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"Dr. Cheri Mah":

Dr. Mah is a highly respected sleep physician and n Adjungt Lecturer at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center. Amongst high level athletes and sports franchises she's regarded as a sleep expert with a focus on benefits of sleep for Athletes in particular. Some of the clients she worked with in the past are Andre Iguodala, the Golden State Warriors from the NBA, San Francisco Giants from the MLB, Pittsburgh Steelers & Philadelphia Eagles from the NFL, San Jose Sharks from the NHL and many more.She's also currently a sleep expert for Under Armour and served on the performance council at Nike in the past and worked with companies such as ESPN, Gatorade & many more.

Today, we talked about all things sleep. Dr Mah gave extensive examples on the benefits of sleep as well as the dangers of under-slept athletes. We talked about the small things athletes can do in order to prepare themselves for journeys across timezones. Certain things you can do before, during and after your sleep. 

Did you know that bringing your own pillow from home already helps getting a better night of sleep? Did you know that the snooze button is not good? Did you know that your FT percentage, reaction time & speed in general suffers if you are under-slept? Do you know what "Sleep Debt" means? What is a "Nappuccino"? These topics and many more we discussed in this very unique and insightful episode!

Topics:

0:00 Intro5:20 Sleep Window & Sleep Debt16:05 Nappuccino   24:06 Timezones & Jetlag31:53 First night in new bed35:53 "NBA Schedule Alert" Project42:00 What can coaches do?49:15 Gaining player's trust52:00 Andre Iguodala's sleep journey56:30 Calm down routine after games1:04:15 Does supplementation help?1:07:45 "Napspressos"#DrCheriMah #DrMah #SleepDoctor #SleepPhysician #Sleep #Benefitsofsleep

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"Gigi":

Gigi Datome is a household name in Italian basketball and his journey is a phenomenal one. Coming from a small island (Sardinia) in Italy to playing in the NBA, winning the Euroleague (2017) and being the captain of the national team of Italy.

Today, we talked about his journey as a player and the challenges he went through before going to the NBA as well as during his NBA career, his exciting times in Boston with the Celtics as well as his glorious years with Fenerbahce. We touched on how he dealt with going through slumps, his routines as well as his interests off the court.

This episode is another instant classic especially for the players approaching retirement and the ones that just retired and are looking for directions.

Topics:

0:00 Intro  

#GigiDatome #Gigi #NBA #BostonCeltics #Fenerbahce #Milano #ItalyBasketball 

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"Giedrius":

Trenerio Žibėno kelias iki dvieju LKL čempiono titulu nera iprastas - del to šios dienos epizodas vertas demesio. 

Mes kalbejom apie jo kelia ir kaip jo asmenybe keitesi keliaujant po skirtingas šalis. Mes aptarem koks jis buvo gyvenant ir dirbant Lietuvoje ir koks jis tapo po išskirtiniu patirčiu užsienije. Kodel Italija butent turejo didziausia itaka ir kaip merginu komandu treniravimas skiriasi nuo vyru. 

Giedrius atsivere apie savo emocini kelia ir kiek reikejo jam pačiam prisipažinti, kad reikia keistis ir dirbti su savimi. Išsamiai kalbejome apie komunikacija su štabu ir kokia svarba turi korektiška ir atvira komunikacija tarpusavyje.

Labai reikalingas epizodas visiems jauniems treneriams ir busimiems vadovams!

Temos:

0:00 Intro  
2:45 Sveikata

#GiedriusZibenas #Vilnius #VilniusRytas #Treneris

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"Baynesie":

Aron Baynes is a household name not only in Australia but also in the NBA as well as in Europe. Has been around the globe playing in Europe, NBA, GLeague, NBL & Australia National Team. He's a 3 time Olympian and a NBA World Champion with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. 

Aron went through his fair share of challenges in his life and today we talked about all of them. We talked about his freak injury in Tokyo and the gruesome period he experienced throughout his recovery period, going into a deep depression. We touched on topics like 'negative self talk' and the effect it had on his children, rekindling the love for the game by going a step down to Greece, memories from the cold weather periods in Vilnius, Detroit & Boston and went down memory lane from his time with Brad Stevens.

