Blake Griffin

I'm just trying to do my job and my part to make this a team that people respect. ”

I'm not really trying to be a stand-up comedian. I have a huge amount of respect for the guys who do it. That's their livelihood. That's their job. It's just something that I enjoy. ”

Every team starts out at the beginning of the year saying, 'We want to win a championship,' but you've got to have a goal of getting to the playoffs first. ”

If you have less games, less back-to-backs, the product's better. The fans will appreciate it more. You see those college guys playing so hard, but they play 36 games in the same amount of time we play 82 almost. ”

I like to play physical, and I'm a big guy, and I think sometimes - maybe sometimes I am pushing somebody, and I don't realize how hard I'm pushing them. And then they do it back, and it's kind of like, 'Jeez!' ”

Basketball is basketball, but with each level, there's new challenges and new things you have to pick up. ”

Teams go on runs. We have to be able to withstand a run and not get down on ourselves. ”

There are guys on different teams across the league who are bench guys, and guys who that - that's their role, to be on the bench encouraging guys to play hard and get good minutes. ”

I still think, when you go to the Garden, it's a completely different feeling. The energy - there seems like there's just a consistent buzz the entire game. ”

I feel like people believe I'm thinking a different thing than I am because I have this look about me. ”