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How women athletes have changed the game for us all

Women had a profound impact on my love of sports from an early age. My mom and I watched basketball games together all the time. She was really the first person to spark a passion for sports in me. We were huge Boston Celtics fans. Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish – we were right…

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Reflecting on the Olympics, then and now

The Olympics have always been one of my favorite events.  I was a runner growing up, so I have always enjoyed watching track and field, specifically distance running. And this year, I enjoyed following women’s volleyball with my daughter, who is a rising high school player. She plays left side, so we were amazed by…

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Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Mental Health, Olympics, Simone Biles

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Recapping the 2020-2021 G-League Season: The Amazing Power of Collective Effort

On March 11th, we wrapped the 20th season of the NBA G-League. Due to COVID-19, it was the shortest and most unusual season that the League has ever had, but it also went down as one of the very best. The 18 teams that participated this season all headed to Orlando to play in a…

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Filed Under: Athletics, Work/Career/Business Tagged With: 20th season, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, G-League, NBA

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How picking Cal-Berkeley was one of the best plays I ever made

If you’ve followed my blog or social media for any length of time, you know that one of my favorite messages to share is how wide-reaching the impact of sports can be — and how often sports provides opportunities that go far, far beyond the court or field itself and positively affect so many aspects…

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Filed Under: Athletics, Education, Life Lessons Tagged With: Cal-Berkeley

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Reflecting on the 2019 NBA Draft: Embracing Your Rookie Season

Earlier this summer, I was at the NBA draft, watching the newest round of players get selected onto various NBA teams. As is always the case, it’s a day filled with incredible excitement, anticipation, nervousness, and — for some — sadness. Every year, it brings up memories of the year I was drafted. It was…

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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…

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You might know me as a former NBA athlete. During my 12-year career as a pro athlete, I played for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Sacramento Kings. I was also a member of the U.S. Olympics Men’s Basketball Team that won gold in 2000.

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