Kevin Durant Quotes

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. It's been an up and down road for all of us, But you were always been there supporting from afar. Texting me Bible verses every single day. Telling me you love me every single day. And that builds me up. And I thank you so much. I love you. I'm just glad you're a part of this journey with us. ~ Kevin Durant

Or I could see Fish, Just a button up, Like a Mayor, Like a President, Just demands so much from his teammates, Has played with so many great players, But still respects everybody. He's 38 years old, And he has nothing else to prove, And I said, "Fish you wanna come get some shots up with me?" And first thing he says is "Yes." He always wants to learn. Even though he's done so much in this league, Played with so many great players, He always wants to learn, And that motivated me To know that it's never a point Where you can stop getting better. And he's a guy that made me realize that. ~ Kevin Durant

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

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I'm always hungry. I want to be the best. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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

I fell so many times and got back up. I been through the toughest times with my family, but I'm still standing. ~ Kevin Durant

Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people. ~ Kevin Durant

Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!! ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I'm here to shine a bright light. I'm not here to be a guy of death. I just like 'KD' better. ~ Kevin Durant

You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game. ~ Kevin Durant

It feels good to be a part of history. ~ Kevin Durant

To all the staff members that take care of us every single day, From Donnie Strack, to Joe Sharpe, Tony Katz, Dave Bliss, Josh Longstaff, Will, Wilson, St, Mark, Dwight, I could down the line, All you guys have made me a better player. I wish I had a Sharpie, So I could write all your names on here 'Cause you had a hand on this. You made me believe in myself. You made me a better person, A better player. Your words of encouragement, Your love, Your positivity, Got me through. And I thank you guys. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

Nick, You know, The first guy I met when I first got to Seattle, As an eighteen year old, You took me in. You believed in me from the beginning. You knew that I had potential. And every single day I know I could look at you And know that you respect me As a man, As a player, And you gonna ride with me to the end. I thank you. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away. ~ Kevin Durant

I'm tired of being second ... I'm done with it. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I'm an old-school type of guy. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

Beautiful fans of Oklahoma City, I can't say enough about you guys. All the support you give our team, The home-court advantage that we have, Is the best I've ever seen. We disappoint you guys sometimes, But we try our best every single night to win for you guys. And we want to win a championship for you guys. ~ Kevin Durant

In this league, experience means a lot. ~ Kevin Durant

Every memory I have from when I was a kid involves basketball. ~ Kevin Durant

Work harder than your opponent. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

Bianca, Bianca, Bianca. The guys chanted her name over and over again like she was the real MVP Kevin Durant had talked about in his acceptance speech. They followed her to center floor like a mob of wild animals, led by Jamal, until the cheerleading coach finally escorted the stampeding rhinos off the court. ~ Lola Beverly Hills

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 Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

You gotta win. That's all it takes. ~ Kevin Durant

I've been second my whole life, ~ Kevin Durant

Jeremy, Perry, Andre, Steve and Reggie, Grant, You guys make me so much better without you even knowing man. 'Cause I know I set the example for y'all. I know there's days where I have my bad days, And I say some words I'm not supposed to say sometimes, But when I need an extra push, You guys are there man. And I appreciate that. I appreciate that because I'm not always the best leader, I'm not always the best player, I don't always shoot the best in the games, But, Our little handshakes that we do before the game, That gets me going. ~ Kevin Durant

And last, My mom. I don't think you know what you did. You had my brother when you were eighteen 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 wasn't supposed to be here. We moved from apartment to apartment, By ourselves. One of the best memories I have Is when we moved into our first apartment. No bed, No furniture, And we just all sat in the living room And just hugged each other ... 'Cause we thought we made it. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I'm not a guy that's going to brag or feel like I'm better than the group. ~ Kevin Durant

I don't watch a lot of other basketball away from the gym. But I do look at LeBron's box score. I want to see how many points, rebounds and assists he had, and how he shot from the field. If he had 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, I can tell you exactly how he did it, what type of shots he made and who he passed to. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I want to go down as a winner. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

