Tim Duncan Quotes

I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today.

I'm somebody that has a very big competitive edge and a chip on my shoulder.

I may be one of the most competitive people you ever know. I want to win every snap, every game, even though it was not possible... it really wasn't about the conquest, it was about the challenge.

Even if I start on the bench, if I come on, I go. Because I know I should be on the pitch, and I want to show why.

I have never gone into a competition wanting to lose. I have always gone in wanting to win.

The only way you're going to make it is to have a hunger for success and a will to win. That's something that's always pushed me.

I'm a very competitive girl. In everything I do.

People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.

I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside.

I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.

The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

I think I was born with that desire to win and attention to detail.

The competitive spirit never dies.

I have to win, even if I'm just playing ping pong.

Anything I do that's competitive, I try to win. That's the way I've always been, and I like to keep it that way no matter what I'm doing.

I was extremely competitive, so for me becoming a footballer was not necessarily because it was about being the best - it was about winning.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

I wanted to win, even in practice.

Someone once told me I'm a sore winner, and they're right. I rarely take more than a moment to enjoy a success before I'm moving on and looking for the next challenge.

I'm just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don't want to lose.

We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win.

The nature of human beings is that we're competitive, and the chances are there's someone out there who's going to work harder than you and want it more than you.

I'm a very competitive person. You won't change things unless you are prepared to fight, even if you don't win. But I do hate losing.

I definitely have the eye of the tiger. I've fought my way to where I am and will continue to do so. I'm a hard worker - I get it from my family. We only know work. Nothing was handed to us. When I believe in something, I go after it. It's very hard to tell me 'no.'