874 Leveraging a Competitive Spirit and Becoming an NBA Icon with Jerry West

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

DREAM TO LIVE. Growing up in a dysfunctional household is tough. It can feel like you are in a nightmare. The only things that can keep you going day-to-day are your hopes and dreams. Jerry West has a fantastic story to tell. He’s been through it all. Just like me and many others, he dealt with significant adversity as a child. He managed to persevere and achieve at the highest levels in spite of every difficulty. Dreams are the light that brightens your way in the darkness. Stop thinking of hardship as a detriment. Look at it as your extraordinary power. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about achieving and making it through difficult circumstances with an NBA icon: Jerry West. Jerry West is an author, executive, and former NBA basketball player. He is a basketball legend who played with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960 – 1974. While with the Lakers, he won an NBA Championship and was named an All-star fourteen times. The NBA modeled its logo after Jerry West. After retiring as an NBA player, he became an executive and helped bring the ‘Showtime’ brand of basketball to Los Angeles. After leaving the Lakers organization, he worked as a general manager for the Memphis Grizzlies and as an executive for the Golden State Warriors. He currently serves on the executive board for the Los Angeles Clippers. So get ready to learn about achieving through adversity, the power of dreaming, and the importance of loyalty on Episode 874. Some Questions I Ask: How did you learn to build belief in yourself? (22:00) What role did your father play in your childhood? (23:30) How do you find your niche in life? (34:30) What was the greatest lesson you’ve learned from your father? (59:00) How do you build mental toughness? (01:01:00) What advice do you give to people who don’t know how to dream? (1:09:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: How having a competitive spirit can help you achieve your dreams. (15:00) The importance of loyalty in business. (20:00) Why you should never give up on the quest to do something significant in your life. (25:00) About the three kinds of people: Fighters, Floaters, and Fleers. (39:00) Why everyone should always continue to dream. (01:09:00) If you enjoyed this episode, check out the video, show notes, and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/874 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes

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0:00.0	This is episode number eight seven four with the NBA icon Jerry West
0:07.8	Welcome to the school of greatness. My name is Lewis Howe's former pro athlete turn lifestyle entrepreneur in each week
0:15.8	We bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness
0:22.9	Thanks for spending some time with me today now let the class begin
0:31.0	Thomas Jefferson said nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal
0:39.3	Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude
0:44.2	Welcome to today's interview an episode. I'm super excited about this because we have a legend literally a living legend
0:51.1	Jerry West who's one of the most successful and respected figures in the history of the NBA and
0:57.4	Jerry is a former
0:59.4	professional player having played for the Lakers for 14 years while he established himself as one of the greatest players in
1:07.1	NBA history
1:08.1	He currently serves as an executive board member for the Golden State Warriors
1:12.6	And he owns a list of accomplishments as both a player and front office executive that is unmatched in
1:20.5	League history
1:21.5	He's got eight NBA championships as a player
1:24.6	Executive or special consultant to NBA executive of the year awards
1:29.4	14 NBA all-star appearances 10 first-time all NBA selections and ducted into the Nacemus
1:36.6	Memorial basketball Hall of Fame and was named to the NBA's 35th anniversary team in 1980
1:43.8	His jersey number 44 was retired by the Lakers in 1983 and in 2011 he had a statue
1:51.4	Outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles and in this interview we talk about how Jerry's mindset
1:57.8	Different from those he grew up with and how that set him on his path to success coming from a very small town
2:04.5	And the power of trusting your instincts and how to find motivation to keep going no matter what challenge you're going through
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