Me as a person, I’m not the president of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). I don’t even know what to say. I’m not like this perfect, buttoned-up, suit-and-tie guy.
KEVIN DURANTGrateful for this opportunity with Roc Nation Sports. It’s go time.
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My mother taught me to always be strong and always work hard. She’s been working hard her whole life for me and my brother. I’m a lot like her in that I work hard for what I want. She taught me that.
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I believe I’m enough, you know what I’m saying?
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I want the younger kids, the basketball players in high school and college to hear from me and let them know that when you come to the league, this is what happens and this is how I feel as an NBA player. And it’s not all peachy keen.
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I’m not trying to have my whole life out there in the media.
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How I grew up, everybody was telling me, “You can’t do this, you can’t get tattoos, you’ve got to look a certain way.” Now, I’m like, “Why?”
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We went from apartment to apartment by ourselves. One of the best memories I had was when we moved into our first apartment, no bed, no furniture and we just sat in the living room and just hugged each other. We thought we made it.
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There’s a lot of falses – out there and if I take up for myself, it’s a bad thing. Sometimes you just got to live with it, but for the most part, I’m like look, I don’t want no problems with nobody.
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Beautiful fans of Oklahoma City, I can’t say enough about you guys. All the support you give our team. The home-court advantage we have is the best I’ve ever seen. We disappoint you sometimes, but we try our best every single night to win for you guys. And we want to win a championship for you guys.
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With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
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The majority of the time, you go out to eat with your teammates, then rest for the next day’s game. It’s not a vacation – most guys view the road as a business trip.
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My mom just wants to make sure that my heart is always in whatever I do and I’m in things for the right reasons.
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The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.
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For me, as a 14-year-old aspiring to be in the NBA, I wanted to hear from players.
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People always think women meet us in the hotel lobby, but it’s the opposite.
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If I continue to just get to the playoffs every year, I guess you could say I arrived, but right now I’m just trying to find my way.
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