459 - Love and Basketball in Spain with Author Paul Shirley

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Former NBA player turned author Paul Shirley (Stories I Tell On Dates) went to Spain hoping to save a basketball team. He came home with way more than that. Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, please do! And feel free to follow me on Twitter and check out the Story Worthy website! You'll also find special deals courtesy of our sponsors like LegacyBox, BarkBox.com, TrueReligion.com, Beach Body on Demand, FabFitFun, ZipRecuriter, and CBS All Access (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! And please fill out this SHORT survey at wondery.com/survey! Oh, and make it a Story Worthy Day!Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy.
0:08.0	Today on the show, former NBA player turned author Paul Shirley talks about playing basketball
0:14.0	in Spain.
0:15.0	When I got a call from my agent, he said a team in Monarcha, Spain wants to pay you to come play the last eight games of the season.
0:25.2	Wow, that is so exciting. So what was it like? And now I've run the link of the court, and I need to do is stop all of my momentum, catch the ball which is going to land somewhere around my hip and kind of
0:38.4	like fork it up past my shoulder and into the basket while also not falling out of back it's going to be
0:44.3	a miracle shot but I catch the ball and I managed to make the turn and the buzzer hasn't sounded yet
0:50.0	and I'm thinking I'm like do this like I'm going to beat Marcus Fisor on his home territory.
0:54.8	Save the team.
0:56.1	Save my career.
0:57.4	Maybe do something with the girl, get $13,000.
1:00.8	And...
1:02.0	Today on Storyworthy, author Paul Shirley talks about an extraordinary time in his life,
1:07.1	playing basketball and falling in love in Spain.
1:10.8	Stick around.
1:13.0	Hey, it's Paul Shirley and you're listening to Storyworthy.
1:38.9	Hey! Hey! Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.
1:48.8	Now, I'm so glad you guys tuned in today, whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy. Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the story last week from comedian Sharon Houston and her story about a haunting in her apartment in Hills Kitchen, New York.
1:55.4	If you didn't hear that episode, you guys, you've got to go back because it is, cray-cray.
2:00.7	I mean, she lived with a haunting
2:03.6	in her apartment because the rent was low. Would you do that, Paul Shirley? Would you,
2:09.1	would you leverage rent with a haunting? Based on today's experience with my landlord, yes, I would.
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