You know, I think more people should watch women’s basketball. It’d do so much for the game.
KEVIN DURANTYou know, I think more people should watch women’s basketball. It’d do so much for the game.
KEVIN DURANTMy 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 DURANTI 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.
KEVIN DURANTI’ve learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think, in the end, that is just going to make winning that much better.
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.
KEVIN DURANTCoaching staff: I know there’s days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I’m not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy.
KEVIN DURANTIn this league, experience means a lot.
KEVIN DURANTI’m going to be me at the end of the day. And I think my family appreciates that. They’re happy for me that I’m finding out who I am, and I’m content with that.
KEVIN DURANTIf I’m educated and passionate about a topic, I’ll answer the question. But I also know when to shut the hell up.
KEVIN DURANTI want to be one of the best players in the game.
KEVIN DURANTIf 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.
KEVIN DURANTHopefully before I’m done, I can be on an Olympic team.
KEVIN DURANTI’m going to show you my faults, I’m going to show you my insecurities, I’m going to be real.
KEVIN DURANTThere’s a lot of falses – out there and if I take up for myself, it’s a bad thing. Sometimes you just got to live with it, but for the most part, I’m like look, I don’t want no problems with nobody.
KEVIN DURANTI look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I’m like, ‘I didn’t think I’d be here.’
KEVIN DURANTI’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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