Tim Duncan Quotes

I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person.

The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.

I don't try to change myself to impress anybody. I'm just who I am.

I enjoy jokes, smiling, and making people smile. I may be a little different, but that's OK, who wants to be normal anyway?

I'm still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now.

I am who I am because of the people who I grew up with and where I'm from.

I'm not going anywhere. You can print that wherever you want to. I'm here and I'm a Spur for life.

At this point, if I were to psychoanalyze myself, I'd have to say I am a clown, cleverly disguised as a regular person.

They say I have no emotions, but I'm excited even if you can't see it.

We are unselfish and we trust each other

I'm just somebody that isn't that impressed by [Michael Jordan]. There really isn't anybody in the world I'm impressed with.

I just hope to make a difference.

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

When I'm away from basketball, I'm the biggest kid. I do a good job of keeping myself sane. But on the other hand, I'm more of a solitary guy, glad to be left alone.

I'm attacking the basket more. Because I'm more comfortable on the line, that's an area I want to get to.

I don't usually set personal goals.

The only nickname I've ever had is Merlin, like the magician. I don't know why.

Our motto is just to play the whole 48 minutes. We are here to play it from start to finish. Things will go up and down. We will make runs and they will make runs. But we just keep playing.

I know I'm the guy others will lean on.

I'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.

I'm going to try to fit in where I can and play the way I can.

I have the loving support of my girlfriend who still attends Wake Forest and is nearing graduation. She helps me cope with the everyday rigors of being an NBA player.

The first time I played against Seattle was the only time I felt destroyed. Vin Baker just manhandled me. The whole thing, their double teams, their movement, everything.

Charles Barkley taught me a lot when I played against him. How he would use his body or use his dribble to get people in there and all that stuff. Veteran moves.

In all seriousness, it really should be difficult for me to be too strange. After all, a great family raised me.

When you have to stop and think about things is when they go wrong.

I would have loved to play against Bill Russell. He was such a force.

I think Kevin Garnett is going to be really good at some point.

I was a big Magic Johnson fan. And I guess people who knew that gave a name that... In that vein. I tried to play like him.

I like R&B. I listen to music, not singers.

Karl Malone used a lot of veteran stuff that I thought was cool.

It always feels good to win, it's always tough to lose.

I'm not serious most of the time.

If we win, I'm happy. The rest of it is just stuff.

Stephon Marbury is the bomb. He is going to be so good.

I have always liked knives. Then somebody gave me one. Then somebody gave me another one. Then I liked having them and started buying them. I started finding ones I liked, ones with funky blades.

I've always respected [Michael Jordan] but I've never been a fan of his [Jordan's].Because everybody else is.

Standing on the court and holding up that trophy - it's so great you want to keep doing it over and over again.

I've never gotten too high or too low. It only messes you up.