How Michael Jordan's Trainer Helped Him Become the GOAT | The Assist | GQ Sports

Sport enhancement specialist Tim Grover has trained some of the NBA's biggest stars ever, including Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley, Dwyane Wade and, of course, Michael Jordan. From reinforcing the fundamentals to creating the early morning workout 'breakfast club,' Tim explains how he helped Michael Jordan on his journey to greatness.

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[AntonSlizzardhands]

Every client he mentioned is a hall of famer, that is all the validation a trainer needs.

[mista_mask]

Imagine offering everybody but MJ your services, then getting declined by everyone and MJ being the one who wanted your services. Guess MJ took it personal

[TheJanvicgwaps]

He's handled Jordan, Kobe and Wade..



Thats like the top 3 Shooting Guards ever..

[bblaam]

"If resistance makes the muscles grow then resistance makes the brain sharper" this man is full of master Quotables.

[dattttguy]

This guys a true professional, counting all his steps. I gotta respect that

[calicastro]

He counted Jordans steps per game.... Enough said..

[TomiAdewoleAdetom]

Some trainers walk in and ask their player, "How do you feel?" Tim Grover: "It's your job to _know_ how he feels."
Activate super-saiyan trainer. Never deactivate.

[dimitriostriantopoulos]

“Receiving the information, that’s free, there’s no cost to that. The price comes in with what you do with that information, and most people aren’t willing to do that.”

What a quote.

[mrjonahwhite]

Tim is so smart that he makes you feel like you’ve learned so much you could go be a sports trainer.

[mitchellvictorino]

"the engine allows you to move, live and go places but it's the brakes that keep you alive"

[ukyo]

After having an ACL and lateral meniscus tears and surgery and rehab and seeing others in rehab, I came to realize that injury is almost impossible to avoid for people pushing athletic limits. I had always wondered how MJ avoided serious injury since his early foot injury and his knee injury as a Wizard. With as hard as he worked, I wondered how he wasn't getting injured. He isn't superman as evidenced by his foot fracture in his 2nd year. In Last Dance, it was said how his trainer watched his movement during a game, then tailored a treatment afterward to keep him healthy. I don't have definitive evidence, but I suspect it is his trainer that made the difference.

[chomalen]

MJ is probably the greatest case study in, at least, sports psychology.

[BossEntertainment]

wow.. he’s just as insane as MJ when it comes to perfecting his craft.

[birdnestboy]

" I never lost a game, I only ran out of time " MJ.
This sentence alone is makes him the goat.

[moonisusman]

His book is amazing. One of the best things that he wrote was that the absolute best in any field were arrogant but... they could back it up so them being arrogant was justified.

[TheGolfClan]

Love this guy’s humility. Honest, tough, old school. No bs.

[williemimanwijaya]

Hollywood should make an individual movie about this guy, he's crazy

[samhajudge]

11:11 "I never lost a game I just run out of time" the best thing I ever heard. the is the real GOAT!!!

[SungRok]

"I never lost a game; I just ran out of time."
Dang, with that mentality, those game-ending shots are not seen as miracles to Jordan but merely improvements to his game.

[soheeeey]

Tim’s attention to detail is ridiculous