Mvp Quotes - Page 2

• Nick, You know, The first guy I met when I first got to Seattle, As an eighteen year old, You took me in. You believed in me from the beginning. You knew that I had potential. And every single day I know I could look at you And know that you respect me As a man, As a player, And you gonna ride with me to the end. I thank you.

  Kevin Durant

  Player, Men, Years

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• 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.

  Kevin Durant

  Dream, Kids, Home

  Kevin Durant's MVP speech, newsok.com. May 13, 2014.

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

  Kevin Durant

  Years, Nba, Appreciate

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

  Kevin Durant

  Mom, Brother, Couple

  Kevin Durant's MVP Acceptance Speech, newsok.com. May 13, 2014.

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• Why can't I be MVP of the league? Why can't I be the best player in the league?

  Derrick Rose

  Player, League, Being The Best

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• 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.

  Kevin Durant

  Opportunity, Games, Giving

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• When Russell was out, you stepped your game up for me, for the team. There were nights where you made me look way better than I am. You clean up so many of our mistakes, man, and we appreciate that. From everybody on the team, we appreciate that, man, and I thank you so much for giving me confidence when I didn't have it, for always being there when I wanted to talk to you, when I wanted to call, for arguing with me all the time, making me better, and realizing I'm not always right. Thank you, man. I appreciate you.

  Kevin Durant

  Mistake, Team, Night

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• 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.

  Kevin Durant

  Basketball, Believe, Player

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• 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.

  Kevin Durant

  Crazy, Believe, Love You

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• Last but not least my family. My brother Tony, I love you. Thank you for beating me up when I was a kid. I always wanted to follow in your footsteps. I pray for you every night. You’ve taught me to feel confident in myself, believe in myself that I can do it when I didn’t think I could do it.
  
  Dad, it’s been an up-and-down road for all of us, but you’ve always been there supporting from afar, texting me Bible verses every single day, telling me you love me every single day. That builds me up and I thank you so much. I love you. I’m just glad you’re part of this journey with us.

  Kevin Durant

  Brother, Believe, Love You

  Kevin Durant's MVP Acceptance Speech, newsok.com. May 13, 2014.

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

  Kevin Durant

  Beautiful, Team, Home

  Kevin Durant's MVP Acceptance Speech, newsok.com. May 13, 2014.

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• 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.

  Kevin Durant

  Nba, Thank God, Saving

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• It's an incredible play, and not only that, that's the type of plays Malcolm makes for our team.

  Tom Brady

  Team, Play, Nfl

  "Super Bowl 2015: Tom Brady Wants to Give His MVP Truck to Malcolm Butler" by Susanna Kim, abcnews.go.com. February 3, 2015.

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• Butler's interception comes off as a great play, which it really was, at the biggest time of the year.

  Tom Brady

  Years, Play, Nfl

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• Perry, Jeremy, Man, Just knowing that you guys look up to me, And I can help you out so much, I could pull you to the side when we're working out. And just as much as you think I'm making you better, You elevate my game.

  Kevin Durant

  Men, Thinking, Nba

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• I'd love to give Malcolm the truck. We're going to figure out how to make that happen.

  Tom Brady

  Nfl, Giving, Truck

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• I know I probably never will win the league MVP or passing title. That is not why I play the game. I try to win football games and championships.

  Ben Roethlisberger

  Football, Winning, Games

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• If you take time to realize what your dream is and what you really want in life, no matter what it is, whether it's sports or in other fields, you have to realize that there is always work to do, and you want to be the hardest working person in whatever you do, and you put yourself in a position to be successful. And you have to have a passion about what you do.

  Stephen Curry

  Sports, Dream, Passion

  Stephen Curry during Golden State Warriors Media Conference, www.asapsports.com. May 4, 2015.

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• MVP, you could have picked a name out of a hat... we have a group of MVPs. You don't rely on one guy. You have to get contributions from everyone.

  Derek Jeter

  Yankees, Names, Guy

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• When you got people behind you, you can do whatever.

  Kevin Durant

  Inspirational, Basketball, People

  "Behind the best moments of Kevin Durant’s MVP speech" by Jonathan Lehman, nypost.com. May 7, 2014.

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• Basketball was mine, and that's what's carried me to this point.

  Stephen Curry

  Basketball, Mines

  "Warriors' Curry named NBA's Most Valuable Player". as.com. May 5, 2015.

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• I can't say enough, how important my faith is to how I play the game and who I am.

  Stephen Curry

  Who I Am, Games, Play

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• I do a little sign on the court every time i make a shot or a good pass and i pound my chest and point to the sky - it symbolizes that i have a heart for God. It’s something that my mom and I came up with in college and I do it every time I step on the floor as a reminder of who i’m playing for.

  Stephen Curry

  Mom, Heart, College

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• He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

  Allen Iverson

  Player, Careers, Brown

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• I fell so many times and got back up. I been through the toughest times with my family, but I’m still standing.

  Kevin Durant

  My Family, Humbling, Stills

  Kevin Durant's MVP speech, newsok.com. May 13, 2014.

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