Tony Parker #9 Guard

 

 

Pays/Ville

I was born in Bruges, Belgium

Then moved with family to France, and my recent move, to my new hometown San Antonio, Texas

 

Details Personnels:

 I was born to Tony Parker Sr. and Pamela Firestone on May 17,1982 in Bruges, Belgium. Having been born in a famous family I was influenced in many ways. My father was a professinal basketball player and my mom was a model. I was not the only child in the family I had two younger brothers Pierre and Terence. My dad handed me a basketball when I was only 18 months, ever since then I grew a passion for the game of basketball. Although I had a passion for basketball, I loved the game of soccer. I had the skill set to be an amazing soccer player, I was fast and had great eye hand coordination. One might ask how then did you start playing basketball? In the year 1991 I was visiting Chicago, Illinois, this was when Micheal Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were seeking for their first NBA Championship. I was amazed at the game of Micheal Jordan, and ever since then I gave up soccer and started playing basketball. With the talent I had I knew all I have to do is transfer them from the soccer field to the basketball court. This was one of the main turnarounds I had in my life, without that trip to Chicago who knows if I ever would of been a basketball player.

 

Date de Naissance:

May 17,1982

 

Date de Mort:

I am still alive and playing basketball for the San Antonio Spurs.  

 

Sexe:

Male

 

Croyances Politiques:

I support the French national governemnt a semi-presidental system. As I now live in the U.S. I also support the U.S. government.

 

 

Bobine de Mettre en evidence:

A mix of my many moves on the court in the year '07(Finals MVP):

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eUNLmw603A

A mix of plays displaying my quickness and speed on the court:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DQUCrWErKU&feature=related

 

 

 

 

 

 

Situation de Famille:

I got married to an actress, Eva Longoria, we got married in 2007. 

 

En Enfants:

None

 

En Cherchant:

I enjoy conversing with my fans and I love getting comments of my fans after each game.

 

Metier:

I represent the French national team during the olympics as well as play for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA.

 

Interets/Loisirs:

• Music
• Basketball
• Enjoys playing video games
• Watching soccer

 

Accomplissements:

•   Acheivements: When I was 17 I signed with the Paris Saint-Germain Racing, this team competed in the French Pro A League. After this I played for the European junior team and then won the bronze medal on the senior team. During the Nike Summit Hoop in Indiana, I captured the eyes of the many NBA scouts. My dream was to play for the NBA, in 2001 I was drafted 28th by the San Antonio Spurs. Ever since I was drafted by the Spurs I have made many accomplisments. I was only 19 yrs old when I joined the Spurs, but suprisingly five games into the season I was a starter. 

• I have recieved many awards throughout my life and I am grateful for each and every one of them. Here are some of my awards I won: In 2000 FIBA Under-18 MVP, 2001-2002 All-Rookie First Team, 2008-2009 All-NBA Third Team, 2007 NBA Finals MVP, 3-Time NBA Champ, bronze medal at the 2005 European Championship, and Euroscar European Player of the Year.

   

Education:

I was born in Belgium and raised in France. Spending most of my childhood in France I became fluent in French, as well as English. Although sports are a big part of my family so was education, my younger brother Terence played and studied at Northwestern University. My other brother Pierre is at Loyola University and he is play guard on the basketball team.Throughout my life I attended school and learned just as the others in the world. At 15 I joined the Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique ( National Institute of Physical Education). Throughout I balanced sports as well as education. I had much intrest in sports, but still had the oppurtunity of learning. Much of my life was based around sports and when I attended any school it was due to my athletics.

 

Films Preferes:

Desperate Housewives

Face/Off

 

 

 

Musique Preferee:

The music I prefer to listen to is hip-hop and rap. As a fan of music I teamed up with the Polygrafic and created a French hip-hop album. Two of the albums were Top of the Game and "Balance-toi" or Bounce. Top of the Game features the rapper Fabulous and Booba, videos of my teammate Tim Duncan and former teamates Nazr Mohammed, Brent Barry, and Robert Horry. The second song Balance-toi featured a video of my wife Eva Longoria. These albums never really made a noise in the public. Generally I listen to rap music made by Jay-Z, 50 cent, and the Ruff Ryders.

