About Me
NBA CAREER:Named the league's MVP in 1995 • NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 • NBA Rookie of the Year in 1990 • Has won the IBM Award five times: 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 and 1996 • Won the NBA Rebounding Title in 1991, the NBA Blocked Shots Title in 1992 and the NBA Scoring Title in 1994 (he and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the only two players in NBA history to win each of the three titles) • Honored with the 2001 NBA Sportsmanship Award • Named to the All-NBA First Team four times (1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996) the All-NBA Second Team twice (1994 and 1998) and the All-NBA Third Team three times (1990, 1993 and 2000) • Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team four times (1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996) and the All-Defensive Second Team four times (1990, 1993, 1994 and 1998) • Is the only player in NBA history to be named to both an All-NBA Team and an NBA All-Defensive Team in each of his first seven NBA seasons (since the NBA started the All-Defensive Team in 1968-69) • A 10-time All-Star • In 1996 named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of All-Time • The Spurs all-time NBA leader in games, rebounds, blocked shots, assists and both FT made and attempted and is second in franchise history in points and both FG made and attempted • Has been named the NBA Player of the Week 15 times and NBA Player of the Month 4 times • The only male basketball player in U.S. history to appear in three different Olympic Games: was the leading scorer on the 1996 Team which captured gold in Atlanta, was a member of the 1992 Team that won the gold in Barcelona and the 1988 Team that won the bronze in Seoul • Is the United States' all-time leader in Olympic history in career points (270), rebounds (124) and blocked shots (34) • Played on the 1987 Pan American Team and the 1986 USA World Championship Team PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name is David Maurice Robinson. He and wife Valerie have three boys, David Maurice, Corey Matthew and Justin Michael. Known as the Admiral. Wears a size 17 Nike. Scored a 1,320 on the SAT College Board Exam. Played just one year of high school basketball at Osbourn Park in Manassas, Virginia. Holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the Naval Academy. Grew seven inches while at the Academy. Forced to sit out two seasons after graduation as he served in the Navy from 6/87 to 5/89 at Kings Bay, Georgia. Has completed his Naval obligation. Has a sister, Kimberly, and a brother, Charles, who is also a Naval Academy graduate. David and Valerie created the David Robinson Foundation in November of 1992. The Foundation is a Christian organization whose mission is to support programs which address the physical and spiritual needs of the family. David and Valerie have donated $9 million to help create the Carver Academy, an independent school designed to serve pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students who live primarily on the eastside of San Antonio … the school - which will eventually accommodate up to 290 children - opened on 9/17/01 with 60 students (in pre-k through second grade). The Carver Academy will offer "a challenging academic program that features small classes, leadership opportunities and a nurturing family-like atmosphere based upon the foundation of Judeo-Christian scripture". A 1998 inductee into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame, along with Pele and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Honored with The Sporting News 1999 Good Guys in Pro Sports Award. Received the 1999 Montblanc de la Culture Award, the first athlete and youngest recipient in the award’s history. Given a Patriot Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society in September of 2000. A member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Purchases a group of 50 tickets to each Spurs home game for his Mister Robinson's Neighborhood of Achievers program (over 15,000 students have attended games since he started the program his rookie season). Is a strong Christian and a dedicated reader of the Bible. Enjoys playing music. Is a computer buff. Says his perfect vacation is "relaxing with my family."
