Draymond Green

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

It's the way of life in Saginaw. If you're not tough, you don't survive.

I put my heart into this. Like, winning to me is, I make it life or death.

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.

I know things that I need to work on in my life, things that I can be better at.

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.

After a game, I really just relax with the family.

A person who can go out and get 40 is going to get a lot more respect than somebody who goes out and holds somebody to two points. It's just the nature of the game. It doesn't bother me.

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.

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.

I'm human, and I make mistakes.

Become a good all-around human being.