Basketball sensation Tony Parker wasn't even interested in playing the sport at first. During his childhood in France, he initially had a greater interest in soccer than in hoops. However, it wasn't too long before he chose to pursue a basketball career, just as his father had. As a teenager, Tony became a hot junior league prospect in Europe. When he was 19 years old, he ventured over to the United States and was drafted by the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. Since then, Tony's career has taken off. He has appeared in multiple NBA All-Star Games while helping his Spurs teammates win three NBA championships. In 2007, he achieved the greatest success of his young career to date by becoming the first European-born player ever to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award. Few athletes have equaled the kind of success that Tony Parker has achieved by the age of 25....

Tim Duncan might just be the greatest power forward in NBA history, and strangely enough, he almost never learned how to play the game. Duncan's first love was swimming, but when Hurricane Hugo left his training area in polluted ruins, he turned to basketball. Hard work and a great talent for the game would take him on a journey from his hometown of Christiansted in the Virgin Islands to Wake Forest and ultimately to the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan has led the Spurs to four championships, winning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award on three occasions. He has been a 10-time NBA All-Star and was named the league MVP in 2002 and 2003. Despite his quiet demeanor, Tim has become a dominant force on the hardwood and has also found success away from the game in family life with his wife, Amy, and in his work with the Tim Duncan Foundation....

Tony Romo wasn't even offered a scholarship by a single Division I-A university coming out of high school. So how did he manage to become the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, and one of the hottest rising stars in the National Football League? It was through a combination of hard work, determination, and perseverance, along with a knack for making the most of his opportunities. Tony's rise to glory began at Eastern Illinois University, where he would eventually win the 2002 Walter Payton Award for the best offensive player in Division I-AA football. After being passed over in the NFL draft, he signed with the Cowboys as a free agent. Thus began a long and difficult quest to become the Cowboys' starting quarterback, a quest that was fulfilled in 2006. Since then Tony has become one of pro football's most exciting stars....

Tony Romo wasn't even offered a scholarship by a single Division I-A university coming out of high school. So how did he manage to become the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, and one of the hottest rising stars in the National Football League? It was through a combination of hard work, determination, and perseverance, along with a knack for making the most of his opportunities. Tony's rise to glory began at Eastern Illinois University, where he would eventually win the 2002 Walter Payton Award for the best offensive player in Division I-AA football. After being passed over in the NFL draft, he signed with the Cowboys as a free agent. Thus began a long and difficult quest to become the Cowboys' starting quarterback, a quest that was fulfilled in 2006. Since then Tony has become one of pro football's most exciting stars....

Tim Duncan might just be the greatest power forward in NBA history, and strangely enough, he almost never learned how to play the game. Duncan's first love was swimming, but when Hurricane Hugo left his training area in polluted ruins, he turned to basketball. Hard work and a great talent for the game would take him on a journey from his hometown of Christiansted in the Virgin Islands to Wake Forest and ultimately to the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan has led the Spurs to four championships, winning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award on three occasions. He has been a 10-time NBA All-Star and was named the league MVP in 2002 and 2003. Despite his quiet demeanor, Tim has become a dominant force on the hardwood and has also found success away from the game in family life with his wife, Amy, and in his work with the Tim Duncan Foundation....