Draymond Green Quotes

Giannis is truly a student of the game. He listens to the coaches, they show him film, and he's always in the gym working on his game and trying to find ways to get better.

I love the game of basketball. I love being able to work every day. I love being able to watch film, be a student of the game. It may not show emotionally, but I just love that I'm able to do this.

Obviously you've got God-given talent to do things that a lot of people can't do but I actually put the body of work in to get stronger, get faster, trying to work on my technique, trying to do little things that people usually don't do, just trying to improve my game.

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the time with it, you're gonna reap the rewards.

Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way.

Real practice means working on stuff you're not good at. Real practice is about butting your head against the wall repeatedly until you get it right.

I don't know how anybody gets better at anything aside from doing it.

I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.

When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer wrestling and learned different styles.

Whatever it is you do, study it, learn the ins and outs of it, and really work on building your craft.

With every look I can get and every defense I play against I get more experience.

My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from an average high school player to the NBA.

Goal of mine is to make first team All-Defense. The way you do that is guarding the best players.

Nothing is easy, but it's definitely great to have a guy who can shoot from anywhere.

I need to just keep training hard and getting all the information from the coaches and the players.

Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better.

It's not about making the most shots or even dunking the ball or any of that. It's about being consistent every day you step on the court.

I think hitting's just repetition. The more you hit, the better you're gonna get.

As more we play cricket, the more players will learn from it.

A lot of players are naturally talented, but you also have to work to improve yourself.

I was at a basketball camp when I was a kid and the lecturer used basketball spinning to teach us a lesson on never being satisfied with what you've accomplished. The lecturer talked about how the game of basketball was about learning to control the ball through dribbling and passing and shooting.

I watched videos of great players. I was inspired by what they did, then I used to try things out in training.

That's what the great teams do. That's where, if you're a good shooter, become a great one. If you're a good ballhandler, become a great one.