Quotes by Tim Duncan

I am going to walk away when I'm ready to walk away. Not because of a win or a loss.

I'm a loyal guy. I'm a man of my word, and I assumed other people would be that way. That's just not the case in life.

Luckily, I had a long career and made good money.

We took pride in representing where we came from, took pride in being from small places, and places all around the world and being able to come together and make ourselves into a team, into a group of guys with one goal and get that done.

Honest truth is I didn't really know from year to year what people were making. I think that was the best perspective to have.

I don't know how their ranking goes or anything else, and I tell people I don't really care how the rankings go.

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.

You have to adjust to what your team needs and what you're able to do.

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'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.