Top 66 Draymond Green Quotes

My whole life, I’ve guarded guys bigger than me.

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

I’m blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it.

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

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

There is no chip coming off of my shoulder because, at the end of the day, you’re still going to continue to be doubted.

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.

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.

I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better.

I’m trying to make the Hall of Fame.

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.

Every decision I make is, ‘How is this helping me become a billionaire?’

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

I can’t worry about techs. I’ve got to play my game.

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.

There are certain guys in the league that get their rhythm off their dribble.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

Be remembered for the right things.

I grew up in a household where my mom made $16,000 a year. I know the struggle. I know how to keep those things in perspective, and I do keep it into perspective.

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.

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 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 will not feel like I’ve made it until the day I retire from basketball because there’s something that I can always get better at, and there’s always somebody better, and that’s what drives me.

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.

There’s still nothing like a home-cooked meal. Absolutely not.

I have a great smile. A lot of people don’t know that.

I’m blessed, and… all the time, I sit and think, ‘Wow.’

Are you going to back down to somebody? If not, you’re giving yourself a chance.

I think it’s cool to read that Draymond Green is transcending the NBA. I also think it’s cool to read that Draymond Green is terrible.

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

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

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.

I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m arrogant. I’m just confident.

When you’re 250 pounds, you can push more people around, but you can’t move as fast or jump as high.

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.

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.

Wherever you go in Michigan, you find that toughness. I don’t know if it’s the weather or the hard times. It’s like, if I can make it out of here, I had to be super tough.

A guy who’s not a champion can’t talk too much about championships, can he?

I can throw all the good passes I want, but if they don’t make shots, it’s not an assist.

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.

I always loved playing basketball. That was never a problem for me. You want to go to the park or the gym, I’ll play with you all day, but working out, I didn’t love. I hated it.

After a game, I really just relax with the family.

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

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

I have friends in prison. I send them money. I send them food. They say, ‘Bro, get me out of here.’ There’s nothing I can do. They’re five years in on a 20-year sentence. They went in at 16, they’ll get out at 36. That’s a lifetime.

Let me get my money’s worth if I’m going to get some techs.

The goal is to win a championship. Every team enters the season with the goal to win the championship, but realistically, there are five or six teams with a realistic shot at winning a championship.

When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, ‘So are you a small forward or a power forward?’ and I was like, ‘I’m a basketball player.’ Period.

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

Become a good all-around human being.

You’ve just got to earn my respect.

I’m human, and I make mistakes.

What’s my status? I’m just a guy from Saginaw, Michigan, trying to make it. But you know, pretty nice crib.

When you play against people that’s better than you, you get better.

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

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.

Michigan State means so much to my life and me.

When I do things, I’m all-in.

I can see things before they happen on the court.

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.

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

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