Quotes from Jeff Green

I appreciate the route God put me through.

To me basketball is secondary. I had to really fight for my life. I almost died over this game.

Every morning waking up and every night going to bed, I look at my scar. And I tell the Lord, 'Thank you for the blessing that He's given me to keep living, to keep playing, just to continue to breathe everyday.'

Beyonce. I love it. Big Beyonce fan.

Sometimes you can get into a phase where you takes things for granted, especially each day. When you go through something life-threatening, something that could change something you love, it makes you appreciate it much more.

I have my days like everyone else, but mostly I'm the calm guy. I'm the laid-back one.

My feelings for Cleveland are a little bit different because there's always the memory of me having surgery here. Cleveland is a special place to me now because it's a place that helped save my life.

Going through heart surgery, being on blood thinners, having been in the hospital is not something you want to go through. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

The hardest part was four days after the surgery - my heart rate was very high, I was choking, I couldn't cough, and I started crying. And it was seeing the way my chest looked, definitely deformed. I'm a fit guy, I'm a skinny guy, but to look in the mirror I was bloated with all of the meds.

It's not in my place to comment on what the media says. You can write whatever you want to write. I'd just rather it be the truth.

I overcame a big struggle and was able to play in the most prestigious league in the world - something that kids dream of - and play for a long time.

You want to get your teammates involved. You want to make the right play. But sometimes you have to be the guy to make the play.

Sometimes I get caught in just trying to get assists, trying to help my teammates get a good shot, and I think I put myself in positions where I get turnovers or I force the issue.

I'm going to be a dad in a couple of weeks and by the grace of God, He's allowing me to see this moment and I can't wait. I think about it every day. My fiance and I have pillow talk about it every day, all day. I rub her belly, I'm blessed and I can't wait for my little princess to get here.

My game is what it is. I just have to improve on different things. Just show it out there on the court.

I've never been in this position where I've had to take an 'X' amount of shots, where I've had to focus on scoring. All of my career has been being a defensive player just running the floor.

I want to play, I wanted to finish out the games, but I've got to make sure I'm right before I step out on the floor.

I'm very fortunate and thankful everyday to the man up above. Because without Him, and my friends and family, I wouldn't be here.

I don't care what position I'm at. I'm on the floor, I'm playing, I'm thankful for that, so whatever coach tells me to do, I'm going to do.

I don't take nothing for granted.

I'm a great player.

Money comes, and money goes. I just want to win games. I could care less how much money is riding on a rebound.

I'm blessed to see another day. For something like that, with any strenuous activity, the tissue could rupture. Could have died, quite frankly. I'm grateful to the doctors in Boston that detected the aneurysm.

A lot of us take the game for granted, but that's not the case for me. I'm truly humbled by the game and when I say it, I mean it.