110+ Kevin Durant Quotes On Teammates, Talented And Prolific

Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a ten-time All-Star, two-time NBA Finals MVP, and the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player. Durant has won two NBA championships, and was named the NBA Finals MVP in both of those championship runs. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Kevin Durant on life, teammates, talented.

Top 10 Kevin Durant Quotes

1. You sacrificed for us - you're the real MVP.
2. So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.
3. 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.
4. I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got guys like this – like these guys every single day that push me to be the best that I can be.
5. The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.
6. Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. This means the world to me that you guys are here with me celebrating with me. Thank you. Thank you. I can’t express it enough.

Kevin Durant Short Quotes

• All the support from all my friends, All my family over the years, I appreciate it.
• I ain't got no beef with nobody.
• I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside.
• I like what I like, I am who I am, I know what I want to do, you know what I'm saying?
• I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.
• I'm going to show you my faults, I'm going to show you my insecurities, I'm going to be real.
• I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'
• I've learned that it's harder to try to put on this goody two-shoes persona when that's not me.
• Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!
• Sometimes you have to know when to shut the f - - up.

Kevin Durant Quotes About Life

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. — Kevin Durant

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. — Kevin Durant

I’ve been second my whole life. — 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

No lie, just had one of the best times of my life at Rucker park..wow! I love NYHarlem waddup. — 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

I'm not trying to have my whole life out there in the media. — Kevin Durant

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. — Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant Quotes About Teammates

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

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. — Kevin Durant

If I come to work every day and do my job, work as hard as I can, be a great teammate, the rest of that stuff will take care of itself. — 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

Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court. — Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant Quotes About Basketball

I love basketball so much, I love playing it. I just never thought I could make it to college, make it to the NBA or stand up here today in front of you guys and be an NBA MVP. It’s just a surreal feeling, and I had so much help, so many people believe in me when I didn’t believe in myself. — Kevin Durant

Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people. — 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 don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball. — Kevin Durant

When you got people behind you, you can do whatever. — Kevin Durant

You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game. — 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 want to be one of the best players in the game. — 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 want the younger kids, the basketball players in high school and college to hear from me and let them know that when you come to the league, this is what happens and this is how I feel as an NBA player. And it's not all peachy keen. — Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant Quotes About People

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. — 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

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

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.' — Kevin Durant

I feel like I can get a good feel for people. — 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 show people who I really am, especially aspiring basketball players who want to be at this level. That's what I'm about. — Kevin Durant

I want people to know what they didn't know about me. I just wanted them to know the real side. — Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant Quotes About Guys

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 an old-school type of guy. — Kevin Durant

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. — Kevin Durant

I'm not this tough guy, I'm not this super hard person. — 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 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. — Kevin Durant

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

Some guys like to talk. What's the problem with that? — 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

Kevin Durant Quotes About Feel

I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league. — Kevin Durant

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

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. — Kevin Durant

Everybody. No matter how they feel about me, everybody on Oklahoma City, on that team, of course I watch them. I support them. I want them to do well. — Kevin Durant

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

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

Kevin Durant Famous Quotes And Sayings

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

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. — 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

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 come from a small county outside of Washington DC called PG County, and me, my mom, my brother, we moved so many different places growing up. And it felt like a box. It felt like there was no getting out. — 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 we have is the best I’ve ever seen. We disappoint you 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

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

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. — Kevin Durant

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. — 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 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. — 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'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

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've been more content with just who I am. — Kevin Durant

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

You gotta win. That's all it takes. — 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

I'm not into no basketball beef. — Kevin Durant

I'm going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I really am and the basketball players to see who I really am, and that's all that matters to me. — Kevin Durant

There's a lot of falses - out there and if I take up for myself, it's a bad thing. Sometimes you just got to live with it, but for the most part, I'm like look, I don't want no problems with nobody. — Kevin Durant

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

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

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

I told Grant Hill back there – I just got done playing against him – as a second grader I had a Pistons Grant Hill jersey. That was the first time I walked into a gym. That’s when I fell in love with the game. My mom, I think she just wanted to get me and my brothers out of the house for a few hours. When I walked into the gym, I fell in love with the game. — Kevin Durant

I want to be a champion. — 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

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

It's not always like I'm right, and you're wrong. It's both ways. — Kevin Durant

I Tweeted Keri Hilson the other day and she actually wrote back! I was so excited. — 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 know what to keep to myself. I know what I want to give up. — Kevin Durant

I'm a big competitor. — 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

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

I'm going to let you know the real, and I'm going to let you know the real as I can about me. — 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

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

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

I just want to grow spiritually with the Lord. — Kevin Durant

I don't have to be anybody I'm not. — Kevin Durant

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

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. — Kevin Durant

How I grew up, everybody was telling me, "You can't do this, you can't get tattoos, you've got to look a certain way." Now, I'm like, "Why?" — Kevin Durant

My friends are happy for me, and that's all that matters. — Kevin Durant

I would describe my style as off the wall. I like stuff that doesn't match. I just like to stand out. — 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 probably play games more than I practice. — Kevin Durant

You can't speak openly about everything. — 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

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. — Kevin Durant

I like women's basketball. — Kevin Durant

I'm not going to act like I'm this person that I'm not, because I operate bad in that space, you know what I'm saying? — Kevin Durant

Life Lessons by Kevin Durant

1. Kevin Durant has demonstrated that hard work and dedication are essential to success, as he has worked tirelessly to develop his skills and become one of the best players in the NBA.
2. He has also shown that it is important to stay humble and grounded, as he has remained humble despite his success and has continued to give back to his community.
3. Finally, Kevin Durant has shown that it is possible to achieve success through perseverance, as he has overcome numerous obstacles throughout his career and has continued to strive for excellence.