![]() ![]() In her last days, she made Duncan and his sisters promise to finish college with a degree, which would later explain Duncan's refusal to leave college early. Duncan was dealt another emotional blow when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and died one day before his 14th birthday. When Hurricane Hugo destroyed the island's only Olympic-sized swimming pool in 1989, Duncan was forced to swim in the ocean and he quickly lost his enthusiasm for swimming because of his fear of sharks. His parents were very supportive and Duncan excelled at swimming, becoming a teenage standout in the 50, 100 and 400 meters freestyle and aiming to make the 1992 Olympic Games as a member of the United States Team. In school, Duncan was a bright pupil and dreamt of becoming an Olympic-level swimmer like his sister, Tricia. He was born and raised in Christiansted, a town on Saint Croix, one of the main islands composing the United States Virgin Islands. 2.3 Chasing the fifth championship (2007–present)ĭuncan is the only son of Ione, a midwife, and William Duncan, a mason, and has two older sisters, Cheryl and Tricia. ![]() He holds an honors degree in psychology and created the Tim Duncan Foundation to raise general health awareness and fund education and youth sports in various parts of the United States. Off the court, Duncan is known for his quiet and unassuming ways, as well as his active philanthropy. His list of accomplishments, remarkable consistency, and leadership in the Spurs' NBA championship runs in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 have led basketball experts to consider him to be one of the greatest players in NBA history. Duncan graduated from college before entering the 1997 NBA Draft as the number one pick. Dunstan's Episcopal High School, and had an illustrious college career with the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, winning the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year and John Wooden awards in his final year. He is a 14-time NBA All-Star and the only player in NBA history to be selected to both All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams during each of his first 13 seasons.ĭuncan started out as a swimmer and only began playing basketball in ninth grade after Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only Olympic-sized pool on his home of St. The 6-foot 11-inch (2.11 m), 255-pound (116 kg) power forward/ center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year. If one of the world's best can be humble and respect their coach, all athletes can exemplify this behavior, as it not only makes him a better person but also a better athlete and teammate.Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA (National Basketball Association). ![]() Babby also notes the reason that the Spurs coaching staff and Coach Greg Popovich have success is because Duncan buys into the program and reflects a willingness to be coached, which allows others to buy in as well.ĭuncan's humility and level of trust in his coach are two things that clearly allowed him to be successful and are lessons to any youth athlete. Duncan was always aware of his teammates and supported them in whatever way possible, as evidenced by an experience with David Robinson in his rookie year. In this video, Babby discusses his time with Tim Duncan, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs ( As his former agent, Babby describes Duncan as having the most humility he ever identified in someone of extraordinary talent. He also spent over 35 years as an attorney, starting with the Washington Redskins, and is known today as one of the 100 most powerful people in sports. Lon Babby, a PCA-Phoenix Board Member, is a Senior Advisor for the Phoenix Suns ( He is best known for his time as an NBA agent for some of the game's most respected sportsmen: Tim Duncan, Shane Battier, Ray Allen and others. ![]()
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