Blake Griffin Quotes

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Blake Griffin

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 16, 1989

The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game.

Blake Griffin

There's times in games where I feel like I can manipulate and control the game by doing a lot of things. And then there's times where I feel like I'm not inside the flow of the game.

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Growing up, I was always wearing my brother's hand-me-downs, so nothing ever fit me. I told myself whenever I have my own money and my own choice with what I get to wear, it's always going to fit me correctly.

Blake Griffin

I like to do a little bit of boldness but mixed in with a classic look. You don't have to do something crazy to stand out.

Blake Griffin

My everyday go-to style is a lot more casual. I like to wear suits to games, but during the day, going to the gym, I'm in my workout gear. Then if I'm going to lunch meetings, I like to keep it somewhat casual - short-sleeved button-ups, jeans, and sneakers.

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Shoes are a big thing for me, just because it's hard to find shoes that fit me correctly.

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I don't ever enjoy time away from the game. But it does make you appreciate what you have.

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Every time something is taken away, you're forced to take a step back and realize how much that thing means to you. You don't realize what you've got until it's gone.

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Contract year or not a contract year, I'm playing the exact same way and focused on the exact same things.

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I don't think any guy goes into a season worrying about the next season.

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It's always a little gross when you're guarding someone and you can see, like, hair coming from underneath his jersey.

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I'm not a fan of seeing myself on TV.

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My hair is brown with a tinge of red. The lights in NBA arenas are extremely bright, and that makes my hair look red.

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I feel like people believe I'm thinking a different thing than I am because I have this look about me.

Blake Griffin

I wanted to be a complete player, and I felt like the dunks started to overshadow other parts of my game.

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When the draft lottery came out, and the Clippers said they were gonna draft me, I went to Google to find out more about the Clippers because I didn't know a lot. And I was like, 'Okay, team owned by Donald Sterling.' So then I typed in 'Donald Sterling' in Google, and the first thing that pops up is 'Donald Sterling racist.'

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I'm more than blessed to be able to play a PE sport for money.

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If I need to be, like, a guy that scores a lot, I'm willing to do that.

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Teams go on runs. We have to be able to withstand a run and not get down on ourselves.

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You're not going to please everybody. I've just got to do whatever I feel is right, just use my judgment.

Blake Griffin