Quotes from Draymond Green

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

Become a good all-around human being.

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

Bogut - I wouldn't be the defender I am without Bogut. He taught me a ton. Angles. How to guard the post. You name it, he taught me a ton.

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.

Be remembered for the right things.

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

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

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.

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

My heart is bigger than most guys who have size over 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'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game.

I feel like each possession is a battle and you never want to lose a battle.

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.

Every time you make a jump, whether it's from high school to college or college to the NBA, you're going to hear questions about your athletic ability.

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

Michigan State means so much to my life and me.

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

People will always try to change you. They will always want you to be who they want you to be. That's fine because I'll always be exactly who I want to be.

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.

You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way.

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.

The more time you spend with somebody, the more your relationship grows.