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title: "7 Going Drafted Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Going Drafted quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Going Drafted sayings and thoughts."
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> [Growing up, I didn't know anyone that was a watch collector or into watches, but I was always kind of curious about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-redick/growing-up-i-didn-t-know-anyone-that-was-a-watch-collector-or-into/)

[J. J. Redick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-redick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/j-j-redick-6139_always_growing-up-i-didn-t-know-anyone-that-was_143916.jpg)

> [I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-was-going-to-get-drafted-but-i-didn-t-really-want-to-go-into-the/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/rick-james-10089_army_i-was-going-to-get-drafted-but-i-didn-t_843292.jpg)

> [I didn't think I was going to get drafted at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-gaudreau/i-didn-t-think-i-was-going-to-get-drafted-at-all/)

[Johnny Gaudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-gaudreau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/johnny-gaudreau-5438_drafted_i-didn-t-think-i-was-going-to-get-drafte_855624.jpg)

> [My senior year in high school I knew was going to be drafted into the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-favors/my-senior-year-in-high-school-i-knew-was-going-to-be-drafted-into-the/)

[Derrick Favors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-favors/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/derrick-favors-10364_high_my-senior-year-in-high-school-i-knew-was_898437.jpg)

> [I wasn't going to be drafted to steal bases at 18.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-butler/i-wasn-t-going-to-be-drafted-to-steal-bases-at-18/)

[Billy Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f96/billy-butler-14062_bases_i-wasn-t-going-to-be-drafted-to-steal-ba_979449.jpg)

> [I didn't think I was going to be drafted, to be honest. I'm so serious. I mean, wholeheartedly, too. I don't know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donovan-mitchell/i-didn-t-think-i-was-going-to-be-drafted-to-be-honest-i-m-so-serious/)

[Donovan Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donovan-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2a/donovan-mitchell-6469_draft_i-didn-t-think-i-was-going-to-be-drafted_2127934.jpg)

> [Some people are so stressed out about where they're going to get drafted or where they're going to have to move to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-aaron-fox/some-people-are-so-stressed-out-about-where-they-re-going-to-get/)

[De'Aaron Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-aaron-fox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/de-aaron-fox-6019_country_some-people-are-so-stressed-out-about-wh_2419357.jpg)

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