Grateful for this opportunity with Roc Nation Sports. It's go time. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I love Oklahoma. The fans have been with me every night. What more can you ask for? ~ Kevin Durant

I go to sleep at night, like, 'Am I gonna be alone forever?' ~ Kevin Durant

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

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I'll play all five positions if my team needs me to. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

Reggie when I first met you, You didn't say two words to me, I didn't know who you were, But we instantly clicked, And you became one of my best friends man ... Words can't express how much I care about you, Your well-being, How you feeling, Not even just basketball man, But off the court, I always make sure you're alright. You're such a humble person man. You do everything for the team. You always put yourself last. And I learned a lot from you. Thank you man, thank you. ~ Kevin Durant

With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything. ~ Kevin Durant

It's hard to play well, but it's easy to work hard. ~ Kevin Durant

With everything I do, I just try to be myself. ~ Kevin Durant

I'm a big competitor. ~ Kevin Durant

I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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

I probably play games more than I practice. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I want to be a champion. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

I miss Seattle a lot. It was my first city that I lived in on my own. It was a great city to play for. It was unfortunate for the fans what happened, but it's time to move on. 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. ~ Kevin Durant

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. ~ Kevin Durant

Hopefully before I'm done, I can be on an Olympic team. ~ Kevin Durant

I wanted to make a very cohesive-sounding album. Anyone who has listened to me and brought me into their living rooms and their bedrooms - I am making this for them. ~ Kevin Drew

Our government has failed us. From the billion-dollar bailouts to the 'stimulus' package that failed to stimulate to the government takeover of health care, you cried 'Stop!' ... but the Democratic Majority in Washington has refused to listen. ~ Kevin McCarthy

When life gives you lemons, don't waste your time making lemonade. ~ Kevin Ansbro

Ambition without contribution is of no significance. ~ Kevin Kline

There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they're every bit the celebrity and a lot of them aren't any more qualified than the average man on the street. ~ Kevin Bacon

When you're climbing with someone who always sees the bright spot, even if there is no bright spot, that attitude is really helpful. ~ Kevin Jorgeson

If the states and territories do not sign up to fundamental reform, then my message is equally simple: we will take this reform plan to the people at the next election - along with a referendum by or at that same election to give the Australian Government all the power it needs to reform the health system. ~ Kevin Rudd

When I first came to California, it was fun and exciting to get any part in any movie and get paid for it. Because of my size and my background, it seemed like I was right for just about anything. ~ Kevin Peter Hall

There is one other wall, of course. One we never speak of. One we never see, One which separates memory from madness. In a place no one offers flowers. THE WALL WITHIN. We permit no visitors. Mine looks like any of a million nameless, brick walls - it stands in the tear-down ghetto of my soul; that part of me which reason avoids for fear of dirtying its clothes and from atop which my sorrow and my rage hurl bottles and invectives at the rolled-up windows of my passing youth. Do you know the wall I mean? - Steve Mason, U.S. Army captain (Vietnam), poet Excerpted from the poem "The Wall Within" by Steve Mason, a decorated Vietnam combat veteran considered the unofficial poet laureate of the Vietnam War. "The Wall Within" was read at the 1984 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and was entered in its entirety into the Congressional Record. ~ Kevin Sites

You can't serve on every committee. But you can know what happened, what the debate was, who said what. ~ Kevin McCarthy

War is one of the constants of history, and it has not diminished with civilization or democracy. ~ Will Durant

Vader deactivated his lightsaber, picked up the comm, opened the channel, and let the sound of his respirator carry over the connection. ~ Kevin Hearne

Zombies are the middle children of the otherworldly family. Vampires are the oldest brother who gets to have a room in the attic, all tripped out with a disco ball and shag carpet. Werewolves are the youngest, the babies, always getting pinched and told they're cute. With all that attention stolen away from the middle child Zombie, no wonder she shuffles off grumbling, Marsha, Marsha, Marsha. ~ Kevin James Breaux

I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me. ~ Kevin Hart