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Kevin Garnett Biography

Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and won a national player of the year award. He entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.

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So we take a lot of pride in that. It's really on us to turn this thing around. I think this last month we've done just that. We've pointed ourself in the direction that we want to be, and I think we're starting to head towards that. Right now we're in a nice rhythm.

Basketball, Done, Month, Nice, Pride, Rhythm

I would love to see Flip get back into the league. I think he can definitely still coach in this league. I think he will be in this league quicker than sooner.

Back, Basketball, Flip, League, Sooner, Thinking

I'm not the type of person to give up just because something gets rough. That's a coward. That's not me.

Giving Up, Coward, Type, Rough, Person

They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder then you. Guess what. . I'm that someone

Guess, Hard, Harder, Matter, Say, Work

Performance is something we all strive to be better at. I'm no different than that. Who wants to look bad?

Bad, Different, Look, Looks, Want

I'm like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If I'm not ready, the sled isn't going to go.

Basketball, Like, Ready, Reindeer, Rudolph

Some of my friends snowmobile. I'm a little scared of it.

Friends, Littles, My Friends, Scared, Snowmobile

In my walks of life, I've understood that it takes more than one person to think of achieving a goal, and it takes more than one or two players, to get you out of the position you're in.

Goal, Player, Takes, Think, Thinking

I want to be known as the best teammate ever.

Best Team, Known, Teammate, Want

I have a problem sometimes with being too hyper.

Hyper, Problem, Sometimes

I've never been an individual guy. I never cared about the accolades. I've always been driven by the competition and the learning process.

Accolades, Competition, Guy, Individual, Process

The beautiful thing about when you go through a slide is that you learn from it. Not just saying that you learn from it, but applying the things that you have learned.

Basketball, Beautiful, Slide, Slides, Things

I learned one thing - never hate a positive option.

Hate, One Thing, Option, Positive, Thing

The last couple of practices, all we've been doing is a lot of defensive things. We've been going over some drills that make all of us have to communicate.

Basketball, Couple, Drills, Make, Practice, Practices

Timing is everything. Chemistry is something that you don't just throw in the frying pan and mix it up with another something, then throw it on top of something, then fry it up and put it in a tortilla and put in a microwave, heat it up and give it to you and expect it to taste good. You know? For those of you who can cook, y'all know what I'm talking about. If y'all can't cook, this doesn't concern you.

Frying, Frying Pans, Give, Giving, Talking, Timing

We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves.

Basketball, Matter, Responsibility, Thinking, Turn, Weight

Going from Flip to Kev, obviously you don't want to see someone ever lose their job. For me it's probably a little more difficult, because other than Bill Blair, Flip is all I knew.

Basketball, Job, Jobs, Lose, Obviously, Want

At the end of the day, you're responsible for yourself and your actions and that's all you can control. So rather than be frustrated with what you can't control, try to fix the things you can.

Fix, Frustrated, Frustration, Player, Responsibility, Things

When you first come out, it's transition. You gotta find your routine, days you don't feel like doing it, you don't have to do it. But you know, it's in you. I like to think anyone wants to look good, I'm no different from that. More importantly, I wanna be healthy enough to run with my kids.

Days, Kids, Routine, Running, Thinking, Wanna

'Modern Warfare,' 'Black Ops,' these are all the next level of video games. The people are more detailed, the fighting is more exact, and I can't speak for every gamer out there, but I know when I play, I feel like I'm actually in the game. It's that intense.

Actually, Black, Fighting, Games, Level, Play

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