DeMar DeRozan | Speak Your Truth to Spark Change

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🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In February of 2018, NBA star DeMar DeRozan shocked the world when he tweeted, “This depression got the best of me.” He posted it on impulse, but the effects it had on the stigma surrounding athletes and mental health were far-reaching. On this episode, DeMar tells us how owning his depression helped him find relief and influenced the industry to make mental health a higher priority. He also shares the hard-won lessons he learned during childhood and opens up about getting past losses on the court and the loss of his father. DeMar’s willingness to be vulnerable has given him a mental edge in basketball and in life. Now, he’s using his platform to encourage other athletes to speak their minds — and to instill self-love, self-awareness and self-confidence in the next generation.

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0:00.0	Oh hello, welcome to trained body and mind, a podcast exploring the cutting edge of holistic
0:06.6	fitness.
0:07.6	I'm your host Jacqueline Byer.
0:09.6	Each episode I connect with the world's leading experts and athletes to talk about mindset,
0:14.1	movement, nutrition, recovery, and sleep.
0:17.3	What we like to call the five facets of fitness.
0:19.9	Today, I'm talking with one of the most influential players in the NBA, both on and off the
0:25.4	court.
0:30.7	Just instilling that self-confidence to the younger generation and understanding that, you
0:36.0	gotta be able to look yourself in the mirror and be confident with yourself.
0:39.1	Can't nobody else tell you nothing other than what you believe, and longs you believe
0:45.2	you great at life, you're a good person, you work hard, that's only thing that matters.
0:51.2	Can't nobody else tell you differently?
0:53.6	That Chicago Bulls guard forward Demar DeRosen, a five time NBA All-Star and an Olympic gold
0:59.4	medalist.
1:00.7	He's been celebrated for his power plays throughout his nine seasons with Toronto, three in San
1:05.7	Antonio, and now his first in the windy city.
1:09.6	But Demar has been in the spotlight for the moves he's making beyond basketball, too.
1:14.4	In February 2018, he revealed he was dealing with depression on Twitter, making him one
1:19.4	of the first athletes to publicly open up about mental health.
1:23.3	It was a watershed moment for Demar.
1:25.7	His post sparked a larger, encouraging conversation about mental health, and he made fans, athletes,
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