37 Draymond Green Quotes on Winning (BASKETBALL)

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Winning is contagious. It becomes addictive, and you never want to settle for anything less. — **Winning** is contagious. It becomes addictive, and you never want to settle for anything less.

I don't have a scoring mentality. My mentality is to win. — I don’t have a scoring mentality. My mentality is to **win**.

Success is not just about individual achievements; it's about how you elevate your teammates and make everyone better. — **Success** is not just about individual achievements; it’s about how you elevate your teammates and make everyone better.

I take pride in being a leader and being vocal on the court. It's important to communicate and keep everyone on the same page. — I take pride in being a **leader** and being vocal on the court. It’s important to **communicate** and keep everyone on the same page.

It's not always about the points; it's about the impact you make on the game. — It’s not always about the points; it’s about the impact you make on the game.

I feel like each possession is a battle and you never want to lose a battle.

I'm not afraid to speak my mind and stand up for what I believe in. — I’m not afraid to speak my mind and stand up for what I **believe** in.

I've always been underestimated and overlooked. It fuels me to prove people wrong. — I’ve always been underestimated and overlooked. It fuels me to prove people wrong.

You have to be willing to do the dirty work, the things that don't show up in the stat sheet, to be a champion. — You have to be willing to do the dirty work, the things that don’t show up in the stat sheet, to be a **champion**.

You have to embrace the struggle and the grind. That's where greatness is built. — You have to embrace the struggle and the grind. That’s where greatness is built.

17 Inspirational Draymond Green Quotes on Success & Basketball

“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.”
Draymond Green

I refuse to be outworked, and I consider myself to have the heart of a lion.

I wouldn't necessarily say I'm arrogant. I'm just confident. — I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m arrogant. I’m just **confident**.

I play with passion and intensity. That's just who I am as a player. — I play with **passion** and intensity. That’s just who I am as a player.

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

Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

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

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

“I’ve gotten to the point where I’m comfortable guarding any position on the floor. It just didn’t happen overnight. It came with a lot of work, a lot of film study and everything.”
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No one is going to tell me I'm too small to do whatever, to do anything. That's not up to them, and I'll never give anyone that power to say that. — No one is going to tell me I’m too small to do whatever, to do anything. That’s not up to them, and I’ll never give anyone that power to say that.

If you're not getting better, you're getting worse. — If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse.

I think complacency is what you allow it to be. — I think **complacency** is what you allow it to be.

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

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

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

That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone. — That’s one of my **strengths**, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone.

10 Deep Draymond Green Quotes About Life

“You’re not born knowing how to do math. You’re taught that. You’re not born knowing how to hate someone. You’re taught that. And so I feel I want to use my platform to raise awareness about it. To help raise something positive. In America, you look around and a lot of things that happen – it all stems from that.”
Draymond Green

Al Gore won the popular vote and didn't get elected president, so I'm not going to sit here and kill myself over not winning Defensive Player of the Year. — **Al Gore** won the popular vote and didn’t get elected president, so I’m not going to sit here and kill myself over not winning Defensive Player of the Year.

I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles. — 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 going to be more critical of myself than anyone could ever be. — I’m going to be more critical of myself than anyone could ever be.

“It’s kinda ridiculous what you can’t say nowadays. You really can’t say anything you believe! I think it’s fricking ridiculous how sensitive everyone is to everything, how much things are frowned upon. How much stuff will cost you nowadays. I think it’s fricking ridiculous that we can’t – there’s certain topics that you can’t really say how you feel about.”
Draymond Green

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. — 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**.

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

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

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

“You see the guys sign the big contract, you see everybody on TV, but you don’t see all the work that goes into that. It’s a grind. And a lot of people don’t see that grind.”
Draymond Green