Top 169 Quotes & Sayings by Kevin Durant
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Last updated on September 7, 2024.
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.
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.
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.
With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
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.
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.
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.
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'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.
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.
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 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.
I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'
You know, I don't want to stand out too much.
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.
I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.
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.
I'm an old-school type of guy.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.
I'm not a guy that's going to brag or feel like I'm better than the group.
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.
I like women's basketball.
I would describe my style as off the wall. I like stuff that doesn't match. I just like to stand out.
I Tweeted Keri Hilson the other day and she actually wrote back! I was so excited.
I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside.
I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league.
My style has changed and evolved mainly because I've grown to have more confidence in myself.
When people are used to you doing something, they want you to stay in that lane.
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.
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.
I'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.
The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.
It's hard to play well, but it's easy to work hard.
My dream was to become a rec league coach. I love basketball so much, I love playing it, I just never thought I'd make it to college, NBA, or be standing up here today. It is a surreal feeling. So many people doubted me and motivated me. I failed so many times and got back up. I got through the toughest times with my family, but I'm still standing.
I'm just more content with myself. Like, if I've got something to say, I want to get it off of my chest.
I want people to know what they didn't know about me. I just wanted them to know the real side.
In the game of basketball, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.
I'm tired of being second.... I'm done with it.
I fell so many times and got back up. I been through the toughest times with my family, but I’m still standing.
Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.
Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.
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.
Last but not least my family. My brother Tony, I love you. Thank you for beating me up when I was a kid. I always wanted to follow in your footsteps. I 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.
Dad, it’s been an up-and-down road for all of us, but you’ve always been there supporting from afar, texting me Bible verses every single day, telling me you love me every single day. That builds me up and I thank you so much. I love you. I’m just glad you’re part of this journey with us.
I'm a big competitor.
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.
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.
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.
I'm always hungry. I want to be the best.
I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.
When you got people behind you, you can do whatever.
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'.
Sometimes you have to know when to shut the f - - up.
So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.
I like what I like, I am who I am, I know what I want to do, you know what I'm saying?
I want to show people who I really am, especially aspiring basketball players who want to be at this level. That's what I'm about.
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