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with contributions from Lynn Rosellini, Frank York, John J. Thompson

National Basketball Association champion David Robinson is valued not just for his performance on the court but also for his exceptional behavior off the court. A generous, clean-living man, Robinson has provided scholarships to children for nearly a decade.

Although he was always striving for a moral life, he drifted for a while after he became a star with the San Antonio Spurs. His life turned around when he became a born-again Christian in 1991.

After that, he says, everything—even basketball—became invested with a spiritual significance. "I want people to look at me and say, 'What a great God we serve,' "Not 'What a great guy!' "

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