Faith

In his seasons with the Spurs, David has shown over and over just how adept he is at "learning the game." He has become one of the dominant centers in pro basketball, mainly because of his superb agility and speed.

David's success is even more admirable given the fact that he was slow to focus his athletic gifts on basketball in college because of his wide range of interests. He has a background in classical piano, jams on a sax, enjoys golfing and reading science fiction, and says that if he weren't in basketball he would probably be a scientist, a musician, or a baseball player. So it was unusual for a man of David's varied interests to devote himself almost entirely to one thing for a couple of months back in 1991 - studying the Bible.

The Bible? Yes, and David explains why: "In June [of 1991] a minister came and talked with me, and he basically said that I wasn't living a Christian life - that I needed to take my Christian life very seriously. I knew I should have been reading the Bible and trying to learn more about the Lord. June 8 was the day I vowed to commit my life to the Lord. When I did that, the Lord blessed me in a great way. He made me turn all my energies into the Bible."

David Robinson is an NBA All-Star, the go-to-guy in the final critical minutes of a game, the one who doesn't back down on the court.