Ep 19 - Jay Williams: Why not you?

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This month we're kicking off a series of episodes honoring Dads! First up, ESPN Analyst and former professional basketball player Jay Williams joins Paula to talk about overcoming a devastating motorcycle accident as his career in the NBA was just getting started, and how he eventually shifted his mindset from asking "why me?" to "why not me?". Jay, drafted #2 overall in the 2002 NBA Draft, says he never thought of basketball as his calling in life but it wasn't until he was forced to give it up, that he had to face the truth and redefine himself. The now father of two, opens up about the injuries he endured that were so severe he feared he would never be able to father any children. He also shares how his wife and a very important lesson from Coach Kryzewski, helped him realize what his true purpose is. "I took the first step by quitting chasing who I was."

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0:00.0	Access more
0:03.3	Wow
0:04.7	I guess with that Kathy
0:06.3	we should start the interview right?
0:07.9	Yes Paula
0:08.7	There's going to be a Tomlin party of five soon
0:11.5	You're expecting a little one
0:13.0	Tomlin party at five
0:14.5	That's right
0:15.0	My third baby girl's coming
0:16.6	You may know her from Full House
0:18.6	Or Fuller House as DJ Tanner
0:20.3	Candice Cameron Bray.
0:21.9	How are you?
0:22.6	I'm really good.
0:35.7	So we honored moms last month for Mother's Month, and this month it's June, so we're going to be honoring fathers on the podcast.
0:43.3	Father's Day is just around the corner, and I'll be speaking to dads of all kinds about the call of fatherhood.
0:50.3	And in today's episode, I'm talking to someone who never thought that he'd be a father.
0:55.1	He was an all-American basketball player out of Duke University.
0:58.7	He was the number two pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
1:03.5	Then he got into a motorcycle accident.
1:06.6	That motorcycle wrapped around a utility pole at 65 miles per hour.
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