Tim Duncan, member of the sixth edition of the "American Men's Basketball Dream Team", meets the media at the Main Press Center in Athens, Greece, Aug.13, 2004. (Xinhua photo)

    ATHENS, Aug. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- A member of the sixth edition of the "American Men's Basketball Dream Team", Tim Duncan said here on Friday there was only Dream Team to him in the Olympic Games.

    "I consider there is only one dream, which is the very first one," said Duncan. "And I don't consider this team or other teams as Dream Teams."

    The United States sent the first basketball team consisted of NBA players, including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, to the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

    Being nicknamed Dream Team by the media, the USA squad easily took the gold by winning by an average of 43.8 points and the closest any opponent could come was 32 points (117-85 versus Croatia in the gold medal game).

    The world changes rapidly.

    Following the Dream Team Five's disappointing 5th finish at theworld championship in Indianapolis two years ago, the American team to the Athens Olympics faces a tougher challenge in defendingits Olympic gold medal with Argentina, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Lithuania and Italy among other title contenders. Enditem