Our Kevin Durant quotes help you understand this star basketball player.
Standing 6’10” tall, Durant is noted for having one of the best outside shots in the NBA, if not the best. Kevin Durant is a professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns. He previously played for the Brooklyn Nets, the Golden State Warriors, and the Oklahoma Thunder.
Durant played college ball for the University of Texas. The Seattle SuperSonics selected second overall in the 2007 NBA draft. He won the 2013-14 National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player award.
Best Kevin Durant Quotes
- In this league, experience means a lot.
- My time is now.
- I’m just trying to grow. That’s one thing I told myself: don’t worry about who people say is the best player.
- If I’d gone straight to the NBA, I don’t think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
- It’s not about the clothes. It’s about how I am as a person and how confident I am.
- I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I’m like, ‘I didn’t think I’d be here.’
- 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 and then rest for the next day’s game. It’s not a vacation – most guys view the road as a business trip.
- That’s one thing I told myself is, ‘Don’t worry about who people say is the best player.’
- 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 not a guy that’s going to brag or feel like I’m better than the group.
- I would describe my style as off-the-wall. I like stuff that doesn’t match. I just like to stand out.
Inspirational Kevin Durant Insights
- I want to be one of the best players in the game.
- 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.
- When people are used to you doing something, they want you to stay in that lane.
- 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’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.
On His Strengths
- Our strengths are based on our skills or talents. People who use their strengths daily were studied to see how it improves their performance and general quality of life. People who use their abilities and talents (which come naturally and may be improved through practice) daily are six times more likely to be engaged at work.
- 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.
- 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.
- With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
- When we let go of all of the tales, titles, and judgments we have placed on ourselves, we become our genuine selves. Without the masks and pretentiousness, it is who we are at our core. When we let go of the cloak of other people’s belongings that we have taken on, it reveals who we truly are.
- So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day to be who I am.
Good Kevin Durant Quotes
- Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
- If you work hard enough, you can do anything. That piece of advice has been given to us so many times that it has lost its meaning. The issue is that we already feel like we’re working hard, yet many of us don’t seem to be making progress.
- 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 gotta keep pushing.
- With a versatile player, there’s no spot on the court you can’t pass him the ball. You can do anything.
- 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.
- You know, I think more people should watch women’s basketball. It’d do so much for the game.
- 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.
- 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.
- I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.
- 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 On Basketball
- 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.
- It feels good to come here and be a winning program.
- I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside.
- 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.
- You know, I don’t want to stand out too much.
- It feels good to be a part of history.
- I want to be a champion.
- 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.
- In reality, one of the most potent and important characteristics of progress, both in and out of the ring, is humility. Being humble promotes trust and learning, both of which are important for leadership and personal development.
- You gotta win. That’s all it takes.
- I’ll play all five positions if my team needs me to.
On Competition
- I love Oklahoma. The fans have been with me every night. What more can you ask for?
- Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it’s going to be easier to play with them on the court.
- 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.
- Every memory I have from when I was a kid involves basketball.
- I want to be one of the greatest players of all time. I want to be remembered.
- 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.
- Our best years are only ahead of us, so we got to continue to keep pushing.
- Hopefully, before I’m done, I can be on an Olympic team.
- All this stuff is kind of surreal to me – I didn’t think I’d be in the league or none of that. It was making it to college. That’s about it.
- I’m a big competitor.
K.D. Quotes On Life
- I’m always hungry. I want to be the best.
- You know, I think more people should watch women’s basketball. It’d do so much for the game.
- 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 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.
- 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 don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I’m going to keep playing basketball.
Being the Best
- 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 wanted to be the best player in the state — [the best] the area has ever seen. That’s always been my goal. Guys like Elgin Baylor and Adrian Dantley, and Dave Bing, it’s tough to pass those guys. So I’m studying and working. My project’s not over yet. Hopefully, I get there.
- 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.
- It’s a blessing. I can’t lose sight of that, and I’ve just gotta keep pushing.
- When you live your dreams, you permit yourself to be someone other than who you are now, disregard your logical thinking, have faith in yourself, and believe in something that does not yet exist.
- Successful athletes, leaders, and other high achievers recognize that the journey is the destination. You never show up. You put in a lot of effort to achieve success, and then you put in even more effort to keep it.
- I want to go down as a winner.
I hope you enjoyed this collection of Kevin Durant quotes.
By Mike O’Halloran
Founder and Editor, Sports Feel Good Stories
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