The American basketball king named Tim Duncan has won a considerable number of worthy victories in his entire life. Nowadays, he has become a real idol and example for modern athletes, and ordinary people too. His courage, determination and power help young people to tune in the right path, choose a personal goal and go to it to the very end. Of course, in addition to victories, defeats were also present. The basketball player took them with dignity and each time strove for higher goals, and therefore became the favorite of the public.
Biography
Timothy Theodore Duncan, in abbreviation - Tim Duncan, was born in 1976 on April 25 on the famous Virgin Islands. The great basketball player plays for a team called the San Antonio Spurs. He is the four-time NBA League champion, two-time Olympic medalist, and with this the Universiade champion. In addition to these titles, he has a lot more. Behind him there are already a lot of victories and a minimum number of defeats.
He is the only person who managed to get involved in two teams at once during the first seasons: stars and their defense. This captain showed all his own power and strength.
In his early teens, Tim began playing sports with swimming. But due to the wild hurricane Hugo, the only city pool was destroyed, so the boy had to change activities. Then his choice was basketball, and for many years this hobby has not changed.
After a while, Tim Duncan was chosen as the sole leader of the St. Dunstan school team. Further, a sports career developed at the university, where the first high-level victories were earned.
Profile
The very first position, the king of the basketball court Tim Duncan occupied the role of a heavy striker. Although in this situation, he could easily play the center. And already today he is the most stable basketball player, because he is gaining an average number of points and rebounds.
Throughout his career, the player has always been on the list of the most powerful candidates for the title of most valuable player in the NBA team. The top positions of the ratings that determine the number of points scored have always been occupied only by him.
The only drawback is the implementation of free throws. Here the percentage of successful and accurate hits does not exceed 70. But this is not a disaster, because even with such an indicator Duncan plays perfectly.
Now he is already known as a person with a fairly high level of reputation.
He graciously accepts the praise of other famous basketball players, but this does not stop progress to a greater height.
Statistics
The first achievements were minimal in his career, but now the whole world has learned who Tim Duncan really is.
The statistics of the main events are well reflected in the table:
the date | Victim | Description | Statistics |
March 13, 1995 | "North Carolina" | The extra time in the battle with North Carolina was decisive. It was it that greatly helped to realize the impossible. Tim Duncan tamed the star striker and this brought one of the first well-deserved victories. | 20 rebounds 21 points |
May 23, 2003 | "Dallas" | Throughout the game, Tim was constantly visible. It glowed at all points of the site. Here all the forces were laid out. Duncan darted from corner to corner, scored, managed to comprehend the future transfer, picked up and defended. | 34 points 6 gears 24 selections 6 block shots |
April 19th 2008 year | "Phoenix" | In the last seconds, the Spurs team had the only chance to win. Then Tim took all the initiative into his own hands and turned a high-quality fraud with the enemy. He successfully pressed him into the corner, thereby getting the ball. | 40 points 1/1 from a distance 5 gears 15 rebounds |
Little-known Achievements
Tim Duncan is an American basketball player who has taken 6th place in the list of greatest athletes, according to Kazan Universiade “Square”. He was a winner back in 1995, but to this day remains an athlete with a sufficient number of achievements. His honest victories are enough for several high-level players.
In one team, together with Allen Iverson and Ray Allen, a gorgeous and powerful machine was created to “exterminate” the enemy. The rival team then suffered a brutal defeat. And then Duncan already became a heavy forward in the Spurs team.