Kevin Durant quotes:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 just loved being in the gym. It was tough at times. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but I'm glad I stuck with it.

I'm an old-school type of guy.

The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.

And I didn't fall in love with the game of basketball just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it Because I got guys like this, Like these guys every single day That push me to be the best player I can be.

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.

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.

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'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.

My style has changed and evolved mainly because I've grown to have more confidence in myself.

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.

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.

My dream was to become a rec league coach. I love basketball so much, I love playing it, I just never thought I'd make it to college, NBA, or be standing up here today. It is a surreal feeling. So many people doubted me and motivated me. I failed so many times and got back up. I got through the toughest times with my family, but I'm still standing.

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.

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.

First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. He let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform, In order for me to inspire people. And I realize that.

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.

And the game of basketball, I play, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.

This means the world to me That you guys are here celebrating with me. Thank you. Thank you. I can't express it enough.

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.

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.

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

I'm intrigued on how music is made, that's how I started getting into it. Of course I've been in the booth before, just joking around to see how it is, and I'll make a couple of beats here or there and help my artists out. But other that, I'll stick to listening.

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

You sacrificed for us. You're the real MVP.

So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.

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.

Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.

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.

Experience is the best teacher. I've been through a lot - going to the Olympics, going to the Finals, having a lot of good games and having a lot of bad games. It's a rollercoaster ride and I'm just happy I'm a part of it. If it was easy, then everybody could do it.

I'm always hungry. I want to be the best.

I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside.

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.

Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.

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.

Every memory I had growing up was involving a basketball. I didn't go to the prom and stuff like that. It was always basketball for me.

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

My acting coach I've got here, Richard Lawson, he's been doing good, just telling me to calm down sometimes and just be me.

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 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, then rest for the next day's game. It's not a vacation - most guys view the road as a business trip.

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.

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.

All the support from all my friends, All my family over the years, I appreciate it.

And last, My mom. I don't think you know what you did. You had my brother when you were eighteen years old. Three years later I came out. The odds were stacked against us. Single parent with two boys, By the time you were 21 years old. Everybody told us we wasn't supposed to be here. We moved from apartment to apartment, By ourselves. One of the best memories I have Is when we moved into our first apartment. No bed, No furniture, And we just all sat in the living room And just hugged each other... 'Cause we thought we made it.

Beautiful fans of Oklahoma City, I can't say enough about you guys. All the support you give our team, The home-court advantage that we have, Is the best I've ever seen. We disappoint you guys sometimes, But we try our best every single night to win for you guys. And we want to win a championship for you guys.

Caron, Even though you just got here a few months ago, We've grown so close over these last few weeks And, I can remember, When you first got here, You wrote a piece of paper in my locker... I don't know why I'm crying so much man... You wrote a piece of paper in my locker that said, "KD MVP." And that's after we had lost two or three straight. And I don't really say much in those moments, But I remember that. I go home and I think about that stuff man. When you got people behind you, You can do whatever. And I thank you man, I appreciate you.

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

Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy. Through the tough times, you guys never left my side... That's something that I really appreciate and I never want to take you guys for granted. I thank you so much for being part of my life. And not just on the basketball court, but giving me talks about growing as a man first, and a basketball player next.

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

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.

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

Grateful for this opportunity with Roc Nation Sports. Itâ??s go time.

Hopefully before I'm done, I can be on an Olympic team.

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?"

I ain't got no beef with nobody.

I believe I'm enough, you know what I'm saying?

I come from, I come from a small county Outside of Washington, D.C., Called PG County. And, me, my mom, my brother, We moved so many different places growing up, And it felt like a box. Felt like there was no getting out.

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 life of an NBA player. And it's not all about I just do everything, like I'm the hardest worker, or I love to play basketball every day, I go to the gym at eight and don't leave until five. No, that's not how it is. That's not how I am.

I don't have to be anybody I'm not.

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.

I feel like I can get a good feel for people.

I go to sleep at night, like, 'Am I gonna be alone forever?'

I just want to grow spiritually with the Lord,

I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.

I know what to keep to myself. I know what I want to give up.

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.

I learned how to pass when I was real young. That's one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man.

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.

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.

I like what I like, I am who I am, I know what I want to do, you know what I'm saying?

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

I loved basketball so much. I loved playing it. I just never thought I could make it To college, NBA, Or stand up here today in front of you guys And be an NBA MVP. It's just, It's just a surreal feeling. And, I had so much help. So many people believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.

I play basketball. I can't control the media, the way I play. I can't control all of it.

I probably play games more than I practice.

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

I told Grant Hill back there. I just got done playing against him, But as a second grader I had a Pistons Grant Hill jersey, That was the first time I walked into a gym. And that's when I fell in love with the game... My mom, I think she just wanted to get me and my brother out of the house for a couple hours. But, when I walked into the gym I fell in love with the game.

I Tweeted Keri Hilson the other day and she actually wrote back! I was so excited.

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

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.

I want to be a champion.

I want to be one of the best players in the game.

I want to go down as a winner.

I want to have some stuff that I keep for myself, my friends, my family, my loved ones. That's how I view.

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.

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 would describe my style as off the wall. I like stuff that doesn't match. I just like to stand out.

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.

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.

If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

If I'm educated and passionate about a topic, I'll answer the question. But I also know when to shut the hell up.

If it's controversy out there, or if it's some false stories out there, I want to clear it up. That's just what I'm all about.

I'll play all five positions if my team needs me to.

I'm a big competitor.

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.

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.

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

I'm going to show you my faults, I'm going to show you my insecurities, I'm going to be real.

I'm here to shine a bright light. I'm not here to be a guy of death. I just like 'KD' better.

I'm just content with myself, happy with myself.

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

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'.

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.

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?

I'm not into no basketball beef.

I'm not out here to be beefing with nobody.

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

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

I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.

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

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.

In this league, experience means a lot.