Latest Tim Duncan Quotes from Interviews

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

  Tim Duncan

  Thinking, Kevin

  Interview with Dan Patrick (1998), first published in Pete Sampras "Outtakes: Dan Patrick" edited by John Hassan, www.nydailynews.com. May 10, 2000.

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

  Tim Duncan

  World, Jordan, Impressed

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

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

  Tim Duncan

  Bombs

  Interview with Dan Patrick (1998), first published in Pete Sampras "Outtakes: Dan Patrick" edited by John Hassan, www.nydailynews.com. May 10, 2000.

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

  Tim Duncan

  Singers, Listening To Music

  "Tim Duncan was never really impressed by Michael Jordan". Interview with Dan Patrick, fadeawayworld.net. August 5, 2016.

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

  Tim Duncan

  Fans, Jordan

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

• 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.

  Tim Duncan

  Knives, Buying, Blades

  Interview with Dan Patrick (1998), first published in Pete Sampras "Outtakes: Dan Patrick" edited by John Hassan, www.nydailynews.com. May 10, 2000.

• 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.

  Tim Duncan

  Moving, People, Use

  Interview with Dan Patrick (1998), first published in Pete Sampras "Outtakes: Dan Patrick" edited by John Hassan, www.nydailynews.com. May 10, 2000.

• 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.

  Tim Duncan

  Team, Bakers, Movement

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

• 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.

  Tim Duncan

  Play, People, Magic

  Interview with Dan Patrick (1998), as quoted in "Tim Duncan was never really impressed by Michael Jordan" by Alonzo Warond, fadeawayworld.com. August 5, 2016.

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

  Tim Duncan

  Stuff, Veteran, Used

  Interview with Dan Patrick (1998), first published in Pete Sampras "Outtakes: Dan Patrick" edited by John Hassan, www.nydailynews.com. May 10, 2000.

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

  Tim Duncan

  Nicknames, Magician, Knows

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

• 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.

  Tim Duncan

  Basketball, Moving, Blessed

  Interview with Josh Staph, www.stack.com. January 1, 2007.

• 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.

  Tim Duncan

  Basketball, Sports, Swimming

  Interview with Josh Staph, www.stack.com. January 1, 2007.