Losing at Video Games Motivates Kevin Durant

Crusher · by **Crusher** on Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:03 pm

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If you had one guess, what would you say is driving Kevin Durant this season?

How about video games?

"People might not believe me, but when I go home (after practice) I play video games and I lose all the time,” Durant said. "And I get so mad that I come back and I want to win everything. Something that small puts that winning mentality into my head.”

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Durant’s psyche hasn’t developed as much at home, where losses to his brothers and close friends in games of NBA 2K10 on his Xbox gaming system have led to temper tantrums.

"I threw my controller through my windows and threw it in the pool before,” Durant said. "Even though it might sound kind of foolish, that’s how it is. It’s bragging rights to us. That’s all we do, since Sega.

"But without them knowing, they’re giving me the competitive edge to win.”