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Tim Duncan Biography

Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered to be the greatest power forward of all time, he is a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and an NBA All-Star Game MVP. He is also a 15-time NBA All-Star and the only player to be selected to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams for 13 consecutive seasons. Many refer to Duncan as the greatest Spurs player of all time.

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I'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.

Basketball, Front, Game, Games, Play

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

Know, Knows, Like, Magician, Merlin, Nicknames

At this point, if I were to psychoanalyze myself, I'd have to say I am a clown, cleverly disguised as a regular person.

Clown, Ifs, Person, Persons, Regular

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

Basketball, Baskets, Begin, Knocking, Lead, Playing

If we win, I'm happy. The rest of it is just stuff.

Basketball, Rest, Stuff, Win, Winning

I'm attacking the basket more. Because I'm more comfortable on the line, that's an area I want to get to.

Area, Basketball, Comfortable, Line, Lines, Want

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

Bomb, Bombs, Good, Marbury, Stephon

I'm going to try to fit in where I can and play the way I can.

Basketball, Fit, Play, Trying, Way

I know I'm the guy others will lean on.

Basketball, Guy, Know, Knows, Lean

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.

Age, Basketball, Competitive, Sports, Sportsmanship, Swimming

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.

Cope, Funny, Graduation, Inspirational, Nearing, Support

You've got to stay ready, especially around here. That's what we preach, you'll get your opportunity whether it comes at the beginning or in the middle or in the end whenever it may be. When your time comes, you need to be ready to go because you're going to earn your minutes

Basketball, Middle, Minutes, Nba, Opportunity, Stay

I am who I am because of the people who I grew up with and where I'm from.

Basketball, Grew, People, Who I Am

I think LeBron asked out of the game once or twice before that, so we knew he was getting tired but we were all getting tired out there. . . . I don't think I've played in anything like this since I left the islands.

Asked, Islands, Left, Like, Thinking, Tired

I'm still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now.

Basketball, Get Better, Hopefully, Learning, Stop

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

Difficult, Raised, Should, Strange

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.

Good, Inspirational, Let, Motivational, Rest, Success

I don't try to change myself to impress anybody. I'm just who I am.

Basketball, Change, Impress, Trying, Who I Am

Basketball's so much like life: if something's going great, you wait a minute, it will change. If something's going bad, you wait a minute, it will change. So I try to play things on such an even keel, knowing that things are going to change. You take the good with the bad; you don't get too excited, you don't get too down and sometimes that's the hardest thing in the world to do when you're in the midst of it, but that's the best way to handle it.

Basketball, Down, Knowing, Midst, Play

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.

Blades, Buying, Funky, Having, Knives

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