"So many people believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. So many people doubted me and motivated me every single day to be who I am. I failed so many times and got back up. I've been through the toughest times with my family, but I'm still standing." —Kevin Durant

From Kevin Durant's MVP acceptance speech.

"My mom, I think I know what you did...Single parent with two boys by the time you were 21 years old...You wake me up in the middle of the night in the summer times, making me run up a hill, making me do pushups, screaming at me from the sidelines of my games at 8 or 9 years old. We wasn't supposed to be here. You made us believe, you kept us off the street, put clothes on our backs, food on the table. When you didn't eat you made sure we ate; you went to sleep hungry. You sacrificed for us. You the real MVP." —Kevin Durant

Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant from his 2014 NBA MVP speech.

"When something good happens to you...I tend to look back." —Kevin Durant

"When you got people behind you, you can do whatever." —Kevin Durant

"There's never a point where you can stop getting better." —Kevin Durant

"Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people." —Kevin Durant

From Kevin Durant's MVP acceptance speech.

"He's going to be one of the greatest scorers to ever play this game; but the way he plays, just so joyous, so happy. He's like a kid back in Maryland." -Lebron James on Kevin Durant

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. -Kevin Durant

I've learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think, in the end, that is just going to make winning that much better. -Kevin Durant

I'm just trying to grow. One thing I've told myself is, don't worry about who people say is the best player. -Kevin Durant