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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 274 - Bill Cartwright: How to Gain the Confidence of an NBA All-Star

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2017

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Bill Cartwright and I have nothing in common. He's from the west coast and I'm from the east coast. He's 7'1" and I'm not. When Bill got drafted to the NBA, they called him "Moses". He held every important basketball title in high school AND college. But being tall and having talent are two very different things. I wanted to know the evolution of becoming a peak performer. So I asked him, "What made you want to be good?" It was obvious he was working really hard from a young age. So what was that driving force that pushed him over the edge? "Everybody wants to be good at something," he said, "In sports everybody wants to be a good shooter. Or a great player. There are thousands of people who want to do that. So what's going to separate them?  Time.  The time you're willing to put in. It's the sacrifices you're willing to make." Then he told me his WHY.  "I liked it," he said. Thanks for reading! Make sure to check out the show notes here: https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/11/bill-cartwright/ And don't forget to subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" on Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts! ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:10.4

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.0

What's interesting about interviewing you is that you and I have nothing in common.

0:21.0

I'm from the East Coast or from the West Coast.

0:24.0

You're a 7-foot tall basketball player.

0:28.4

Everybody wants to be good at something, right?

0:31.0

So it's like good sports.

0:32.6

Everybody wants to be a good shooter or a great player.

0:36.0

Well, there's thousands of those people who want to do that.

0:40.0

So what's going to separate them is time.

0:43.0

It's the time you're willing to put in and sacrifice your willing amount to be that player.

0:48.0

And for me, the time it took to play baseball, the time it took to play basketball, I wanted to do that.

0:54.0

Because, you know, I wanted to be good, but I liked it.

0:57.0

When you were drafted, they called you Moses.

1:00.0

Obviously, you were working really hard from a young age.

1:02.0

What made you want to be good at basketball?

1:05.0

From my dad, you learned how to work really hard.

1:09.0

And that was more of the norm.

1:12.0

Why? What made you different?

1:19.0

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