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?”
KEVIN DURANTFirst off, I’d like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people, and I realize that.
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I’m sure they’ve moved on. But in the back of my mind, I still have a thing for Seattle and always am going to remember what they’ve done for me.
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I’m an old-school type of guy.
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I’m going to let you know the real, and I’m going to let you know the real as I can about me.
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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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In the game of basketball, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.
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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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I miss Seattle a lot. It was my first city that I lived in on my own. It was a great city to play for. It was unfortunate for the fans what happened, but it’s time to move on.
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When people are used to you doing something, they want you to stay in that lane.
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I want to show people who I really am, especially aspiring basketball players who want to be at this level. That’s what I’m about.
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I’m like a chameleon. I adapt to my situation. It’s very slowed down here. I like it that way. I’m a guy that’s very reserved, quiet and shy myself.
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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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Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.
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I like to sit on things and digest them and then I’ll figure out my next move, but I never said I was right for doing anything.
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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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I pray for you every night. You’ve taught me to feel confident in myself, believe in myself that I can do it when I didn’t think I could do it.
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