Blake Griffin

“Playing in the NBA has been a dream of mine for a long time, so to finally get to do that is amazing.”

“Shoes are a big thing for me, just because it's hard to find shoes that fit me correctly.”

“To me, I never get too caught up in the position thing. At the end of the day, you're playing your game.”

“L.A.'s been my home.”

“I've never had hard feelings with any of my teammates who decided to leave or felt like it was best to leave.”

“I still think, when you go to the Garden, it's a completely different feeling. The energy - there seems like there's just a consistent buzz the entire game.”

“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.”

“I just like to be alone sometimes and think.”

“Food is a big part of my life.”

“You're not going to please everybody. I've just got to do whatever I feel is right, just use my judgment.”

“I really love to play physical. That's when I feel like I'm at my best... I seek it out.”

“Lob City doesn't exist anymore. Lob City is done.”

“I'm just trying to do my job and my part to make this a team that people respect.”

“When you have a tough year or a year that didn't go the way you wanted it, especially the playoffs and all that and not being able to take advantage of our team and our talent on our team, you feel that. And whenever something is taken away from you like that, you definitely cherish it more.”

“There are times when hard fouls are just a part of the game, and then there's times when they're a little bit further than that.”

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

“I love the process. It's like I've fallen in love with the process of trying to become great.”

“Every team starts out at the beginning of the year saying, 'We want to win a championship,' but you've got to have a goal of getting to the playoffs first.”

“I've never seen somebody get more flak than Colin Kaepernick for silently and nonviolently protesting and standing up for something he believes, and something that obviously is an actual problem.”

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