American - Athlete | March 4, 1990 -
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.
Draymond Green
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Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts.
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When you play against people that's better than you, you get better.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table.
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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.
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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.
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I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better.
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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.
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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.
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