Kevin Durant’s Tribute to His Mother: “You’re the Real MVP”

Four-time NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant finally won his first Most Valuable Player award – but in an emotional acceptance speech, the Oklahoma City Thunder star said that his mother was “the real MVP.”
On Tuesday in Edmond, Oklahoma, Durant turned his victory speech into a tearful tribute to his mom, Wanda Pratt, for supporting and inspiring him despite tough times growing up in suburban Washington, D.C.
Xúc động: Tiền đạo Thunder bày tỏ lòng kính trọng đối với mẹ anh là Wanda Pratt và gọi bà là 'MVP thực sự'
“One of the best memories I had is when we moved into our first apartment,” he said to Pratt, who was also visibly emotional at the award ceremony. “No bed, no furniture, and we just all sat in the living room and hugged each other, ’cause that’s when we all thought we made it.”
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant, left, embraces his mother, Wanda Pratt, right, following the news conference to announce that Durant is the winner of the 2013-14 Kia NBA Basketball Most Valuable Player Award in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Sue Ogrocki, AP
Durant fought back tears as he praised Pratt, a single mother with two boys, for steering him and his brother in the right direction despite difficult circumstances.
Tham gia: Bà Pratt có mặt trong khán giả khi cậu con trai 25 tuổi của bà khiêm tốn nhận lấy vinh dự của mình, dành thời gian để cảm ơn cả người thân và từng đồng đội của mình
“You made us believe,” Durant said to his mother. “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 sacrificed for us. You’re the real MVP.”
Durant easily won the NBA’s top individual award, receiving 119 first-place votes. Miami’s LeBron James, who had won four of the previous five MVP awards, finished second with six first-place votes, and Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers was third.
'Một trong những kỷ niệm đẹp nhất của tôi là khi chúng tôi chuyển đến căn hộ đầu tiên.  Không giường, không đồ đạc, và tất cả chúng tôi chỉ ngồi trong phòng khách và ôm nhau, 'vì đó là lúc tất cả chúng tôi đều nghĩ mình đã thành công'
Durant said winning the award was “surreal” and midway through his speech, the 25-year-old seemed to realize how emotional he was.
“I don’t know why I’m crying so much,” he said.
Có sự hỗ trợ của anh ấy: Durant đề cập đến những phẩm chất của từng đồng đội, thể hiện sự tôn trọng đối với những cựu binh thách thức anh ấy và những tân binh truyền cảm hứng cho anh ấy làm mọi việc một cách đúng đắn
Tri ân: Tiền đạo cao 6 foot 9 giúp Thunder dẫn trước 59-23, đứng thứ hai giải đấu

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