Tim Duncan “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” Who ever knew that Tim Duncan would be so inspirational? Tim Duncan was unconventional in his youth bur later made a great contribution to society. His contribution(s) not only impacted society, but were also impacted by his unconventionality. His real name is Timothy Theodore Duncan and he was born on April 25, 1976, on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Island. His high school was ST. Dunstan’s Episcopal High School and the college he went to was Wake Forest University in Winston Salem North Carolina. Tim devoted his early athletic years to swimming, a sport in which he became the top U.S. competitor in his age group in the 400-meter freestyle.