Tim Duncan

by Sean Adams

Traces the life and accomplishments of basketball player Tim Duncan.

106 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Sean Adams is the Chair of the Undergraduate and Graduate Graphic Design Program at ArtCenter. He also serves as Executive Director of the Graphic Design Graduate Program. Adams continues his design practice with The Office of Sean Adams. He is the author of multiple books, and on-screen author for LinkedIn Learning. He is the only two-term AIGA national president in AIGA’s 100-year history. In 2014, Adams was awarded the AIGA Medal, the highest honor in the profession. He currently is on the editorial board and writes for Design Observer.

Adams is an AIGA and Aspen Design Fellow. He has been widely recognized by every major competition and publication, including a solo exhibition at SFMOMA. Adams has been cited as one of the forty most important people shaping design internationally, and one of the top ten influential designers in the United States. Previously, Adams was a founding partner of AdamsMorioka.

Reviews

[Jake Wambaugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this novel about Tim Duncan, written by Sean Adams. The author depicts Tim Duncan's very well by telling the reader about Tim's unique childhood and not a very "normal" NBA All-Star life. Adams talks about Duncans childhood: where he grew up and how he developed, he talked about Tim's college years in the states, and his Hall of Fame Career in the NBA (National Basketball Association.)

Tim grew up in Saint Croix, one of The U.S. Virgin Islands. Duncan was a smart kid and did well in school. While growing up with only his mother and two sisters he was driven and wanted to become a swimmer in the United States Olympics. Saint Croix only had one Olympic Sized swimming pool on the entire island and when hurricane Hugo struck, it destroyed the pool. Tim had an encouraging coach for swimming and he told Tim that although he was afraid to swim in the ocean, he must do it to keep in shape and to be able to hold on to his records. Tim's coach, known as "Manske," did all he could to encourage Tim that he must swim, that was his path to a better life. But Tim did not listen. He would not risk swimming in the Ocean. If things weren't bad enough, Tim's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away just before Tim Started high school. Tim went to work and now that he had given up on swimming he started playing basketball. He knew he was tall and all of his teachers recommended he join the team. Tim played basketball all four years of high school and earned several scholarships among them, Wake Forest offered and Duncan accepted. This was a start of something new and a chance to make his family proud.

When Tim arrived at Wake Forest he was almost 7 feet tall and very thin. However, his coach had faith that he would make it work. Tim worked hard in practice and pushed himself in the classroom his coach said. (Tim was studying psychology) After Duncan's sophomore year, NBA coaches were saying he could be a first round draft pick if he wanted to come to the draft after that season. Tim, being the driven person he was, did not want to give up an education for money. He wanted to graduate college before even thinking about the pros. He owed it to his mother who used to tell him that nobody can ever take your education away, get your education before anything. Sure enough, Duncan got his 4 year diploma and was selected the number 1 overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1997 draft.

Duncan came into the league with high expectations and his rookie year, he met his individual expectations but not what he had wanted to achieve as a team. The next year, David Robinson a former number one overall pick and All Star himself, returned to the lineup off of an injury and the season was on. In The 1998 playoffs, Duncan led his team to the playoffs in only his second year in the league. With a bounce back year in 1999 Tim led the spurs to the finals and won the title after knocking off the New York Knicks. Duncan was named finals MVP and already was a star in the league. Tim did not disappoint and definitely made his name known to everyone.

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a biography book and it talks about the life of a retired NBA basketball player known as Tim Duncan. Tim Duncan was one of the best centers in the NBA. when he started he was one of the badest players that played basketball because he couldn't shoot good so he went to this school the coaches there went and trained Tim to be one of the best NBA players of all time. I really loved this book because it talks about basketball which is my favorite sport.

[Luke C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book about Tim Duncan, written by Sean Adams, is about an NBA star basketball player who has had an interesting life. Tim grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands With his mom and other friends and family. When Duncan was a kid he was actually an amazing swimmer. Everybody in the town thought Tim was going to be in the olympics for swimming. But Tim didn't go to the olympics for swimming. He went to the olympics to be on the USA basketball team. After Tim's town went through a brutal hurricane it wrecked Tim's local swimming pool. But once Tim had to look for a new sport he chose basketball. Tim excelled in his high school basketball team and soon earned a scholarship at the university of Wake Forest to play. Then he was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs and quickly became an NBA sensation. Later in his career Tim even won an NBA championship and was selected multiple times to be on the USA basketball team. The only unfortunate thing about Tim's life is that his mother died from cancer. Tim was upset, but he overcame the loss of his mother and has become a stronger and better person.

Title: Tim Duncan.
Author: Sean Adams.
Pages: 106.
My Rating and Why: I rated this book 5 stars because it was an easy read and was a very good book. I would recommend this book to anybody, especially people who like basketball.

[Travonte Neal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tim Duncan Sports Heroes And Legends the author is Sean Adams:This book is a really great book it really goes in to dealtial on how he got into college and ow great of a basketball player he was in college.


I feel as if the author Sean Adams was really good at shorten up his jorney and on his where he is today. Tim Duncan is such a really talented basketball player he was on of the best baskteball players I players of all time. One thing i liked about what the author did is that in each chapter it was like his was telling a diffrent part of Tim's life weather it was talking about his family,high school, college. After reading this book I feel as if you work as hard as Tim Duncan did at his goal you can accomplish your goals.

[Jovan Johnson]

that is a good book

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about the life of tim duncan and how he became one f the greatest basketball players of all time

[Mason Smith]

This book was a top favorite sports history book. I have heard of Tim Duncan before but this book explained and provided me with the info to know what he accomplished in his life. The book helped me realize how good a basketball player could be.