#120 Chris Bosh: Hunger and Greatness

The Knowledge Project

Shane Parrish

Society & Culture, Technology, Business

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Two-time NBA champion and 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Chris Bosh goes in-depth on the skills it takes to become a winner on the basketball court and in life. On this episode Bosh discusses the rare combination of talent and hunger, emulating others before becoming your own person, individual success vs. team success, the subjective traits that set championship teams apart, what it means to lead by example, where confidence comes from, and so much more. Bosh is widely regarded as one of the best big men of his generation and was part of the Basketball Hall of Fame’s celebrated Class of 2021. An 11-time NBA All-Star and 2008 Olympic Gold medalist, Bosh won two NBA titles with the Miami Heat after being drafted fourth overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. He spent 13 seasons in the NBA and is the author of the 2021 memoir, Letters to a Young Athlete. -- Go Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Follow Shane on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, when you put that in being in your chest, it's different when we always had jokes like yeah, that popcorn once that popcorn
0:06.5	It's the popping it's a different it's a different show think about it. Do you smell popcorn like that at high school basketball games kind of but not really
0:15.5	popcorn
0:16.6	People are here to see the show so now it's about performance. It's about consistency
0:21.0	And it's about doing your job and making sure you're helping this team win and if not there's a problem
0:27.5	People will move people get traded man is professional now
0:47.7	Welcome to the knowledge project podcast. I'm your host Shane Perish
0:51.6	This podcast sharpens your mind by helping you master the best what other people have already figured out
0:57.1	If you're listening to this you're missing out if you'd like special member only episodes
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1:11.3	Chris Bosch is here today one of the best ever play of basketball
1:15.2	He's an 11 time NBA All-Star a two-time world champion
1:18.7	NBA Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist
1:22.4	Originally drafted by the Toronto Raptors fourth overall in the NBA draft he also played for the Miami Heat where a one two-world
1:28.6	Championships
1:29.6	This episode isn't really about sports as much as it's about life
1:33.8	Chris had his playing days cut short by a freak medical condition. There was no farewell game
1:38.6	There was no last shot that he knew of and he had no idea when his last game was gonna be
1:43.5	We talk about the rare combination of talent and hunger emulating others before becoming your own person
1:49.8	Individual versus team the subjective things that set championship teams aside
1:55.1	Self-doubt what it means to lead by example where confidence comes from and
2:00.4	so much more
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