Blake Griffin

When you have a tough year or a year that didn't go the way you wanted it, especially the playoffs and all that and not being able to take advantage of our team and our talent on our team, you feel that. And whenever something is taken away from you like that, you definitely cherish it more. ”

The thing about the max is, you're worth whatever somebody is willing to pay you, in my mind. ”

Before a game, I prefer R&B and stuff that calms me down, like the Weeknd. ”

I love L.A. You definitely can't beat the weather, and being close to the beach is nice. It's a good town. ”

I love the process. It's like I've fallen in love with the process of trying to become great. ”

Sometimes you get the rap of, 'Don't always play hard,' or, 'Just doing it for the money.' But there are guys that genuinely love the game of basketball and are always playing it and are always out there. There are guys that work hard and actually understand the game and are very knowledgeable off the court as well. ”

I really love to play physical. That's when I feel like I'm at my best... I seek it out. ”

Food is a big part of my life. ”

Me personally, I'm always going to lead by example first. But there are moments where I need to use my voice and go up to a guy and get my message across. ”

We can't have the mindset of becoming complacent with losing. ”