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'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.
I am who I am because of the people who I grew up with and where I'm from.
It always feels good to win, it's always tough to lose.
If we win, I'm happy. The rest of it is just stuff.
I just hope to make a difference.
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.
I'm attacking the basket more. Because I'm more comfortable on the line, that's an area I want to get to.
We are unselfish and we trust each other
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'm still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now.
You've got to stay ready, especially around here. That's what we preach, you'll get your opportunity whether it comes at the beginning or in the middle or in the end whenever it may be. When your time comes, you need to be ready to go because you're going to earn your minutes
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 not going anywhere. You can print that wherever you want to. I'm here and I'm a Spur for life.
Basketball's so much like life: if something's going great, you wait a minute, it will change. If something's going bad, you wait a minute, it will change. So I try to play things on such an even keel, knowing that things are going to change. You take the good with the bad; you don't get too excited, you don't get too down and sometimes that's the hardest thing in the world to do when you're in the midst of it, but that's the best way to handle it.