Kevin Durant - The Importance Of Being Second

A lot of times, in the sport, there is an abuse of the world amazing They tend to use too mutch that world, making it not so out of the ordinary. All this is damaging for the moment where something of not-normal it’s happen, like this period of Kevin Durant.

Born 25 years ago in Washington, Kevin hasn’t an easy childhood, he never met his father, and he was grown by his mother and the grandma Barbara, yes because isn’t a real NBA history without a grandmother with a strong personality, who influenced the little Kevin, was always ready to console him, like the time when KD complained because of his height  and she was there to say him “dont’ worry, one day it will be  a blessing”.

Look at him today, 2.06 m and 107 kg, really skinny for the NBA standard, but with a physical strenght that even the ESPN is not able to explain that thing. A light ball release, an incredible crossover, and a coordination and belief in their own ability really difficult to understand. Kevin is one who learn fast, he’s able to make his own and improve the best techniques of his opponents. 

He also learned to be the number two, no to accept this, but to take the best from this situation. It seems that to be the second  is in the destiny of KD, second choice in the 2007 Draft, second in the only final he played, three times second when LeBron won the MVP title. This is the main point: LeBron James. A lot of times happened in this history of the sport, someone simply born in the wrong era. Whitout the King, K-Smoove should be unquestionably the best player in the league, as he showed during the last month of January 2014. 12 games over 30 points, almost 38 points averange and an incredible shot percentage. Without Westbrook, alone in the command position. In an article of some month ago on SLAM with an emblematic title “The King And I” Durant said that he his friend of Bron, and that they trained together during the look-out, imagine what a show.

Ask to any professional player how’s being second, even in the body of a number one. For sure he answers lying. But not Durant. He said:  “I go into the gym and work on my game, I don't have a LeBron picture [on the ball], or I don't have his name in my mind when I'm going in there and working. It's all about trying to get better for myself. And I know how I feel about myself. I know the confidence I have in myself, but also I want to compete against the best, and I want to go out there and prove myself against the best” And this is true, because KD 35 is real. But he cannot hide to feel the pressure, but he can show the opposite, He’s always the first to came in the gym, and he’s always redy to improve his game. A silent leader, the most similar to Tim Duncan.

Don’t think that he hasn’t character , to SportIllustrated he thundered that he was tired to be always second, he wasn’t born for this, and he was thinking this everyday. Even The Choosen One knows. ““Someone, somewhere, is trying to take my spot and I know where he is, too. He’s in Oklahoma” word of LeBron James