Ask any professional athlete what their main priority is, they will tell you the purpose of their professional odyssey is to be standing on that podium or receive that championship ring during the ring ceremony celebration. So when you have a key part of winning three of your franchises four titles, what do you do?
If you are Tony Parker, on the heels the news of returning to practice and possibly returning sooner than scheduled, you take a moment and share with San Antonio Spurs’ fans a glimpse of the four Larry O’Brien trophies the Spurs have claimed.
Also you take a look and notice that there is a space in the middle for possibly a fifth trophy.
Could this be motivation for his teammates? What do you think Spurs fans?
(Photo via Tony Parker Facebook)
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