Draymond Green spoke candidly about what truly held himself, Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson together.
The catalyst for Green’s emotional reflection was a recent disclosure by Steph Curry, who publicly admitted to battling impostor syndrome throughout his career.
Impostor syndrome and doubt as primary fuel
Green admitted that Curry’s honesty caught him off guard, despite sharing a locker room with him for over a decade:
“When I saw Steph say he struggles with impostor syndrome, I thought, ‘Man…’ I know him extremely well. We’ve spent 13 years together. I’ve probably spent more time with him over the last 13 years than with anyone else in my life. I didn’t actually know that. But when he said it, I was like, ‘Ah, it makes sense, because I feel like that sometimes too.’ But I’m not Steph Curry, so I thought, ‘Oh man, him too?’ The doubt we both faced is what our journey was built on. Klay as well. All of us were, in a way, undervalued and overlooked.”
Draymond Green says the Warriors dynasty was built on the bedrock of doubt
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Covering flaws and winning four rings
The veteran power forward then recalled their early days when no one believed in them, emphasizing how their complementary skill sets transformed individual flaws into their greatest strength:
“Doubt is actually what made all of this possible for us. You didn’t see it. You doubted all of us. ‘He’s too short, he’s not strong enough. He can’t handle the ball well enough. He can’t play. He can’t shoot.’ All of us. Our foundation was actually built on this: I cover his flaw here, he covers my flaw there, he covers his flaw over here.”
“We bonded over that and used everything we had together to build this thing up. That’s what brought us together, elevated us, and created something I still can’t believe. I mean, man, we won four championship titles. Everything was built on doubt. We rallied around that doubt.”
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Answering critics
Critics and casual observers have long questioned how and why Curry tolerates Green’s temperamental outbursts and on-court suspensions. The fierce defensive leader provided a clear explanation to address that recurring narrative:
“People like to say, ‘Bro, I don’t know how Steph deals with him. I don’t know why Steph still wants him on this team.’ You’ll never understand why. We are connected by doubt. That is probably the key ingredient to everything you’ve seen us do.”
At the very end, Green emphasized the mutual dependence and unbreakable bond that defined the Golden State Warriors‘ defining trio:
“We relied on each other. None of us exists without the other. There is no Draymond without Steph. There is no Steph without Draymond. There is no Klay without Steph. None of us exists without the other.”
