Top 100 Quotes About Kevin Durant
#1. When people are used to you doing something, they want you to stay in that lane.
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#2. 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.
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#3. All the support from all my friends, All my family over the years, I appreciate it.
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#4. I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.
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#5. 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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#6. 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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#7. 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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#9. First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. He let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform, In order for me to inspire people. And I realize that.
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#10. Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
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#11. I can score the basketball, but I think I can pass pretty well or I can make the correct pass. I'm not the type of guy who's just going to throw the ball inbounds to a guy who's wide open. I can make the right pass.
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#12. 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.
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#13. 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.
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#14. 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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#15. 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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#16. People always think women meet us in the hotel lobby, but it's the opposite. The majority of the time, you go out to eat with your teammates, then rest for the next day's game. It's not a vacation - most guys view the road as a business trip.
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#17. I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.
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#18. 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.
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#19. I play because I have fun. The vets of this team, I just wanted to say thanks to them. You guys mean so much to me. I can have a terrible day and walk in the gym and have Hasheem smile at me. That will change my day.
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#20. I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league.
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#21. 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.
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#22. It's fun that I get to live out my dream every single day. It's a blessing. I can't lose sight of that and I've just got to keep pushing.
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#23. So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.
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#24. I love Oklahoma. The fans have been with me every night. What more can you ask for?
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#25. I just want to grow spiritually with the Lord. I'm keeping strong at it, just trying to make my walk with faith a little better.
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#26. And I didn't fall in love with the game of basketball just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it Because I got guys like this, Like these guys every single day That push me to be the best player I can be.
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#27. And the game of basketball, I play, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.
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#29. Set the goal and work all days for it, until you achieve, I want to be a champion, the best!
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#30. I would describe my style as off the wall. I like stuff that doesn't match. I just like to stand out.
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#31. With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
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#32. 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.
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#33. Our best years are only ahead of us, so we got to continue to keep pushing.
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#34. I've just got to let my teammates know in practice, without even telling them, that I don't think I'm ahead of anybody.
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#35. I come from, I come from a small county Outside of Washington, D.C., Called PG County. And, me, my mom, my brother, We moved so many different places growing up, And it felt like a box. Felt like there was no getting out.
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#36. 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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#37. Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.
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#38. Twitter is a place where I can let people know what type of person I am, and I got some good feedback from it. More good than bad, so it's a good outlet to let people know who I am.
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#39. I'll play all five positions if my team needs me to.
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#41. This means the world to me That you guys are here celebrating with me. Thank you. Thank you. I can't express it enough.
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#42. 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.
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#44. I fell so many times and got back up. I been through the toughest times with my family, but I'm still standing.
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#48. Grateful for this opportunity with Roc Nation Sports. It's go time.
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#50. You know, I don't want to stand out too much.
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#51. 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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#52. 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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#53. I'm not a guy that's going to brag or feel like I'm better than the group.
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#54. It's part of my game, getting to the free-throw line and being aggressive. If you say that I get superstar calls or I get babied by the refs, that's just taking away from how I play. That's disrespectful to me.
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#55. Hard work beats talent and talent beats hard work
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#56. The clothes are not making me ... If I like it, that's all that matters ... It's not about the clothes. It's about how I am as a person and how confident I am.
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#58. 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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#59. You sacrificed for us. You're the real MVP.
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#60. I'm tired of being second ... I'm done with it.
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#61. Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!
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#63. 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.
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#64. It's hard to play well, but it's easy to work hard.
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#66. Hopefully before I'm done, I can be on an Olympic team.
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#67. Everything has been such a whirlwind ever since I stepped foot in the league and everything has been like a dream, so I'm just blessed to be in this position.
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#68. Perry, Jeremy, Man, Just knowing that you guys look up to me, And I can help you out so much, I could pull you to the side when we're working out. And just as much as you think I'm making you better, You elevate my game.
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#69. I was the second-best player in high school. I was the second pick in the draft. I've been second in the MVP voting three times. I came in second in the Finals. I'm tired of being second. I'm not going to settle for that. I'm done with it.
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#70. It feels good to come here and be a winning program.
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#71. My style has changed and evolved mainly because I've grown to have more confidence in myself.
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#72. No lie, just had one of the best times of my life at Rucker park..wow! I love NYHarlem waddup.
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#73. I was just a big fan of tattoos always growing up, and I wanted something cool that symbolizes what I've been through in my life, and everything on my chest and my back is like a collage.
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#74. I go to sleep at night, like, 'Am I gonna be alone forever?'
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#75. Every memory I had growing up was involving a basketball. I didn't go to the prom and stuff like that. It was always basketball for me.
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#76. 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.
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#77. 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.
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#78. Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court.
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#79. I loved basketball so much. I loved playing it. I just never thought I could make it To college, NBA, Or stand up here today in front of you guys And be an NBA MVP. It's just, It's just a surreal feeling. And, I had so much help. So many people believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.
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#80. I'm busy working on every aspect of my game - defense, shooting, rebounding - but I really want to become a better overall team player. Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.
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#81. Every memory I have from when I was a kid involves basketball.
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#82. I'm here to shine a bright light. I'm not here to be a guy of death. I just like 'KD' better.
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#83. I wanted to the best player in the state - [the best] the area has ever seen. That's always been my goal. Guys like Elgin Baylor, Adrian Dantley and Dave Bing, it's tough to pass those guys. So I'm studying, working. My project's not over yet. Hopefully, I get there.
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#84. I want to be one of the best players in the game.
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#85. 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.
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#86. 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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#87. 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.
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#88. You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.
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#89. I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside.
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#90. 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.
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#92. I like something simple and traditional, like dinner and a movie. The best way to get to know someone is to have a conversation over dinner. And steak houses have a nice atmosphere - the lights are dim, and they usually have a band playing.
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#93. 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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#94. I probably play games more than I practice.
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#95. I Tweeted Keri Hilson the other day and she actually wrote back! I was so excited.
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#96. Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.
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#97. I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player.'
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#98. With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything.
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#99. When you got people behind you, you can do whatever
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#100. I'm intrigued on how music is made, that's how I started getting into it. Of course I've been in the booth before, just joking around to see how it is, and I'll make a couple of beats here or there and help my artists out. But other that, I'll stick to listening.
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