Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan
Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan is an American retired professional basketball player who played his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Widely considered to be the greatest power forward of all time, he is a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year. He is also a 15-time NBA All-Star and the only player ever to be selected to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams in...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth25 April 1976
CityChristiansted, VI
I would have loved to play against Bill Russell. He was such a force.
I know I'm the guy others will lean on.
I am who I am because of the people who I grew up with and where I'm from.
I don't try to change myself to impress anybody. I'm just who I am.
If we win, I'm happy. The rest of it is just stuff.
In all seriousness, it really should be difficult for me to be too strange. After all, a great family raised me.
I'm not serious most of the time.
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 think LeBron asked out of the game once or twice before that, so we knew he was getting tired but we were all getting tired out there. ... I don't think I've played in anything like this since I left the islands.
Competition is great for everyone. Sports can teach you so much at an early age, including camaraderie and sportsmanship. Competition aspect is something I've always been big on - I always wanted to compete in something. It was swimming for many years, then I moved on to basketball. I had to find a way to channel my competitive energy, so I'm lucky that basketball worked out for me.
Get your education. The number of guys who are blessed to be in the league is so small compared to the number of high school players [who want to play in the league]. But one thing you can do is get your college education. If you are blessed enough to get a scholarship to play college basketball, make sure you get your college degree, too, then move on from there.
At this point, if I were to psychoanalyze myself, I'd have to say I am a clown, cleverly disguised as a regular person.
It always feels good to win, it's always tough to lose.
I'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.