Tim Duncan Quotes

My father John taught me about hard work and the importance of manners.

A family is where character is formed, values are learned, ethics are created, and society preserved.

I've come from a grounded family and had a good upbringing.

My parents raised me right.

We see the worth and appreciate the discipline my father inculcated in us.

My parents brought me up to speak the way I speak, to hold my head up high, to know wrong from right and to have manners.

Well-mannered children could be conceived if the parents were well-mannered.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.

My parents kept me very grounded.

I'm cut from a different cloth. I would never moon someone. I was raised in a good family.

I was a Sedgewick without the smarts. It infused its way into me and I feel like it formed my character in a big way because of what I was exposed to.

My parents were pretty lenient with me. But, they gave me morality while I was growing up. They taught me the difference between right and wrong.

My own grandmother went to great lengths to make sure I knew simple things like how and when to open the door for a lady. And the best thing my mama taught me was to pray.

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.

I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity should be cornerstones in your life. As a Senior DeMolay, as a father, the best advice I could ever give would be to take the high road in life, and you will be able to build trusting relationships.

I'm going to obviously do my best as a father to set a good example for my children, and I want them to see good examples from our leaders.

My parents always taught me not to be a good tennis player or the best in what I'm doing, but to be polite.

My parents gave me a practical example of what life was about, and I won't forget that.

I don't accept bad manners, so all my grandchildren are very well behaved, just like my kids.

When you're younger, you're trying to understand and make sense of what your parents are trying to instill in you, which is ultimately life experience. I remember being 17 and my dad trying to teach me the importance of responsibility.

My grandfather played a big part in raising me, and he taught me how to be a gentleman. Since he first told me those types of things when I was 13 years old, I've taken all those types of lessons from him to heart. I'd like to keep that with me.

My father gave me discipline.

Take care of your kid's character, and everything will follow after that. Character is everything