Award Quote by Dirk Nowitzki

The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.

— Bob Cousy

To even be considered for an MVP award is fairly awesome for me.

— Jose Altuve

Obviously he deserved that Finals MVP award. He is a great talent and he is a huge reason why we are celebrating.

— Stephen Curry

MVP is the best player in the league. I think that's too big for me. When people call me the MVP, I'm a little…

— Rafael Soriano

I don't care about winning an MVP - the MVP doesn't mean you're the best player in the league.

— Kawhi Leonard

I don't give a damn about MVP.

— Gary Payton

I want to win the MVP. I feel like, at the end of the day, it might be an individual award, but when I…

— Joel Embiid

If I get the MVP, it would be awesome, but I always put the NBA championship before.

— Luka Doncic

I could care less about identifying who the MVP is in a championship game.

— Jim Nantz

I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our team hasn't…

— Kobe Bryant

People know MVP but not many people know the man that became MVP and what I had to go through and overcome to get…

— Montel Vontavious Porter

I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not really.

— Stephen Curry