Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Speaks!

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week we talked to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, former NBA player and legendary athlete-activist about his new book In The Blink of an Eye, his new memoir put out by Kaepernick Publishing. Mahmoud talks about his decision to write about his story, who his influences are, and his decision to team with Kaepernick Publishing.

We also have ‘Choice Words’ about Brittney Griner's prison conditions and the pressure we must apply to bring her home. We also have a ‘Just Stand Up’ and 'Just Sit Down’ award to Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi for her brave protest and Draymond Green for an act of inexcusable violence and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder whose time may be coming to an end. We also have Jake’s Takes NBA edition. All this and more on this week’s show!

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Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

Twitter: @RaufMahmoud

https://www.kaepernickpublishing.com/in-the-blink-of-an-eye

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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/brittney-griner-russia-prison/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. I'm so thrilled that this week we have on one of my heroes since I was in college. I mean, I can't believe we're
0:23.3	going to talk to him. Mahmoud Abdul-Ra-Ra-Ov, former NBA player, pushed out of the league for being
0:28.8	a man of conscience. And I look forward to speaking to him. He's got an autobiography out called
0:34.6	In the Blink of an Eye, which is available at cappernickpublishing.com
0:39.4	and everywhere books are sold. It's co-authored with Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Childs.
0:44.8	The forward is by our friend Howard Bryant.
0:47.7	And I just couldn't be more excited to speak to him.
0:50.8	So let's get him on the line right now.
0:53.0	Mahmoud Abdul-Rawf.
0:59.9	So, Mockmood, I'll start right away with you. I've already given you a big old
1:04.3	introduction and, you know, and give props to Nick Childs and Kaepernick publishing and all the
1:10.5	rest of it.
1:11.6	But my question for you is, it's been a quarter century since your life changed when you chose to challenge the compulsory patriotism at sporting events.
1:24.3	I'm sure you had offers to write a book in the last quarter century. Why did you decide now to do it?
1:31.5	Timing is everything. I believe, Dave, that I finally was able to put my thoughts into words in a coherent way, right, to put them into context.
1:47.4	And then when I look at all of this happening now with what happened to Kaepernick,
1:52.3	you know, the social political movements of athletes, and then that that that that that that
1:57.7	place the countless speaking engagements that I go on and just hearing from the public, how they feel that, you know, felt that this is a story they felt need to be told. So putting all those things together, I said, you know, what the timing is now.
2:13.0	Now, the title in the blink of an eye is extremely interesting.
2:21.3	Could you speak about the title, please?
2:23.3	You know what?
2:25.3	I actually didn't come up with it.
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