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Life Lessons from Athletics: Being Open to Feedback

In the middle of my first group project in business school, the phone rang. Two members of my group were calling, concerned about our project. I could tell they were uncomfortable about something and eventually I figured out it had to do with my portion of the work. I’d totally missed on what we were…

Life Lessons from Athletics: Doing Whatever it Takes to Achieve Your Goals

When I was a kid, there were so many school nights I didn’t get to bed until 12am. Not because I was out messing around (my parents would have never allowed that!), but because I was playing basketball. When my family moved across town when I was 15 years old, I rode the bus for…

Life Lessons from Athletics: Interacting with People from Different Backgrounds

When I was 19 years old, I was drafted into the NBA by the Vancouver Grizzlies. Along with trying to acclimate myself as quickly as possible to the life and pressure of professional basketball, I had an additional challenge: trying to find my place on a team with players very different than me. At that…

The best measure of success is how I pay it forward

My career with the NBA—both as a player and on the corporate side—is what is highlighted in the media most often. But if there’s one aspect of my life and work that is close to my heart, it’s the Future Foundation. I started the Future Foundation in 2001 with my wife, Delicia, to provide resources…

Life Lessons from Athletics: Teamwork

I was a junior at Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA, when we won the state basketball championship — a championship no one expected us to win. Two years prior, we’d only won four games the entire season, and now here we were, winning the state trophy. Despite the bevy of teams who were more…

Sports are big enough for everyone

One of the things I love most about sports is its expansiveness — how it can make an impact on people’s lives, even if they never set foot on a playing field. As someone whose connection with basketball involves playing professionally, it’s exciting to me to see how others connect with the game in different…

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