Yo, today's QOD is I never get bored with the basics.

Here we go. Welcome back to the quote of the day show.

I'm your host, Sean Croxton, and Sean Croxton.com.

We got a brand new speaker on

the show today. He is author and former basketball performance coach, Alan Stein Jr. It's pretty

cool because I remember Alan from like 15 years ago during my underground bonus days. We used to

tweet back and forth to each other a little bit. So it's kind of cool to see him

like taking the stage now and doing motivational talks and writing books. It's really, really cool.

And also the people he's trained, like some of my heroes on the basketball court, like Allen

like knows. It's pretty wild. And so he's on the show today. He's going to talk about what he

learned from Kobe Bryant when he woke

up early and watched a 4 a.m. workout with Kobe. Alan Stein Jr. is coming up. The first time I met

Kobe Bryant, my life changed forever. See, back in 2007, Nike flew me out to Los Angeles

to work the first ever Kobe Bryant Skills Academy. Nike brought in the top high school and

college players from around the country for an intense three-day mini camp with the best player

in the world. And for any of you that don't follow basketball as closely as I do, just know that in 2007, Kobe was the best player in the world. And for any of you that don't follow basketball as closely as I do,

just know that in 2007, Kobe was the best player in the game. Well, an important fact about me is

basketball was my first identifiable passion. I fell in love with the game at five years old,

and here 40 years later, basketball is still a major pillar of my life. And having grown up in this basketball

bubble, I had always heard the urban legend of how insanely intense Kobe's individual workouts were.

Well, when I found myself on his camp staff, I figured this is my chance. This is my shot.

So my earliest opportunity, I walked up to Kobe and asked if I could

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