What Blake Griffin has said about Performance under pressure in sports
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 30, 2026
Blake Griffin, Retired American NBA power forward, six-time All-Star best known for his years with the Los Angeles Clippers, now a basketball analyst, has been quoted on Performance under pressure in sports 2 times in 1 episode of Friends Keep Secrets, most recently on June 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Griffin says high-pressure moments are what he misses most about playing.
“that's the thing I miss the most is the big, like, high-pressure moments”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Blake Griffin Episode (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 20:25
Griffin says he never feared missing a big shot, only thinking about making it.
“It never went through my mind, what if I miss? It was always, what if I make it?”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Blake Griffin Episode (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 20:48
Episodes
The Blake Griffin EpisodeFriends Keep Secrets · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h
Retired NBA star Blake Griffin talks with Benny Blanco, Dave Burd and Kristin Batalucco about pressure, injuries, Lob City, locker-room life, trash talk and retirement.
Blake Griffin on other topics
- Trash talk in sports · 2 quotes
- Blake of the Year · 1 quote
- NBA locker room culture · 1 quote
- Sports psychology · 1 quote
- Lob City · 1 quote
- Achilles tendon rupture · 1 quote
- Los Angeles Clippers · 1 quote
- Traveling (basketball) · 1 quote