Competing with Kobe, Walking with Jesus (with Mike Penberthy)
Grace & Truth with Owen Strachan
Grace & Truth with Owen Strachan
4.6 • 594 Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Dr. Owen Strachan is joined by Mike Penberthy, a former NBA player and current scout for the Denver Nuggets. They discuss various topics including basketball, faith, and the pursuit of excellence. Mike shares his journey from playing basketball as a child to making it to the NBA. They also talk about the importance of balancing basketball and faith, and how to avoid idolizing the game. They touch on the mentality of players like Kobe Bryant and the intensity and focus required to succeed at the highest level.
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| 0:00.0 | It's not every day you get to have on the podcast, somebody who played with Kobe, with |
| 0:14.7 | Shaq, has won multiple rings in the NBA. |
| 0:17.7 | My guest today is Mike Penberthie. |
| 0:20.4 | He's a friend of mine. He's a former NBA |
| 0:22.3 | player and pro basketball player. He now works for the Denver Nuggets in scouting and personnel. |
| 0:29.1 | And he's a dear friend of mine. And I want to welcome Mike Penberthy to his grace and truth |
| 0:34.2 | debut. Great, Great to be here, |
| 0:38.5 | all. Thanks for having me. |
| 0:40.8 | Hey, thanks a lot for being on. |
| 0:42.1 | We really appreciate it. |
| 0:43.0 | In fact, just so listeners and viewers know, |
| 0:46.6 | Mike was on a call with the Nuggets organization |
| 0:49.5 | just before he came on with me. |
| 0:51.4 | So this is the real deal. |
| 0:53.4 | I've known Mike get to talk basketball with him. |
| 0:56.0 | And really appreciate you being on. |
| 0:58.1 | Talk to us right now about what's going on in the NBA season your way with the Nuggets. |
| 1:05.8 | Well, right now we're about to start playoffs. |
| 1:09.7 | So our team is our big team, our our our our our our |
| 1:15.2 | main team that we're headed to to the playoffs here. So hoping to land first the first seed |
| 1:21.9 | and try to repeat as as champions. The G-League team is finished, and they are, you know, |
| 1:29.9 | will be trying to refill that G-League team. |
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