Biography
The famous American basketball player Vince Carter is a universal player, as it acts on the positions of light forward and attacking defender, and therefore we love many fans. By fulfilling incredible dancing, he managed to make his name in the story of basketball, and also consolidate the right to be called the best in this sport.Childhood and youth
Carter was born in the winter of 1977 in the American city of Dayton Beach, Florida. There were also the first years of his biography. Vince has a cousin of Tracy McGrade, who made no less successful career in sports.
In childhood, the boy did not suspect that he would be interested in basketball, he was calm, he loved music, walked on a circle of the spiritual orchestra. Interest in sports began to show in high school, and he could not immediately decide, and therefore at the same time visited the section of volleyball, American football and basketball.
Already in the 7th grade, the growth of the Carter was 172 cm, so it demonstrated different techniques without much difficulties, including slam dunk. To finally decide on the choice, it turned out only in high school. The coaches celebrated the height of his jump and in general the technique of playing the game and propheted the guy more the future in sports. As a student of the University of North Carolina, he also entered the local team, and to become a professional, he did not reappeared the last course by choosing a career.
Personal life
Carter does not like to spread about the details of his personal life. Mass media are known only specific facts. In 2004, his wife became Ellen Racker, who worked as a manual therapist. A year after the wedding, she gave him a daughter. However, this did not save the relationship of the pair, and in 2006 they made a divorce. Later, a man married a girl named Sondi, a common son and daughter appeared in marriage.Vince has no pages in "Instagram", but he leads a profile in Twitter, where it is often divided with subscribers of photo, video and posts concerning sports. In the pictures, Vince always looks impressive, and this is not surprising: it has an height of 198 cm and the weight of 100 kg.
Basketball
The first in Vince's life club became Golden State Warriorz, where he was in 1998. True, he did not manage to make her debut, since the player was almost immediately exchanged, and he found himself in Toronto Raptorus. New coaches immediately reviewed the potential in it, and therefore began to send to games. Only in the first season, he managed to participate in 50 matches and, according to his results, to obtain the title of the best young player of the National Basketball Association.
The next season passed for the crankcase at least successfully: at first he won the traditional competition on slam danks, his throws to the basket were recognized as the best. Then the young man was elected by the match by the match of all NBA stars, in the following years the athlete was 8 times involved in star matches. In 2000 Vince represented the United States at the Summer Olympiad, where in the end became the champion and received a gold medal. Moreover, the athlete fell there by chance, and on the game against the French on September 25th made his own name in the history of basketball.
The game of France and the USA was held in Sydney. Carter's newbie few knew, at this meeting with the opponents, he demonstrated the incredible Slam Dunk. Approaching the ring, the basketball player intercepted the ball and simply twisted the French defender of Frederick Weiss, the growth of which was 218 cm, thus bringing the team. The audience were delighted, and Carter himself did not understand how it happened. Until now, this trick failed to repeat any athlete.
In 2004, Vince fell to the New Jersey Nets team and played for it the next 5 years, and in the last year of stay there occupied the place of Captain. Then it turned out to be in the "Orlando Magic", and after a year and a half he signed a new contract, this time with Phoenix Sanz, but also lasted for a long time, after a year, replacing the club again (Dallas Mavericks).
Three years (from the 2014th), Carter was played for the team "Memphis Griezlis", but she also did not become his last refuge. In 2017, Vince won victory along with Sakarento Kings, but in a year he signed a new contract.
Vince Carter now
Despite the elder to the basketball player, Carter and now continues to play. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawk Club as a free agent with an annual salary of $ 2.4 million. On September 20, 2019, the athlete extended him for a year and in a month participated in the first match.Achievements
- 1995 - "Mr. Basketball Florida"
- 1998 - 2nd NCAA All-American national team
- 1999 - 1st national team newcomers NBA
- 1999 - "Newbie of the Year of the NBA"
- 2000 - 3rd national NBA team
- 2000 - Winner Slam Dunk Contest NBA
- 2000-2007 - Match of all NBA stars
- 2001 - 2nd national team of all stars NBA
- 2016 - Award Best Single Brush NBA