How To Deal With Adversity
Speaking of hurricanes, which we seem to have had our share of this season, I recently heard a story about an athletic 19-year-old, back in 1995, who was a talented swimmer, and apparently had quite a promising future in the sport.
He was well over 6 1/2 feet tall, with wingspan to match, and hailed from the Virgin Islands.
In September of that year, Hurricane Marilyn, a category 3 storm, raged through the boy's homeland.
It was the most powerful storm to hit the Virgin Islands since Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
The young man was forced to switch from swimming to basketball, simply because the swimming pool he worked out in was destroyed by the storm.
The young man in question was none other than Tim Duncan, who grew to the towering height of 6' 11" and had a stellar 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association!
The following are highlights and awards from Duncan's amazing career...
5-time NBA champion...
3-time NBA finals MVP...
2-time NBA Most Valuable Player...
15-time NBA All Star...
NBA All-Star Game MVP...
10-time All-NBA First Team...
3-time All-NBA Second Team...
2-time All-NBA Third Team...
8-time NBA All-Defensive First Team...
7-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team...
NBA Rookie of the Year...
NBA Shooting Stars Champion...
NBA Teammate of the Year...
His number, 21, was retired by San Antonio Spurs...
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year...
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year...
National College Player of the Year...
2-time consensus first-team All-American...
3-time NABC Defensive Player of the Year...
2-time ACC Player of the Year...
His college number, 21, was retired by Wake Forest University
Swimming's loss...basketball's gain.
Turn adversity into success!
Here are some quotes from NBA superstar Tim Duncan:
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best."
"I enjoy jokes, smiling, and making people smile. I may be a little different, but that's OK, who wants to be normal anyway?"
"I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person."
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Agreed. I like listening to Tony Robbins for Motivation. Keep focusing on your goal and positives. Ask, Believe and receive. The law of attraction. Good luck!
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What an inspiring story. How important it is to be flexible and look for opportunities whatever the situation is.Love the quotes. Have heard the first one not knowing who it belongs to....Beautiful post. Thank you.:)
Thank you so much, Vera. I heard the story and thought it might be inspirational! :)
Very much...:)))
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