I’ve just got to let my teammates know in practice, without even telling them, that I don’t think I’m ahead of anybody.
KEVIN DURANTMy mom just wants to make sure that my heart is always in whatever I do and I’m in things for the right reasons.
More Kevin Durant Quotes
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I just loved being in the gym. It was tough at times. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but I’m glad I stuck with it.
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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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I’ve been second my whole life.
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I’m obviously not going to give you everything about my whole life, but as far as my personality, you see me all the time from watching the games.
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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.
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Through the tough times, you guys never left my side… That’s something that I really appreciate and I never want to take you guys for granted. I thank you so much for being part of my life. And not just on the basketball court, but giving me talks about growing as a man first, and a basketball player next.
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My acting coach I’ve got here, Richard Lawson, he’s been doing good, just telling me to calm down sometimes and just be me.
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This was an extremely difficult decision as I take great pride in representing our country. I know that I owe it to my USA Basketball teammates to be totally invested in the experience. After going through training camp with USAB.
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Coaching staff: I know there’s days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I’m not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy.
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You know, I think more people should watch women’s basketball. It’d do so much for the game.
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You hear all these stories about, ‘There’s one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.’ To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it’s just crazy. It’s still crazy to me.
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I love Oklahoma. The fans have been with me every night. What more can you ask for?
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Music has always been a big part of my life. It’s kind of like a refuge for me. I just use it to get away.
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You know, I don’t want to stand out too much.
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I want to go down as a winner.
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Our best years are only ahead of us, so we got to continue to keep pushing.
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I don’t mind talking about the game. I don’t mind talking about what we go through as players, because I want people to get a deeper look inside instead of looking at stats all the time or looking at numbers or just watching the game.
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I’m not the type of guy who’s just going to throw the ball inbounds to a guy who’s wide open. I can make the right pass.
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I’ve got a long way to go to being the ultimate best, but I think my time is now. And I’m starting to enter my prime.
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If I’d gone straight to the NBA, I don’t think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
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I failed so many times and got back up. I got through the toughest times with my family, but I’m still standing.
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With a versatile player, there’s no spot on the court you can’t pass him the ball. You can do anything.
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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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Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.
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I’m not trying to have my whole life out there in the media.
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I’m not out here to be beefing with nobody.
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