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.
KEVIN DURANTI 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.
More Kevin Durant Quotes
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I can score the basketball, but I think I can pass pretty well or I can make the correct pass.
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I’m just trying to grow. That’s one thing I told myself is, ‘Don’t worry about who people say is the best player’.
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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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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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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 fell so many times and got back up. I been through the toughest times with my family, but I’m still standing.
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If he had 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, I can tell you exactly how he did it, what type of shots he made and who he passed to.
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I was the second-best player in high school. I was the second pick in the draft.
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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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I want them to get a pulse on us as players, and a lot of players might not want that, but that’s what I want.
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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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I know what to keep to myself. I know what I want to give up.
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You can’t speak openly about everything.
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I’m not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.
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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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Sometimes I feel like being real and open to them, but at the same time, I know how much I can give you.
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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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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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I’ve been second my whole life.
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And last, my mom. I don’t think you know what you did. You had my brother when you were 18 years old. Three years later, I came out. The odds were stacked against us. Single parent with two boys by the time you were 21 years old. Everybody told us we weren’t supposed to be here.
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You know, I don’t want to stand out too much.
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Experience is the best teacher. I’ve been through a lot – going to the Olympics, going to the Finals, having a lot of good games and having a lot of bad games. It’s a rollercoaster ride and I’m just happy I’m a part of it. If it was easy, then everybody could do it.
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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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For me, as a 14-year-old aspiring to be in the NBA, I wanted to hear from players.
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I’m a big competitor.
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I was always in the gym. People would look at me crazy because I spent so much time there. But that’s what it was about. I’m glad I did it.
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