David Robinson (basketball player)

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida) is an American former NBA basketball player, who was considered one of the greatest to ever play. A born-again Christian, Robinson is also an amateur musician who enjoys playing various instruments at home. His nickname is The Admiral, based on his service as an officer in the United States Navy. Robinson is now on staff at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, where Max Lucado is the pulpit minister.

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August 6 - 1965 - Key West, Florida - American - NBA - Basketball - Born-again Christian - United States Navy - Oak Hills Church - Max Lucado

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When Robinson was a youngster, he moved many times with his family, as his father was a Navy officer. After his father retired from the Navy, the family settled in Northern Virginia, where he attended high school. He then enrolled in the US Naval Academy.

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Northern Virginia - US Naval Academy

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Robinson was an outstanding all-around athlete and chess player; during the physical tests that the Academy gave all of its incoming plebes, he scored higher on the gymnastics portions of the test than anyone in his class, except for the plebes who were slated to be on the Academy's gymnastics team. This was even more impressive because he was 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) when he arrived at Annapolis. To put this in perspective, virtually all male gymnasts are well under 6 feet (1.83 m) tall, and the service academies prohibit anyone taller than 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) from enrolling. However, the academies do not drop students who grow past the limit after enrolling there, which would prove to be important to Robinson.

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