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Blake Griffin
American
Athlete
Born:
Mar 16
,
1989
First
Game
Me
People
Think
You
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Sometimes you just have to calm down a little bit and let the system work itself.
Blake Griffin
Work
You
Sometimes
Calm
Down
Bit
System
Calm Down
Itself
Just
Little
Little Bit
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.
Blake Griffin
Day
Suits
Style
Lunch
Everyday
Meetings
Gear
Wear
Gym
More
Somewhat
Casual
Like
Lot
Sneakers
Going
Then
Games
Jeans
Workout
Keep
Contract year or not a contract year, I'm playing the exact same way and focused on the exact same things.
Blake Griffin
Year
Way
Focused
Exact
Contract
Same
Same Things
Things
Playing
It's always a little gross when you're guarding someone and you can see, like, hair coming from underneath his jersey.
Blake Griffin
You
Hair
Guarding
See
Someone
Like
Underneath
Always
Coming
His
Little
Gross
Jersey
I wanted to be a complete player, and I felt like the dunks started to overshadow other parts of my game.
Blake Griffin
Game
Other
Complete
Like
Parts
Felt
Wanted
Player
Started
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.'
Blake Griffin
Me
First
Google
Typed
Okay
Out
Find
About
More
Like
Sterling
Know
First Thing
Because
Said
Came
Were
Lot
Lottery
Up
Donald
Owned
The First Thing
Gonna
Then
Team
Pops
Thing
Draft
I like to play physical, and I'm a big guy, and I think sometimes - maybe sometimes I am pushing somebody, and I don't realize how hard I'm pushing them. And then they do it back, and it's kind of like, 'Jeez!'
Blake Griffin
Sometimes
Somebody
Big
Think
Back
Kind
Physical
Guy
Pushing
Like
How
Am
Big Guy
Maybe
Them
Realize
Then
Hard
Play
If I need to be, like, a guy that scores a lot, I'm willing to do that.
Blake Griffin
Willing
Guy
Like
Lot
Scores
Need
You're not going to please everybody. I've just got to do whatever I feel is right, just use my judgment.
Blake Griffin
You
Judgment
Whatever
Everybody
Please
Feel
Got
Going
Just
Use
Right
There are times when hard fouls are just a part of the game, and then there's times when they're a little bit further than that.
Blake Griffin
Game
Bit
Further
Part
Times
Than
Just
Little
Little Bit
Then
Hard
Every team starts out at the beginning of the year saying, 'We want to win a championship,' but you've got to have a goal of getting to the playoffs first.
Blake Griffin
Saying
You
Win
First
Year
Beginning
Every
Starts
Out
Got
Goal
Getting
Want
Team
Championship
Playoffs
To me, I never get too caught up in the position thing. At the end of the day, you're playing your game.
Blake Griffin
Day
Me
You
Game
End Of The Day
Too
Never
Caught
End
Up
Get
Your
Thing
Playing
Position
I've never had hard feelings with any of my teammates who decided to leave or felt like it was best to leave.
Blake Griffin
Best
Feelings
Teammates
Never
Had
Like
Felt
Leave
Any
Decided
Hard
Who
I want to put expectations on our team that are high. That's kind of the way I've always been, and I want to put those expectations on our team as well.
Blake Griffin
Our
Way
Those
Kind
High
Put
Well
Always
Been
Expectations
Want
Team
The biggest thing I think is, 'It's OK to care. It's OK to want to win and to be that team. To be upset when we lose.'
Blake Griffin
Win
Care
Lose
Think
OK
Upset
Want
Biggest
Biggest Thing
Team
Thing
We can't have the mindset of becoming complacent with losing.
Blake Griffin
Losing
Complacent
Mindset
Becoming
I've been wearing Zegna for a while. It started a long, long time ago, my rookie year.
Blake Griffin
Time
Long
Long Time
Year
Wearing
Long Time Ago
Been
While
Rookie
Started
My dad was 32 in college, and my brother wore 32 in college. So I'm just going to stick with it.
Blake Griffin
College
Brother
Stick
Going
Just
Wore
Dad
Coach Capel's got style. He's always got fresh Nikes on. He's got some pretty sweet suits.
Blake Griffin
Suits
Style
Sweet
Some
Pretty
He
Fresh
Always
Got
Coach
I was raised in a Christian household and went to a Christian high school, so I believe in creationism, for sure.
Blake Griffin
School
Believe
Christian
High
High School
Household
Sure
Raised
It was funny to hear that I'd slapped Bieber. I thought it was a joke. Then it blew up. I probably got 50 texts about it.
Blake Griffin
Funny
Thought
Joke
About
Blew
Got
Hear
Up
Texts
Then
Slapped
I think the worst thing that's happened to sports is 'sources say.'
Blake Griffin
Sports
Think
Say
Worst
Worst Thing
Sources
Happened
Thing
Sometimes you get the rap of, 'Don't always play hard,' or, 'Just doing it for the money.' But there are guys that genuinely love the game of basketball and are always playing it and are always out there. There are guys that work hard and actually understand the game and are very knowledgeable off the court as well.
Blake Griffin
Work
Love
You
Game
Work Hard
Money
Sometimes
Rap
Out
Guys
Well
Knowledgeable
Court
Understand
Genuinely
Always
Doing
Off
Very
Get
Just
Hard
Play
Actually
Playing
Basketball
If you have less games, less back-to-backs, the product's better. The fans will appreciate it more. You see those college guys playing so hard, but they play 36 games in the same amount of time we play 82 almost.
Blake Griffin
Time
You
Better
Fans
Will
College
Those
See
Guys
More
Almost
Same
Product
Hard
Games
Less
Play
Amount
Playing
Appreciate
The thing in basketball is you always want to be free. I don't want to be hugged up to my guy. When we're body to body, I want to control you.
Blake Griffin
You
Free
Control
Guy
Always
Up
Want
Body
Thing
Basketball
I know that if I'm going to take myself to where I want to go as an athlete and a person, I have to look at all my training options.
Blake Griffin
Myself
Training
Athlete
Take
Know
Look
Go
Person
Options
Going
Where
Want
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