Draymond Green

“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.”

“There's still nothing like a home-cooked meal. Absolutely not.”

“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 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.”

“I'm trying to make the Hall of Fame.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I don't really mind any scrutiny. It doesn't bother me. I'm going to still live my life and do everything I do the same way and not lose any sleep.”

“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.”

“That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“I'm human, and I make mistakes.”

“Every decision I make is, 'How is this helping me become a billionaire?'”

“So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog.”