Quotes from Manu Ginobili

I'm not good with long rests.

I don't understand people who would move, even inside the city, and get rid of their dog.

I came to San Antonio without knowing anything about the city.

Obviously, there is not one player in the world that doesn't like making shots.

I think Wade is more explosive than I am. He is very tough to cover with his explosiveness, but I started doing the Euro-Step before he did.

I guess the triple-double is a big deal in the States. For me, it's not.

We all need to get our pets spayed or neutered.

The way I played, the way my body was all over the place, not thinking about being careful for the next game or anything like that, I think fans liked it.

Many times, we athletes have a camera in front of us and in many cases a lot of people with that same background or history do not have that opportunity.

I really don't care about coming from the bench if that helps the team to win a championship.

I watched the NBA a lot growing up. I was a big fan, especially of the Bulls in the early 90s.

Sometimes you play and you think you're doing one thing, and then you don't. The coaches are the ones who see it the best way.

There were a lot of people I really admired and that I liked watching, but not that I tried to compare myself or emulate or nothing like that.

Most of the photos I take I don't post, so Instagram is not my thing. I like to edit them, make them look good, and keep them for myself.

I don't think about drawing the contact on purpose. I just want to get to the line.

I'm way more worried on my future well-being, and my kids, and my family, where we are going to live and what we are going to do, than what is going to happen with the Spurs. With all due respect, of course. I love the franchise, and I'm probably going to be attached in some way.

What I miss the most is the locker room, the dinners after the games. The preparation, the sense of going out there and be a team.

The game gave me so much, I am in debt forever.

It depends a lot on the character of the players, how you respond under pressure.

First, confidence in your talent and then confidence that the team is going to look for you, because they need you. And when you reach that point, it changes a lot, because your mindset is completely different.

It's always tough to see a teammate go unless he is willing to go.

You try to get the best shots possible, try to find the open teammate.

It is always painful when you see a teammate leaving. You create a bond, and you have been together for so long, and you are going to do your best with your guys.

When you get blitzed on every pick-and-roll aggressively, you've just got to find the open teammate.