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Topics:

0:00 Intro

2:15 Aussie Memories

4:10 Decision for Family Reasons

15:00 Timing of Decision 

20:00 Hobbies & New Pursuits 

27:00 Memories of the TD Garden

29:50 Memories from Rytas

31:45 3pt Shooting Evolution

38:00 ProBallers.com

41:03 Emotional Control On&Off the court

46:00 Black & White thinking on vs off the court

50:45 Negative Self Talk

56:45 Mental & Physical Road to Recovery

1:02:40 ATOs

#AronBaynes #Boomers #Celtics #NBAChampion #Spurs #Olympian #RoadToRecovery #Retirement 

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#68 Kyle Hines - Process of Retirement

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"Kyle":

My first repeat guest, Kyle Hines, came back to my podcast after being my #2 episode to talk about his process of retirement, being in peace with it and entering the next stage of his life. 

This conversation was very sincere and transparent, talking about the difficulties of sending out the final decision to the world, when he actually decided to make it his last season, the memories that still sting and the next stage of his life. A very unique and actually fresh conversation where you can see Kyle's emotions and thought process clearly.

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Topics:

0:00 Intro

1:15 Small Talk

7:40 Reflection & Regrets

9:15 Anticipating Retirement & Family Component

21:30 ProBallers.com

26:40 Most emotional moment

34:50 Home & Next Stage

39:00 Hobbies & Nutrition

43:44 Retirement Advice

#KyleHines #Retirement #EuroleagueLegend #Champion #BasketballLife

Finding "Kyle Hines":

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X: https://x.com/SirHines 

Homepage: https://www.teamhinesbasketball.com/ 

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"Gytis":

Gytis yra labai žinomas krepšinio teisėjas ne tik Lietuvoje, bet ir Eurolygoje. Jis buvo išrinktas geriausiu Lietuvos teisėju 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 metais! 2021, 2022, 2023 metais buvo išrinktas teisėjauti Eurolygos 'Final Four' ir visus 3 kartus teisėjavo Eurolygos finalą.

Šiandien su Gyčiu aptarėm labai daug temų, susijusių su šia profesija, daug dėmėsio skyrėm pasiruošimui ir komunikacijai rungtynių metu. Kalbėjom apie konfliktus, apie emocinį balansą ir apie labai svarbią tėvų įtaką teisėjo karjeros pradžioje. Podkaste išgirsite daug įdomių faktų apie teisėjavimo užkulisius.

Kviečiu jus visus paklausyti šio išskirtinio pokalbio ir būsiu dėkingas, jeigu pasidalinsite juo su krepšinio profesijos ekspertais ir draugais.

**Temos:**

0:00 Intro  2:45 Kelionės & Balansas  11:00 Kodėl pasirinkti teisėjo karjerą?  16:20 Tėvų įtaka jaunam teisėjui  26:30 Fizinis pasiruošimas / Forma  29:45 Skautinti komandas  35:20 Komunikacija ir Konfliktai rungtynių metu  44:40 Peržiūrų taisyklė  50:50 Sunkiausias švilpukas  59:50 Procesas po rungtynių  1:01:35 ProBallers.com  1:06:30 Gero teisėjo charakteristika  1:13:50 Greiti švilpuka

#GytisVilius #Teisejas #Krepsinis #Eurolyga #LKL #Svilpukas

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"Tim":

Tim has been a long-time friend of mine, we go way back to 2014 and ended up celebrating our 10year anniversary of our friendship in Colombia together, where this podcast was recorded. Tim has had experiences as a coach early on in his life as a 22 year old in Spain in the lower divisions, learned his ways without speaking much Spanish at the time. Tim has since coached at an elite level in Euroleague for Maccabi Tel Aviv as well as New Zealand National Team as an Assistant Coach and New Zealand domestic league as a Head Coach. He also was the G-League assistant at Delaware as well as the Head Coach at OTE before joining the BYU Basketball program this season.

