A biography for Draymond Greenhasn’t been written yet.
“I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me.”
“I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles.”
“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 was a great help-side defender in college, but as far as really wanting to lock somebody up, that was never really my focus.”
“Everyone wonders why I talk junk, but I was doomed from the beginning.”
“At the end of the day, before basketball, before anything, I'm a man.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table.”
“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.”
“When you play against people that's better than you, you get better.”
“It's the way of life in Saginaw. If you're not tough, you don't survive.”
“I'm blessed, and... all the time, I sit and think, 'Wow.'”
“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.”
“A guy who's not a champion can't talk too much about championships, can he?”
“I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game.”
“No matter what, no matter how I feel, always bring effort.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”