Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Fails To Work Hard.
With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
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’m an old-school type of guy.
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.
Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!
The clothes are not making me If I like it, that’s all that mattersIt’s not about the clothes. It’s about how I am as a person and how confident I am.
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.
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.
My mother taught me to always be strong and always work hard. She’s been working hard her whole life for me and my brother. I’m a lot like her in that I work hard for what I want. She taught me that.
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.
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.
I’m here to shine a bright light. I’m not here to be a guy of death. I just like ‘KD’ better.
I would describe my style as off the wall. I like stuff that doesn’t match. I just like to stand out.
My style has changed and evolved mainly because I’ve grown to have more confidence in myself.
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.
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.
It’s fun that I get to live out my dream every single day. It’s a blessing. I can’t lose sight of that and I’ve just got to keep pushing.
Twitter is a place where I can let people know what type of person I am, and I got some good feedback from it. More good than bad, so it’s a good outlet to let people know who I am.
Hard work beats talent and talent beats hard work.