Jewell Loyd | The Gold Mamba Mentality

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🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

WNBA champion Jewell Loyd knows that lifting up others is the stuff legacies are made of. She herself was mentored by the late, legendary Kobe Bryant, who dubbed Loyd the “Gold Mamba” in honor of her valuable skills. On this episode, she discusses how she’s passing Kobe’s “Mamba Mentality” on to the next generation — and how we can all put it to work in everyday life. Plus, drawing from her experience in quarantine, she shares the tools and apps that have kept her progressing from home.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Trained, a podcast exploring the cutting edge of holistic fitness.
0:04.9	I'm Ryan Flaherty, Senior Director of Performance at Nike.
0:08.4	For now, I'm still recording from home, calling up the world's leading experts in mindset,
0:13.2	movement, nutrition, recovery, and sleep to discuss all the ways you can train your body
0:17.7	and mind.
0:18.7	Today, I'll be talking with one of basketball's most exciting players, a young all-star
0:23.2	who's already transitioned from student to teacher of the game.
0:27.2	I think it's important that we invest in the youth.
0:34.0	I wouldn't be where I am today without someone investing in me and giving me an opportunity,
0:38.5	and so if I could do that for the next generation, that's kind of like my goal.
0:43.0	My time is going to come to an end, basketball's going to come to an end, but it can't
0:46.1	just stop there.
0:48.1	That was Ju A Lloyd, WMBA champion with a Seattle storm on how inspiring and empowering
0:53.1	younger players is the stuff legacies are made of.
0:56.4	Ju A would know, she herself was inspired and empowered by the late legendary Kobe Bryant.
1:01.9	The black Mamba even passed along his name to Ju A.
1:04.6	Dubbing her the gold Mamba, because her skills are that valuable.
1:08.7	These days, when she's not chasing her next championship with a storm, Ju A was sharing
1:12.3	her valuable skills with the next generation.
1:15.1	As a mentor, she stresses the fundamentals, but more importantly, she stresses changes
1:19.4	in mindset that will help these young players succeed both on and off the court.
1:24.0	We'll get into all that.
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