Tim Duncan Quotes

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

You've got to teach yourself you can do your job no matter what happens.

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

I don't lack confidence. I don't sweat. I don't want to get too Zen on you, but I have to run my own race.

You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.

I was ironing my own clothes when I was 11 years old. My mental strength goes back to those days.

It's true that being in an individual sport, you have to be a little bit selfish.

At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter what other people think. You're out there running your own race and you want to run everybody as clean as possible.

I know if I stay true to myself and stick to my guns, I will never fail myself.

I had to believe in myself from quite a young age. And I had to grow up pretty early.

I'm confident in my abilities and what I can do if I continue to work hard and focus. I don't really care what other people think.

The hero is not fed on sweets, Daily his own heart he eats; Chambers of the great are jails, And head-winds right for royal sails.

I'm such a strong-headed person and so stubborn, I don't need someone to be sweet to me.

My worst habit in the kitchen is not allowing anybody to help me. I like to cook by myself.

It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are.

What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own.

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.

I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.

The big things I've had are things I bought myself.