Competitive Character (Brad Stevens)

3 Things (with Ric Elias)

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Ric Elias, Red Ventures, Society & Culture, Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Leadership, Business, Education, Careers

4.9 • 165 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Today's guest is Brad Stevens - the current President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics and one of the most transformational leaders in the NBA. He's built a reputation for staying impossibly calm on the sidelines - even in the most dramatic competitions - and for bringing superstar performances out of players who otherwise may have stayed under the radar.

In this episode, Brad shares his views on when to take big risks, what separates good competitors from great ones, and what it means to be a good teammate in all aspects of life.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Three Things with Rick Elias, featuring fascinating conversations with some of the world's most insightful people and three inspiring life lessons at the end of every episode.
0:14.7	Today's guest is Brad Stevens, the current president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics and one of the most transformational leaders in the NBA.
0:22.6	Before moving to the Celtics front office, he served eight seasons as the team's head coach, leading them to seven straight trips to the playoffs.
0:29.6	Before that, he was head coach of Butler, where he led them to their first Final Four in school history, and broke the NCAA record for the most wins in any coach's first
0:38.4	three years. Through it all, he's built a reputation for staying impossibly calm on the sidelines,
0:43.2	even in the most dramatic competitions, and for bringing superstar performances out of players
0:48.2	who otherwise may have stayed under the radar. In this episode, Brad shares his view on when to
0:52.9	take big risks, what separates good competitors
0:55.7	from great ones, and what it means to be a good teammate in all aspects of life.
1:00.2	This is three things with Brad Stevens.
1:05.1	All right, so today we are kicking up the season of the podcast with one of the best coaches
1:10.3	in basketball over the last 20 years.
1:12.9	He's the current president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics and a good friend.
1:17.0	So, Brad, thank you for being on the podcast.
1:20.0	I know you're a fan of the podcast, so it's been a long time coming.
1:23.0	Thanks for having me, Rick. It's great to be here.
1:24.9	Let's talk a little about the start to the season.
1:31.8	You're about a quarter of the season in, and you're in first place, best team in the league.
1:36.2	How you feel about the squad? I think the best way to phrase it is, it's early.
1:44.1	The one thing, you know, haven't been through so many of these seasons now in the pro level, and this is my 10th year with the Celtics.
1:48.9	There's a lot that can happen in a week's time and there's a lot that can happen certainly in six months' time. So our goal is to continue to get better, to continue to try to grow as a
1:55.9	team and grow together. But there's a long way to go.
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