Quotes from Tim Duncan

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.

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

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 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.

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

Standing on the court and holding up that trophy - it's so great you want to keep doing it over and over again.

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'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.

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 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.

In all seriousness, it really should be difficult for me to be too strange. After all, a great family raised me.

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

If I have my kids, I drive something with four doors. If I don't have my kids, I can drive whatever I want.

I don't dunk anymore.

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 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.