 

 

Personnage que je voudrais rencontrer et pourquoi:

Micheal Jordan- Ideal basketball player the NBA has ever seen. Micheal Jordan was one main reason why I switched from soccer to basketball.

James Nasmith- Creater of the game I love to play now, basketball.

Red Auerbach- One of the greatest coaches to coach the game of basketball.

My family- For all the encourgment that they gave at a young age to make me who I am today.

 

 

 

Amis:

• Tim Duncan
• Theirry Herny     
• Teammates on the French national team and the San Antonio Spurs
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Sports:

• In my spare time I enjoy watching soccer and cheer for one of my close friends Theirry Henry.
• Basketball, play for the French national team and the San Antonio Spurs.

 

Citation Memorable:

"...when we gave him his first workout,we didn't think he was tough enough-and we sent him home. And then we set up another interview, another workout...and he was fantastic in that one." Coach, Gregg Popovich, after 2007 NBA Championship

"When there is talk about the best point guards, sometimes they don't talk about me. But that's not my main motivation, they can talk about Jason Kidd, Deron Williams, and Chris Paul. I still have the most rings." Me, Tony Parker

"He told me, 'Coach, I'll play in NBA one day, France will recognize me as a great player'. It's incredible how, at 18 yrs old, he could have such confidence. I thought he could play in the NBA, but not that he would become a player of the importance he is today". My junior team coach, Claude Bergeaud

 

Mon Influence sur la Culture Francaise

     You may know me as a star basketball player, crossing defenders over, swishing shots, and dishing out assists, but do u know the many scores I made of the court to the many people around the world. When you represent your country, you represent it with pride and honor. This is similar to when I get on the court and represent my team. As I place that jersey on myself, I tell myself, "Go out there and bring back pride and honor to the team". I now live in the United States away from my home country of France. Being away from France does not mean that I cannot represent my culture or country it is even more hard being in the middle of many different cultures to make your culture stand out. On and off the court I help my team and community. I have influenced the french culture in several different ways.

     One way I have impacted the french culture are by making new foundations for underprivileged kids. For example in the U.S. there is foundation, known as the Make-A-Wish foundation. I was the first amabassador for the Make-A-Wish foundation for France. This is a foundation that makes a wish come true for the child with a life threating illness or medical conditon. I heard of this foundation from all around the world and I thought it would be a good idea to be the first person to start the foundation in France. I did this as a honor to represent my country and grant wishes for kids who are in need.

     Another way I have contributed to the culture is as a sports ambassdor for France I like bringing good name for the French nation. As you may all know the next Olympics is being held in London, England. In the decsion making I fought for France to be the host of the 2012 Olympics. Although we fell short of the goal we fought for the Olympics to be held in France. Being a sport star it is a big event if your home country is host the Olympics. Maybe in years to come the country of France will be able to host the Olympics. If this happens I would be happy that I was one of the first people to contribute to getting these games played in France.

     As I might not be the sports star back in France I will impact the culture as much as I can because France is my home country. Zindene Zidane is the star back in France for being on the championship team in the World Cup. One day I hope the people back in France can recognize what I have done by accomplishing so many feats and winning championships and bringing pride for the country of France.

 

 

 

Profile:

My website: http://www.tp9.net/en/index1.php                       My career player profile:

Name: Tony Parker                                                                Points Per Game (PPG): 16.7

Age: 27                                                                                 Assists Per Game (APG): 5.6

Birthday: May 17/1982                                                           Rebounds Per Game (RPG): 3.1

Nationality: France                                                                Games Played: 612 out of which I started 605

Resources:

     "Tony Parker." Newsmakers, Issue 1. Gale Group ,2008.

Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009.

http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC

 

     "Tony Parker," Nba.com, http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tony_parker/career_stats.html> (July 30, 2007)