--- title: "27 Player Quotes By Kevin Durant" description: "27 Player quotes by Kevin Durant. Plus more from Kevin Durant and more Player sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/kevin-durant-2143_football_i-m-not-trying-to-be-like-what-i-thought_995895.png" --- > [I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-not-trying-to-be-like-what-i-thought-an-nba-player-is-supposed-to/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/kevin-durant-2143_football_i-m-not-trying-to-be-like-what-i-thought_995895.png) > [If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/if-i-d-gone-straight-to-the-nba-i-don-t-think-i-would-have-been-ready/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/kevin-durant-2143_basketball_if-i-d-gone-straight-to-the-nba-i-don-t_2520850.png) > [I want to be one of the best players in the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-want-to-be-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-game/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/kevin-durant-2143_basketball_i-want-to-be-one-of-the-best-players-in_1130672.png) > [For me, as a 14-year-old aspiring to be in the NBA, I wanted to hear from players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/for-me-as-a-14-year-old-aspiring-to-be-in-the-nba-i-wanted-to-hear/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ba/kevin-durant-2143_aspiring_for-me-as-a-14-year-old-aspiring-to-be-i_2195527.png) > [Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/jimmer-fredette-is-the-best-scorer-in-the-world/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/kevin-durant-2143_african-american_jimmer-fredette-is-the-best-scorer-in-th_1431383.png) > [He got robbed. He is the most complete player in the country. It's a shame he didn't make it because he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/he-got-robbed-he-is-the-most-complete-player-in-the-country-it-s-a/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/kevin-durant-2143_player_he-got-robbed-he-is-the-most-complete-pl_1843283.jpg) > [I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-feel-as-though-i-ve-proved-myself-these-last-five-years-that-i-can/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/kevin-durant-2143_feels_i-feel-as-though-i-ve-proved-myself-thes_2327218.png) > [I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-didn-t-fall-in-love-with-it-just-because-it-was-me-playing-i-fell/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/kevin-durant-2143_basketball_i-didn-t-fall-in-love-with-it-just-becau_2423306.png) > [With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/with-a-versatile-player-there-s-no-spot-on-the-court-you-can-t-pass/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/kevin-durant-2143_player_with-a-versatile-player-there-s-no-spot_1191805.png) > [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'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-just-trying-to-grow-that-s-one-thing-i-told-myself-is-don-t-worry/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/kevin-durant-2143_basketball_i-m-just-trying-to-grow-that-s-one-thing_203910.png) > [Me as a person, I'm not the president of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). I don't even know what to say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/me-as-a-person-i-m-not-the-president-of-the-nbpa-national-basketball/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/kevin-durant-2143_association_me-as-a-person-i-m-not-the-president-of_1580939.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-a-basketball-player-that-s-what-i-do-and-what-i-love-but-that-s/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/kevin-durant-2143_areas_i-m-a-basketball-player-that-s-what-i-do_2367429.png) > [I want to show people who I really am, especially aspiring basketball players who want to be at this level. That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-want-to-show-people-who-i-really-am-especially-aspiring-basketball/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/kevin-durant-2143_aspiring_i-want-to-show-people-who-i-really-am-es_2180989.png) > [I don't mind talking about the game. I don't mind talking about what we go through as players, because I want people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-don-t-mind-talking-about-the-game-i-don-t-mind-talking-about-what/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/kevin-durant-2143_deeper_i-don-t-mind-talking-about-the-game-i-do_1679387.jpg) > [I'm busy working on every aspect of my game - defense, shooting, rebounding - but I really want to become a better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-busy-working-on-every-aspect-of-my-game-defense-shooting/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/kevin-durant-2143_aspect_i-m-busy-working-on-every-aspect-of-my-g_2982059.png) > [ I don't \[know\] what everybody else's motives are, I don't know what your motives are, but mine is to portray the real… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-don-t-know-what-everybody-else-s-motives-are-i-don-t-know-what-your/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/kevin-durant-2143_basketball_i-don-t-know-what-everybody-else-s-motiv_2819605.png) > [I was the second-best player in high school. I was the second pick in the draft. I've been second in the MVP…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-was-the-second-best-player-in-high-school-i-was-the-second-pick-in/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/kevin-durant-2143_best-players_i-was-the-second-best-player-in-high-sch_1448997.png) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/a-big-market-is-something-that-doesn-t-really-concern-me-too-much-it/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/kevin-durant-2143_ball-player_a-big-market-is-something-that-doesn-t-r_847806.png) > [ I wanted to the best player in the state - \[the best\] the area has ever seen. That's always been my goal.