I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got guys like this – like these guys every single day that push me to be the best that I can be.
KEVIN DURANTI’ve been second in the MVP voting three times. I came in second in the Finals. I’m tired of being second. I’m not going to settle for that. I’m done with it.
More Kevin Durant Quotes
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I’m going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I really am and the basketball players to see who I really am, and that’s all that matters to me.
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It’s all about knowing the balance, because I like to remain somewhat of a mystery. You need to have that, you know what I mean?
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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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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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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’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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I like the nucleus that we have. I’m excited. I want to be here as long as possible. It’s like family. I love being here.
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Everything has been such a whirlwind ever since I stepped foot in the league and everything has been like a dream, so I’m just blessed to be in this position.
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I’ve learned that it’s harder to try to put on this goody two-shoes persona when that’s not me.
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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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Everybody. No matter how they feel about me, everybody on Oklahoma City, on that team, of course I watch them. I support them. I want them to do well.
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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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I want to be a champion.
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This city, all they want us to be is ourselves. You love us how we are. We’re all a work in progress as men and you still love us and I thank you so much for embracing us.
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Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.
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