Blake Griffin Quotes

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.

Once you become complacent and once you're happy with your performance or whatever it is, I don't think you'll get better as quickly.

Energy is something you can control, in everything you do, you're going to face people more talented than you. I set myself apart by bringing more energy than they do.

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.

Take care of your body from the inside out.

The people that are surrounding me have my best interest.

I'm thankful for some of bad experiences I've had. They helped me with the way I view people and see them for who they really are.

This has been a dream for me.

Grandparents get older and they can't do things for themselves anymore. I'm gonna struggle with that. Because I hate depending on people to do anything for me.

People can't measure the amount of heart you have and how much you're willing to fight for something.

I'm going to be working on my shot. Working on extending my range. Keep working on everything, and really studying the game.

If you love the game and you love playing, just have fun and enjoy it. Work hard and don't get bogged down by it.

The sincerity with which you do things, that's what shapes your life.

If you read a label and just look up the ingredients, you'll be able to figure out really easily what's good for you and what's bad.

The best part is if you dunk on someone at home and they show it on the replay!

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.

My dad was a huge basketball influence in my life on and off the court. Playing for him and having him around, having him push me harder than maybe another coach would have was a huge blessing for me. 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.

[When] I was young and I listened to everything - I took everything to heart. I didn't really realize how much people want to talk badly about you when you're down, or kick you when you're down. As basketball players, people think everybody's ultra-confident. But that's not the case.

We're not going to think about what's happened in the past.

It's cool to actually have my own trading card.

When I was younger, I was just always looking for this hot, so hot, like super-hot girl. 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.

I was always chasing Taylor, trying to keep up with him.

Every season is so much different and you go through your ups and downs, you figure your team out, you get to play against great teams. 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.

I 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. My mom just had me doing that for a long, long time. And I enjoy eating healthy. It's not a chore to me to eat healthy food.

Some people are so poor, all they have is their money.