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-wanted-to-the-best-player-in-the-state-the-best-the-area-has-ever/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/kevin-durant-2143_areas_i-wanted-to-the-best-player-in-the-state_347488.png) > [I want the younger kids, the basketball players in high school and college to hear from me and let them know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-want-the-younger-kids-the-basketball-players-in-high-school-and/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/kevin-durant-2143_ball-player_i-want-the-younger-kids-the-basketball-p_144356.png) > [Nick, You know, The first guy I met when I first got to Seattle, As an eighteen year old, You took me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/nick-you-know-the-first-guy-i-met-when-i-first-got-to-seattle-as-an/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/kevin-durant-2143_eighteen_nick-you-know-the-first-guy-i-met-when-i_1200600.jpg) > [To all the staff members that take care of us every single day, From Donnie Strack, to Joe Sharpe, Tony Katz, Dave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/to-all-the-staff-members-that-take-care-of-us-every-single-day-from/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/kevin-durant-2143_believe_to-all-the-staff-members-that-take-care_2864438.jpg) > [Or I could see Fish, Just a button up, Like a Mayor, Like a President, Just demands so much from his teammates,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/or-i-could-see-fish-just-a-button-up-like-a-mayor-like-a-president/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/kevin-durant-2143_button-ups_or-i-could-see-fish-just-a-button-up-lik_19691.png) > [Jeremy, Perry, Andre, Steve and Reggie, Grant, You guys make me so much better without you even knowing man. 'Cause I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/jeremy-perry-andre-steve-and-reggie-grant-you-guys-make-me-so-much/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/kevin-durant-2143_appreciate_jeremy-perry-andre-steve-and-reggie-gran_1550107.png) > [Russell... I love you. I thank you so much man. You made me better. You know, Your work ethic. I always wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/russell-i-love-you-i-thank-you-so-much-man-you-made-me-better-you/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/kevin-durant-2143_bars_russell-i-love-you-i-thank-you-so-much-m_168491.png) > [Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/coaching-staff-i-know-there-s-days-you-look-at-that-film-and-you-want/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/kevin-durant-2143_always-believe_coaching-staff-i-know-there-s-days-you-l_1062806.png) > [I'm going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-going-to-be-real-as-hell-and-show-you-who-i-am-because-i-want-the/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/kevin-durant-2143_ball-player_i-m-going-to-be-real-as-hell-and-show-yo_1018121.png) ## Other authors on Player ## More by Kevin Durant > [I just want to grow spiritually with the Lord,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-just-want-to-grow-spiritually-with-the-lord/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) > [You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/you-know-i-think-more-people-should-watch-women-s-basketball-it-d-do/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/or-i-could-see-fish-just-a-button-up-like-a-mayor-like-a-president/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-don-t-watch-a-lot-of-other-basketball-away-from-the-gym-but-i-do/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/if-i-come-to-work-every-day-and-do-my-job-work-as-hard-as-i-can-be-a/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/it-s-fun-that-i-get-to-live-out-my-dream-every-single-day-it-s-a/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/last-but-not-least-my-family-my-brother-tony-i-love-you-thank-you-for/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-play-because-i-have-fun-the-vets-of-this-team-i-just-wanted-to-say/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-just-more-content-with-myself-like-if-i-ve-got-something-to-say-i/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-want-the-younger-kids-the-basketball-players-in-high-school-and/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) > [And last, my mom. I don’t think you know what you did. You had my brother when you were 18 years old. Three years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/and-last-my-mom-i-don-t-think-you-know-what-you-did-you-had-my/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/russell-i-love-you-i-thank-you-so-much-man-you-made-me-better-you/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-just-trying-to-grow-that-s-one-thing-i-told-myself-is-don-t-worry/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/people-always-think-women-meet-us-in-the-hotel-lobby-but-it-s-the/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-here-to-shine-a-bright-light-i-m-not-here-to-be-a-guy-of-death-i/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/player/kevin-durant/#itemlist", "name": "27 Player Quotes By Kevin Durant", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kevin Durant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-m-not-trying-to-be-like-what-i-thought-an-nba-player-is-supposed-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/kevin-durant-2143_football_i-m-not-trying-to-be-like-what-i-thought_995895.png", "contentUrl": 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