Quotes from Blake Griffin

That's the good thing about sports - it's very clear-cut. You either win, or you don't.

Teams go on runs. We have to be able to withstand a run and not get down on ourselves.

I'm thankful for some of bad experiences I've had. They helped me with the way I view people and see them for who they really are.

If you get behind in first grade, then you're behind every grade from then on.

I want to be a Hall of Famer, have an impact on my franchise, and you can do all of that by winning a championship.

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've put myself in the best possible positions through my daily training and my recovery processes and my offseason regimen and preparation. I break down when I have these freak injuries happen, when the hard work is basically thrown out.

My parents, I've always said, are two of the hardest working people I know.

My everyday go-to style is a lot more casual. I like to wear suits to games, but during the day, going to the gym, I'm in my workout gear. Then if I'm going to lunch meetings, I like to keep it somewhat casual - short-sleeved button-ups, jeans, and sneakers.

I think everybody's ideal is to have a wonderful career with one franchise, like Kobe and Tim Duncan.

It seemed like we were losing every night for a different reason. Now we're winning a different way every time. It's a great feeling.

You have to fall in love with the process of becoming great.

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

I've never really worried about being called soft or people thinking I'm soft. If anybody wants to step and take that challenge, I'm more than happy - off the court - because I don't want to get suspended.

I don't think any guy goes into a season worrying about the next season.

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

I've got to be the one at the end of games that people can rely on, that our guys can rely on.

Sometimes in the moment when I'm doing a press conference, one of my favorite things is to watch reporters.

I'm not really trying to be a stand-up comedian. I have a huge amount of respect for the guys who do it. That's their livelihood. That's their job. It's just something that I enjoy.

I don't go into a situation trying to knock somebody over. It's just the way I play: physical.

Team Griffin Foundation is a foundation trying to inspire young men and women to give them organization, give them something to have, kind of like when I was growing up. I had people who were supporting me, giving me the right tools that I needed to be able to achieve my dreams.

Playing 82 games is a haul, and with eight or nine exhibition games, it's a long process. You've got to take care of your body and make sure you're getting your work in and staying healthy throughout the whole season.

It's not something that I dwell on. I've never really had a problem with being soft.

We can't have the mindset of becoming complacent with losing.