I want people to know what they didn’t know about me. I just wanted them to know the real side.
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.
More Kevin Durant Quotes
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All this stuff is kind of surreal to me – Ididn’t think I’d be in the league or none of that. It was making it to college. That’s about it.
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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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I want to be one of the best players in the game.
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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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In this league, experience means a lot.
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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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When people are used to you doing something, they want you to stay in that lane.
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I want to be a champion.
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Sometimes you have to know when to shut the f – – up.
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First 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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If I’d gone straight to the NBA, I don’t think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
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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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Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.
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So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.
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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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