Today, Tim told us all about his journey, from finding his way to the GLeague via email application to coaching at the World Cup in Spain in 2014 as an Assistant of the New Zealand National Team. He also shared the lessons he learned working under great Head Coaches such as Giannis Sfairopoulos at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Tim also shared his unique perspective on the rookie adjustment issues in Europe and many more topics that we talked about.

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Topics:

#TimFanning #BYU #Israel #Spain #OTE #NewZealand #NCAABasketball #MaccabiTelAviv

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Website: www.hoopsenglish.com 

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"Damjan":

Damjan Rudež is a highly accomplished basketball player who played at all possible levels of basketball and has now ventured into the business side of things with the "Sunset Sports Festival". Damjan started his professional career in Belgium before returning to Croatia to play for Split and later various other teams in the Balkans before moving on to Zaragoza, Spain. Damjan was picked up by the Indiana Pacers in 2014 and played three years for three different teams before returning to Europe when signing with Valencia. 

Damjan also represented his Croatian flag in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Today, Damjan opened up about his struggles early on in his career in Oostende as well as his sliding door moment in his workout in front of all the Indiana Pacers staff. Damjan also talked about the struggles of retirement, creating his new identity as well as how him and his business partners started the Sunset Sports Festival, which has become a household event during the summer in Zadar, Croatia.

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Topics:

#DamjanRudez #Retirement #Shooter #SunsetSportsFestival #Mindset 

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Event Website: https://sunsetsportsmedia.com/ 

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"Sye":

My good friend Simon Cote is not only a long time friend but also used to be a long time colleague in the world of coaching. After serving as an Assistant at SMU & University of Tennessee in the late 90s he decided to start his coaching career in Europe and worked with current World Champion Gordon Herbert in Frankfurt. He was part of the championship team there before becoming a Head Coach himself in Giessen. Simon has also a wealth of experience as an Assistant coach in different countries as well as being a NBA scout for the Denver Nuggets in the early 2000s.

Today we talked about the darker side of coaching, the part where you get fired and have to search for new opportunities in the world of basketball coaching. Simon talked about loss of identity and eventually about his transition out of the sport and into a completely new avenue, finance. 

Lots of valuable lessons in here for everyone on how to re-define yourself, finding new motivation in a completely new area of life and overcoming challenges that come with that. Leaving behind the sport you love is never easy, today you will hear Simon's story.

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Topics:

#SimonCote #HeadCoach #Basketball #GettingFired #NewIdentity

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"So":

Sophia started her basketball journey together with me in Shreveport, Louisiana as an exchange student before she became a superstar at Baylor University. She took the Lady Bears to a National Championship and became the MVP of the Final Four before getting drafted by the San Antonio SilverStars and continuing her journey in the WNBA and later in various countries around Europe as well as in China! Sophia is currently an Assistant Coach with the Lady Bears program and is continuing her mentorship of young ladies in college as well as developing their on-court skills at the same time.

Today, "So" and me talked about her journey and the challenges along the way that she encountered while reaching her potential. We talked about the straining journey of a WNBA player and how to juggle playing all year around between WNBA & overseas, which at some point ended up in exhaustion and an ACL tear during her time in China. We also went into depth of her journey of retirement and trying to rediscover herself, building a new identity outside the court and finding new passions that she can pursue, including podcasting with her husband. 

Sophia is also a proud mother of two and enjoying life all together in Texas.

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Topics:

(0:00) Intro

(2:25) 1st date with Sophia

(5:40) "Relationship & Reason" Podcast

(12:00) Foreign Exchange Student Life

(15:45) Difference between Confidence & Cockiness

(23:10) WNBA & Overseas Workload 

(32:00) Dealing with retirement

(41:20) Starting the coaching career

(45:00) Balancing Stress & Joy

(51:20) Unlearning old behaviors

(55:05) ATOs

#SophiaYoungMalcolm #SophiaYoung #NationalChampion #Baylor #WNBA #WomensBasketball

Finding "Sophia":

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiayoungmalcolm/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophia.young.1466 

Twitter: https://x.com/sophiayoung33 

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ukVy0rgM8P6wAHx3UbbRO?si=632943f0287c459f 

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