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.
KEVIN DURANTEvery memory I have from when I was a kid involves basketball.
More Kevin Durant Quotes
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I want to go down as a winner.
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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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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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Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!
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I realized I could not fulfill my responsibilities to the team from both a time and energy standpoint. I need to take a step back and take some time away, both mentally and physically in order to prepare for the upcoming NBA season.
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Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.
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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 look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I’m like, ‘I didn’t think I’d be here.’
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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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I’ve heard a few times, in three or four years, this league is going to be yours. I don’t like that. Because I think I’m established now.
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My dream was to become a rec league coach. I love basketball so much,
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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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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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If it’s controversy out there, or if it’s some false stories out there, I want to clear it up. That’s just what I’m all about.
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I’m tired of being second…. I’m done with it.
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