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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/you-don-t-contest-shots-without-expending-energy-you-don-t-get/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

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## More by Draymond Green

> [I think when you look around this league, so much is scripted. And not scripted in a sense that the league is scripted, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/i-think-when-you-look-around-this-league-so-much-is-scripted-and-not/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/my-mom-growing-up-with-her-she-always-taught-us-to-say-whatever-like/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/i-just-go-out-and-play-my-game-just-making-sure-i-keep-doing-those/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [Every decision I make is, 'How is this helping me become a billionaire?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/every-decision-i-make-is-how-is-this-helping-me-become-a-billionaire/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/my-uncle-my-dad-always-made-sure-i-had-guard-skills-but-as-far-as/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [I wouldn't necessarily say I'm arrogant. I'm just confident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/i-wouldn-t-necessarily-say-i-m-arrogant-i-m-just-confident/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [I think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is transcending the NBA. I also think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/i-think-it-s-cool-to-read-that-draymond-green-is-transcending-the-nba/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/al-gore-won-the-popular-vote-and-didn-t-get-elected-president-so-i-m/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/that-s-one-of-my-strengths-that-i-can-adjust-and-i-can-play-with/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [Sometimes it's tougher against bad teams because you can't really get a read on them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/sometimes-it-s-tougher-against-bad-teams-because-you-can-t-really-get/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [I know what I'm capable of, and I try to go out and prove that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/i-know-what-i-m-capable-of-and-i-try-to-go-out-and-prove-that/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/it-just-doesn-t-go-with-my-story-to-be-a-first-round-pick-because-i/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/you-re-not-born-knowing-how-to-do-math-you-re-taught-that-you-re-not/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [I will not feel like I've made it until the day I retire from basketball because there's something that I can always get better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/i-will-not-feel-like-i-ve-made-it-until-the-day-i-retire-from/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

> [You couldn't play if you weren't tough. You'd get bullied. Everybody who comes through the Civitan Recreation Center has to be tough. It's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/draymond-green/you-couldn-t-play-if-you-weren-t-tough-you-d-get-bullied-everybody/)

[Draymond Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/draymond-green/)

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