"I just think, obviously as players, we're held to a higher standard. I've had to watch myself on tha..." — Matt Barnes

I love to be physical.

I was playing tackle football in the street at five years old. Always being physical. Always being tough, just like a man's man. It was just always about being tough.

I grew up in the '80s in an era that was tough. The Pistons, Celtics, Knicks, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason. It wasn't dirty. It was just men playing basketball.

Early in my career I had to be a goon to survive. I did everything I had to do and probably some things I shouldn't have.