William Tony Parker was born on May 17, 1982, in Bruges. He lived mainly of his early life on the move as the son of a basketball vagrant. His father played efficiently for 15 years in Europe, expenditure the bulk of his vocation in France.

Tony Sr. educated the game on the streets of Chicago. A gifted shooting protector, he starred at Loyola University in the mid 70s, and then headed crossways the Atlantic to follow his pro hoops dreams.

His primary stop was Amsterdam, where he assembled Pamela Firestone, and hopeful fashion model. The two finally married, and after the influx of Tony, they greeting two other sons, Terrence and Pierre.

Tony's father wasn't the merely source of his basketball genes. His uncle on his mother's side was Jean-Pierre Staelens, a famous figure in French rings .He was active in launching Tony Sr.’s European career.