Kevin Durant Quotes

Basketball to me is more than a passion or a paycheck - it is the tool I use to try to have an impact in the world.

I just love to play the sport. It maybe a cliche, but it's true for me. I'm constantly trying to be the best cricketer I can be. The sport has become a lifestyle.

I have vets like Antoine Walker, Greg Buckner, Mark Madsen, and Michael Doleac who keep me motivated to want to get better.

You surround yourself with amazing, grade-A talent, and you're going to have to lift your game. You kind of thrive just by being around such people.

I always want to remain inspired.

Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth your best.

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

I want players who are always striving to improve.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

When I was playing for tips in college, I felt a fire in my soul. I had the same principle of focus that I had learned playing football.

My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

I would be nowhere without martial arts. It's a passion.

One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.

Basketball is the axis that allows me to do the things that I do. I have so much love for the game, and it gives me to the option to be able to jump into fashion.

For me, basketball was the way I was able to hone my leadership skills during the heat of competition.

For me, I just set little goals for myself and stay on that kind of track and surround myself with positive people along with my teammates. I just kind of have my goals and my dreams, and this is something that we've all been working for our entire lives, so it is kind of easy to wake up and want to better myself every day towards that goal.

I love the game of basketball. I love being able to work every day. I love being able to watch film, be a student of the game. It may not show emotionally, but I just love that I'm able to do this.

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from an average high school player to the NBA.

My mentality is I have to be better for my teammates.

If I didn't love the game, why would I play at the University of Kentucky? Why would I ever come here? It's a serious program.

I come from a sports background and the spirit was always alive to strive for more, and better.

I've grown not just as a player but as a person. But my passion will always remain. It's there because I love football, and I love fighting for my club and my country.

It's inspiring for me to know that you've got to step up your game.

My leadership mentality is to outwork everybody else around me, and hopefully the guys respond well to that and work harder for themselves.