Tim Grover

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Tim Singh Grover is a businessman, motivational speaker, personal trainer, and owner of Attack Athletics.[1] 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.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

Grover has a BS and MS in Kinesiology from the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago.[2]

In 2010, UIC gave Grover a Lifetime Achievement Award; he was later inducted into the UIC Hall of Fame.[2]

In 2018, he was the recipient of the AHS Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.[3]

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.

Publications[edit]

  • Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
  • Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schaefer, Rob (May 24, 2020). "Michael Jordan's trainer Tim Grover confirms true ailment behind 'Flu Game'". NBC Sports.
  2. ^ a b "Tim Grover". AHS. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tim Grover". AHS.UIC.EDU. May 24, 2020.