It seemed like we were losing every night for a different reason. Now we’re winning a different way every time. It’s a great feeling.
BLAKE GRIFFINI was very healthy from a young age. I was always known as the healthy kid in my group of friends. My mom had us drink barley-grass powder, and I’ve taken vitamins and fish oil and multivitamins since I was a kid.
More Blake Griffin Quotes
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This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.
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This has been a dream for me.
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They really just taught me at an early age the values of hard work. Both my parents are two of the hardest working people that I know, so that was a big foundation for me and something I really cherish and it really helped me to grow up in that kind of household.
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I was always chasing Taylor, trying to keep up with him.
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Getting to play with my brother was an unreal experience at Oklahoma, in college, it’s some of the funnest times I’ve had in basketball, and I’ll cherish those memories forever.
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And then, as I’ve gotten older, different things are really important to me, like just honesty. Being able to sit down and have a conversation.
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You’re not being complacent, not falling back and floating around the perimeter too much, figuring out when to attack. I’m trying to find that balance between attacking and spotting up and things like that.
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The best part is if you dunk on someone at home and they show it on the replay!
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Sometimes you get lucky – you don’t put much work in and you’re successful anyway. But over the course of time, if you really want to shape your path, I think it’s about the quality of the time you put in.
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Many people see athletes in a certain way – flat and one dimensional. I want to change that view.
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College. I didn’t even realize it was carefree at the time, but looking back, that was the most carefree time ever.
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After you have a big game, you can’t just say, ‘That’s it, I’ve arrived,’ by any means. I’m always pushing it to be better. You always want to be better than you are, no matter what. I think that’s important.
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Basketball has always and will always come first to me but it’s also given me the chance to do really fun things and work with really fun people and its something I’m lucky to have.
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People can’t measure the amount of heart you have and how much you’re willing to fight for something.
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You have to fall in love with the process of becoming great.
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