1.
What I tell people is be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don't have to live anybody else's story.
Stephen Curry
Encourage others to be their authentic selves and pursue the life they desire, not someone else's.
2.
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
Bob Cousy
3.
I just want the same thing Joe Montana got when he was MVP. He got respect. He got commercials. He got everything
Jerry Rice
4.
So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.
Kevin Durant
5.
First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people, and I realize that.
Kevin Durant
6.
The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.
Kevin Durant
7.
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
9.
Why can't I be MVP of the league? Why can't I be the best player in the league?
Derrick Rose
10.
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.
Kevin Durant
11.
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
12.
Or I could see Fish, Just a button up, Like a Mayor, Like a President, Just demands so much from his teammates, Has played with so many great players, But still respects everybody. He's 38 years old, And he has nothing else to prove, And I said, "Fish you wanna come get some shots up with me?" And first thing he says is "Yes." He always wants to learn. Even though he's done so much in this league, Played with so many great players, He always wants to learn, And that motivated me To know that it's never a point Where you can stop getting better. And he's a guy that made me realize that.
Kevin Durant
13.
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
14.
A lot of people didn't get to see Butler's skills throughout the course of the season.
Tom Brady
15.
I'd love to give Malcolm the truck. We're going to figure out how to make that happen.
Tom Brady
16.
It's an incredible play, and not only that, that's the type of plays Malcolm makes for our team.
Tom Brady
17.
All the support from all my friends, All my family over the years, I appreciate it.
Kevin Durant
18.
Butler's interception comes off as a great play, which it really was, at the biggest time of the year.
Tom Brady
19.
There's more to life than basketball. The most important thing is your family and taking care of each other and loving each other no matter what.
Stephen Curry
20.
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
21.
This means the world to me that you guys are here with me celebrating with me. Thank you. Thank you. I can’t express it enough.
Kevin Durant
23.
He credited his teammates, who he thanked in turn, with challenging him every day and driving him forward and making him a better player.
Stephen Curry
24.
I can't say enough, how important my faith is to how I play the game and who I am.
Stephen Curry
25.
They won't choose Joakim Noah as the MVP, but I think it's great that he's in the conversation and he should be. But it's just not the way it works, from my experience. It's got to go in the basket for you guys to pay attention to somebody. But he's pretty damn valuable in my opinion.
Gregg Popovich
26.
Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.
Kevin Durant
27.
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
28.
It's named the Lombardi Trophy for a reason, because we play and live in Titledown. We've got the best fans, and I can't wait to go home and see those fans and bring home the Lombardi Trophy.
Aaron Rodgers
29.
Ron Swanson is more than the MVP of the 'Parks and Recreation' squad, more than just the funniest character on TV - he's the perfect depiction of aggrieved American manhood at the twilight of the empire.
Rob Sheffield
30.
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
31.
And for me to have my name mentioned among some of the Super Bowl MVPs that played in the Super Bowl, words can't describe it. It's totally a dream come true.
Hines Ward
32.
When you got people behind you, you can do whatever.
Kevin Durant
33.
Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl.
Sheryl Swoopes
34.
Obviously he deserved that Finals MVP award. He is a great talent and he is a huge reason why we are celebrating.
Stephen Curry
35.
I can't be No. 1 with an MVP trophy. I could be No. 1 with the championship ring and the championship trophy on my fireplace.
Jeff Kent
36.
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
37.
I'm fine with selecting Curry because the season he's had has been incredible.
Mark Jackson
38.
Everyone should play like Adrian Peterson. This guy does everything full speed. Pro Bowl - promoting himself for MVP.
Peyton Manning
39.
If you twisted my arm today, I would probably vote for James Harden, he's single-handedly put that Houston Rockets team in the position they are in today. It would be tough.
Mark Jackson
40.
I want to win a World Series. I couldn't care less about MVP.
David Wright
41.
It was in 1942 and I flew from St. Louis to Mexico City. I had just gotten married and we were on our honeymoon. I hit .397 and led the Mexican League with 20 home runs and was named the MVP of the league. It's when I realized I could compete with anyone at any level.
Monte Irvin
42.
It changed my life in an extreme way. I dont know if you could calculate just how much it does [change your life]. There was so much notoriety for me in my first season, and to finish by winning the Super Bowl and get the MVP set my place in history. It cements it and its very special. There is something that comes with it, something everyone recognizes and knows. No one can ever take it away from you.
Kurt Warner
43.
The next MVP of the Super Bowl is just as likely to have been a full-time grocery store bagger last year as a Heisman Trophy winner.
Hunter S. Thompson
44.
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
45.
Basketball was mine, and that's what's carried me to this point.
Stephen Curry
46.
The lesson of the MVP is that any additional work beyond what was required to start learning is waste, no matter how important it might have seemed at the time.
Eric Ries
47.
Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.
Sheryl Swoopes
48.
MVP is the best player in the league. I think that's too big for me. When people call me the MVP, I'm a little surprised by that.
Rafael Soriano
49.
My mother's the most special person in my life ... I consider her my MVP: Most Valuable Parent.
Alex Rodriguez
50.
We played in the Senior Bowl, ... I got MVP out of jamming his (expletive). It basically started there, with a long week of getting after each other.
Fred Smoot