American basketball player Tim Duncan is called the most famous player. 5 times he won the NBA team championship. The only athlete in the history of the National Organization for 13 seasons was a member of the national team of stars and the NBA, and the defense of the association.
Timothy Theodore Duncan's entire sports career took place at the San Antonio Spurs. The basketball player announced the termination of a career in professional sports in 2016.
Carier start
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1976. The child was born on April 25 in the Virgin Islands in the family of a bricklayer and a midwife. Parents have already raised two daughters by the time of his birth.
Trisha and Cheryl. Both subsequently went in for sports.
Trisha showed excellent accomplishments representing the US Virgin Islands team at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Cheryl went in for swimming, but left the sport to pursue a career as a nurse.
Tim also became interested in swimming. His career in the pool was cut short by Hurricane Hugo, which deprived the boy of his training place in 1989. Tim switched to basketball. He achieved success in the junior category quickly. Soon the boy became the leader of the team of the school where he studied. He advocated for St Dunstan's Episcopal School.
The graduate decided to continue his education at the university. He became a student at Wake Forest. There Duncan played for the Dieman Dickens team. In 1997, she started a career as a player in professional sports. He was selected number one in the draft at the San Antonio club. Thanks to Tim, the team won the championships. Five times it was he who secured first place in NBA games.
Success
The experts called Duncan the most outstanding heavy forward in history. In 1997, the Spurs had one of the best front lines. The team has become a threat to competitors.
In the preliminary selection, the players won over fifty victories in 82 matches. In terms of performance, they were second only to Utah Jazz. The team knocked out "Phoenix" in the first round of the playoffs, beating by 2 points, but suffered a crushing defeat from "Utah". The defense was held by Duncan and Robinson.
Both of them blocked the ring so that the opponents were forced to carry out the throw-in from the maximum distance. Therefore, the percentage of hits of competitors was minimal. For this game, the defenders were called Twin Towers. The couple managed to fully realize themselves in the games of the 1998-1999 season.
In the preliminary selection, the Spurs caught up with Utah. Both teams became the winners. First, Minnesota was defeated in the playoffs, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland. In the final, San Antonio played the New York Knicks. Thanks to Duncan, one fight out of five was lost. Tim was named the most valuable player. The athlete confirmed his reputation as a leader in the following season. During the game, he scored over 29 points, made 12 rebounds, 2 block shots. Tim was seriously injured before the playoffs. He could not participate in the elimination rounds. Without him, the Spurs lost to Phoenix in one-eighth of the final.
New achievements
The player managed to return by 2003. The main competitor of San Antonio at that time was the Dallas Mavericks team. The number of victories for both was equal. All competitors were defeated by San Antonio. They were the last to beat New Jersey. Tim finished the games with 37 points, 16 rebounds and in the team that received the second title since founding.
In 2004 Tim took part in the Athens Olympics. The US team arrived at the tournament as the favorite. However, they had to cede Puerto Rico. The loss did not affect Duncan's position in any way: he was the best with 15 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. The Americans tried to rectify the situation in the final.
The result was a loss to Argentina. Duncan was 5 times the NBA champion as part of the team. In 2014, he won the title for the last time. The Spurs successfully qualified with 62 victories and became the first. The first round of the playoffs was not easy. The resistance of "Dallas" was very stubborn, only by the final match the opponents surrendered.
The semi-final brought victory over Portland, Oklahoma City. Miami proved to be stronger by winning the final. Tim set the record for all-time play and double-doubles in the playoffs. Failed to surpass him in the league to this day. As one of the best in the NBA, Tim retired in 2016.
Duncan gained fame as a participant in the reconstruction games. He took part in the Renaissance festivals. Tim also spent a lot of time playing video games. He loves basketball simulations.
Out of the game
Unlike sports, the athlete's personal life was not so brilliant. They became husband and wife with Amy in 2001. The first child appeared in the family in 2005. The girl was named Sydney. A couple of years later, she had a brother. Together, the couple founded the basketball player foundation, which is engaged in research in the field of medicine and education, the development of children's sports. Supported by ex-Spurs captain and San Antonio Orphan Center.
The couple announced their separation in 2013.
On the court, Duncan is most familiar with the role of a heavy striker. He is responsible for all game rebounds. Meanwhile, the player showed himself excellently as a center. He is called one of the most stable basketball players in the NBA.
Regularly, the athlete gains the most points and rebounds. From the start of his career, he was recognized as a nominee for the title of the most valuable player.
Duncan has one serious drawback: a small number of free throws.
Tim compares himself to the less explosive version of the main character in Good Will Hunting. He admitted that if he got a chance, he would gladly play with Wilt Chamberlain or with Karim Abdul-Jabbar one on one.
