Tim Duncan Quotes

I never really looked at myself as a scorer, but if the shot is there, I'm certainly going to take it.

When I got the ball in the reserves, within two touches I would turn and look to attack my opponent, whereas in the first team, I was trying for the safer option. I needed to go back to basics. I needed to get defenders on the back foot again.

I get lots of fouls on me, but it is no foul because I am physical. Because I don't go down, that is the problem as well. But I will keep playing my game. Why would I change? It's my game.

You just have to be smart and know where you're at within the game and find the right time to be aggressive and take a shot. If it's not the right time, then move on to the next down.

This year I've just been aggressive. I still have that mindset of passing the ball, and being aggressive and attacking to the basket is going to draw more attention, and that way I can find my teammates. Being in attack mode is something I try to bring into every single game, and that's what's making me be so successful.

I'm not a guy that's going to shoot 10 3s a game - I like to get to the basket. But some of those shots I do gotta take. Some of those shots I gotta let fly.

It's a big part of my game, attacking.

My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me.

Teams that just play on one side of the floor are going to struggle against defenses that load up on that side.

Both offensively and defensively, the presence that I have is pretty profound.

When the frame's safe, I like to let myself go a bit; play a few more entertaining shots rather than just getting the frame over and done with.

You can play just as offensively with one striker as with two.

It comes to the point where, if a midrange shot is there, I'm going to take it. If I'm open, I have to shoot that shot. That's a great shot for the team and myself.

It's a conscious effort for me to be aggressive and take what the defense gives you.

There are some games where I will look to be more aggressive and score more, and then there are games that I want to be more of a playmaker.

I don't have a go-to move, man; I just rush.

When you go out there and you try to change things around and avoid a guy or pick your spots to go at a guy, I think you're usually taking away a piece of your offense that you rely on a lot.

I need to work on timing and the pace of the game. I need to know when to slow it down and speed it up.

If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.

I just try to just roll with the punches. I mean, once the team pretty much starts closing out, just try to get in attack mode, and at the same time, try to find my teammates. It's kind of hard, hitting the shots I was hitting, to try and pass the ball, but you've got to figure out a way.

It's one thing to have a scouting report and not be able to execute it, and it's completely different if you're able to kind of work your way through that report, attack guys certain ways, use different sequences, and be effective with them.

I need to play smarter and protect the football.

There's a lot of times I'll just play too passive and since I'm not going to play defense as well as most guys can, I can't get away with passive play.

I think, as a midfielder, you need to have that aggression as part of your game.

I think Martin Keown was the toughest. I liked playing against him in training because I knew it was just like a game situation.