Tim Grover

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Tim Singh Grover (born November 1, 1964) [1] is a businessman, motivational speaker, personal trainer, and owner of Attack Athletics. [2] Grover is recognized as the trainer to some of the most elite, iconic athletes in the world, including the late Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and Michael Jordan.[ citation needed ]

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Early life

Tim's parents are from India. They moved to London once they were married. Tim and his brother were born in London. Tim's mother was a hospital nurse, and she decided to work in the United States because she wanted a better life for their children.[ citation needed ] She lived alone in Chicago for a year until they had enough money for the rest of the family to join her. Tim moved to Chicago when he was four years old. His father took up a job in her hospital's basement dealing with corpses.

Biography

Grover has a BS and MS in Kinesiology from the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. [3]

In 2010, UIC gave Grover a Lifetime Achievement Award; he was later inducted into the UIC Hall of Fame. [3]

In 2018, he was the recipient of the AHS Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. [4]

In 2020, Grover was featured in ESPN’s 10-episode biopic documentary about Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during their 1997-1998 Championship title season, entitled The Last Dance .

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References

  1. "Grover, Tim, 1964-". National Diet Library . Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. Schaefer, Rob (May 24, 2020). "Michael Jordan's trainer Tim Grover confirms true ailment behind 'Flu Game'". NBC Sports.
  3. 1 2 "Tim Grover". AHS. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. "Tim Grover". AHS.UIC.EDU. May 24, 2020.