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.
KEVIN DURANTIf I’d gone straight to the NBA, I don’t think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
More Kevin Durant Quotes
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I want to be one of the best players in the game.
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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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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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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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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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Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.
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I want to be a champion.
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It’s easier for me if I’m just open and transparent to a point.
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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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I don’t have to be anybody I’m not.
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I will be rooting for USAB and look forward to future opportunities with them.
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My friends are happy for me, and that’s all that matters.
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If I come to work every day and do my job, work as hard as I can, be a great teammate, the rest of that stuff will take care of itself.
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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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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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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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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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Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.
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I learned how to pass when I was real young. That’s one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man.
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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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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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Hopefully before I’m done, I can be on an Olympic team.
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In this league, experience means a lot.
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I probably play games more than I practice.
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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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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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