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.
BLAKE GRIFFINMany people see athletes in a certain way – flat and one dimensional. I want to change that view.
More Blake Griffin Quotes
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You always want to be better than you are. No matter what, I think that’s important.
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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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I’m not a huge fan of plastic surgery, for either guys or girls.
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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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Some of the best competition there’s been since I’ve been in the league. Just every night, night in and night out we get to play against the top guys, the top teams. It’s a lot of fun.
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Transformation excites me. So does truth. Nothing is more thrilling, hilarious, and tragic than the truth. Those things motivated me to become an actor. Also, they always have the best food on set.
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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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I was always chasing Taylor, trying to keep up with him.
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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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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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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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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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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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The people that are surrounding me have my best interest.
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I wanted to play in the NBA, I wanted to play sports, I wanted to do all this. And I have. I think I am becoming a man.
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