Zitat des Tages von Tim Duncan:
I just wanted to win on the road, honestly. I don't remember the road ever being this tough.
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.
I'm not better when I force shots. I'm going to take them as they come. They are really sagging in there, trying to take me out of the game. It's my job to find guys. I want to be aggressive and take my shots, but I can't force them.
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.
If he wants to fight, we can fight. I don't have any problem with him, but we can do it if he wants to.
The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.
When you have to stop and think about things is when they go wrong.
I'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.
At this point, if I were to psychoanalyze myself, I'd have to say I am a clown, cleverly disguised as a regular person.
I've been competitive from day one. It's in my nature. Whether people recognize that or not, I don't know how they can't. I'm not gonna go out there and try to hurt somebody or win by all means. But if it's up in the air, I'm gonna try harder than you to get it done.
When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.
I had great friends, support and teaching at Wake Forest.
In all seriousness, it really should be difficult for me to be too strange. After all, a great family raised me.
I'm not really a flashy guy anywhere else - I don't dress flashy or anything else - but I like to keep my cars nice, and I like to customize them. I can do things a little flashier and a little faster, and with a little bit more thought. This is kind of the release part of basketball.
I'm not serious most of the time.
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 an idiot.
We really have some of the best fans in the NBA, in sports in general. Here, you get a consistent base, people support. People love the Spurs, and that's special. That's not everywhere.
I am going to walk away when I'm ready to walk away. Not because of a win or a loss.
I think competitiveness is taken in a different way by different people. I'm not a yeller and a screamer, a jumper and a pusher.
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.
I started not enjoying myself. It wasn't fun at times. And I always said when that point comes when it's not fun anymore, then I'm done.
I believed in what I was. I didn't believe that would translate into any of the five championships. But I knew that I could affect the game.
