June 15, 2025

Dear Dad: Jordan Heading says father helped him develop self-belief

Dear Dad: Jordan Heading says father helped him develop self-belief
Jordan Heading with his mom, Sally, and dad, Tim | Photo courtesy of the athlete's Instagram; Art by Mitzi Solano/One Sports

As children begin to dream, it is important that someone believes in them to help them spread their wings.

Jordan Heading found that in his father, Tim.

Because of Tim's support, Jordan was able to live his basketball aspirations.

The newest TNT Tropang 5G honors his dad in One Sports' exclusive feature for Father's Day.

 

One Sports: What’s the best advice that your father gave you?

Heading: I think, it's mainly just him leading by example and supporting me in everything that I do. I think that kind of eclipses any sort of specific advice he gave me. He just gave me a lot of belief in myself. He could see how dedicated I was in the game of basketball, and he did everything he could to make sure that I had the opportunity to chase my dream and my goals.

OS: What is one trait of your father that you would like to emulate?

Heading: I think that he does a great job of just doing the things that he does for his family, putting his family first and really just trying to build a close family. That's something that I want to do when I have kids. I want to make sure that my kids know that I believe in them, I support them and I love them, and to hopefully have a really close-knit family as well.

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OS: Give a message to your dad for Father’s Day by completing the sentence:

Dad, I would like you to know that ____________.

Heading: Dad, I'd like you to know that you're a bloody legend.

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