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.
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.
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I just loved being in the gym. It was tough at times. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but I’m glad I stuck with it.
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Me as a person, I’m not the president of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). I don’t even know what to say. I’m not like this perfect, buttoned-up, suit-and-tie guy.
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I’m sure they’ve moved on. But in the back of my mind, I still have a thing for Seattle and always am going to remember what they’ve done for me.
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I’m not out here to be beefing with nobody.
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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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Every time I see you under the basket for a game, I feel confident. No matter how the game is going, I look at you – I say, if our owner’s behind us, we can do it all. I thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
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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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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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With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
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I want to go down as a winner.
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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 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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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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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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I believe I’m enough, you know what I’m saying?
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