Kevin Durant Quotes

I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.

My dream was to become a rec league coach. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to stay home and help the kids out and be a coach.

For me, as a 14-year-old aspiring to be in the NBA, I wanted to hear from players.

I know what to keep to myself. I know what I want to give up.

Perk, from the minute you got here... I hated you before you got here... But the moment you got here, man, you just changed my whole perception of you. Just one of the best teammates I ever had. I just thank you so much. The late night calls after tough games, you texting me, telling me I'm the MVP. That means a lot to me, man. Thank you.

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.

Music has always been a big part of my life. It's kind of like a refuge for me. I just use it to get away.

I'm an old-school type of guy.

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.

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. We went from apartment to apartment by ourselves. One of the best memories I had was when we moved into our first apartment, no bed, no furniture and we just sat in the living room and just hugged each other. We thought we made it.

Set the goal and work all days for it, until you achieve, I want to be a champion, the best!

I'm not out here to be showing you I'm this perfect person.

I'm just more content with myself. Like, if I've got something to say, I want to get it off of my chest.

It feels good to come here and be a winning program.

I want to be a champion.

I ride for my guys. That's the bro code.

With everything I do, I just try to be myself.

I know when somebody is trying to get something out of me for clicks. And sometimes I feel like giving it to them. Sometimes I feel like being real and open to them, but at the same time, I know how much I can give you.

Scott Brooks you mean the world to me. I love you. You as a man, I never met anybody like you. So selfless. You don't take the credit for nothing, Even though you deserve all of it. I love you and your family for always taking me in, Believing in me, Texting me late at night when I was going crazy. Thank you. Thank you.

I'm obviously not going to give you everything about my whole life, but as far as my personality, you see me all the time from watching the games.

Russell... I love you. I thank you so much man. You made me better. You know, Your work ethic. I always wanted to compete with you. I always wanted to pull up into the parking lot of the practice facility, And if you beat me there, I was always upset. I always wanted to outwork you. And you set the bar. You set the tone. And thank you so much man. Thank you. You had a big piece of this MVP trophy. You're an MVP caliber player It's a blessing to play with you man.

Our best years are only ahead of us, so we got to continue to keep pushing.

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. 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.

If I continue to just get to the playoffs every year, I guess you could say I arrived, but right now I'm just trying to find my way.

I like the nucleus that we have. I'm excited. I want to be here as long as possible. It's like family. I love being here.

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.

Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.

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.

I go to sleep at night, like, ’Am I gonna be alone forever?’

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.

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.

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.

Last, I just want to thank God again. He's the first and the last. Alpha and Omega. I thank you for saving my life.

I'm not into no basketball beef.

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.

When people are used to you doing something, they want you to stay in that lane.

Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!

I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.

It's easier for me if I'm just open and transparent to a point.

We live in a world of what have you done for me lately. We don't remember the day before sometimes. Think back five, six, years ago what he was doing. It's unheard of.

You know, I don't want to stand out too much.

A big market is something that doesn't really concern me too much. It's cool to think about, it's good for off-the-court deals. But I'm more of a basketball player. That's what I want to be known as. And this is the best place for me to play basketball. I'm glad I'm here.

I've been more content with just who I am.

Mr. Bennett, for just giving me this opportunity. I thank you for always being there for me when I need you. 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.

I want to be one of the best players in the game.

I'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.

So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.

I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing the ball dribbling. I think I'm handling the ball pretty well, just trying to make good passes, man.