table.

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

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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.

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

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You couldn't play if you weren't tough. You'd get bullied. Everybody who comes through the Civitan Recreation Center has to be tough. It's what we breed.

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

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I'm human, and I make mistakes.

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

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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.

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