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The Psychology Podcast

Michael Lewis || A Doctor Shares Life Lessons From His Experiences with Michael Jordan and Abraham Maslow

The Psychology Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Social Sciences, Science

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Today it’s great to have Michael Lewis on the podcast. Michael is an orthopedic surgeon at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. He’s been an orthopedic consultant to the Chicago White Sox baseball team and Chicago Wolves hockey team and the Chicago Bulls basketball team, with whom he earned two championship rings. Dr. Lewis has treated numerous world-class athletes from several continents including All-Star professional basketball and baseball players and Olympic medal winners. He’s the author of several books including a memoir entitled, The Ball’s in Your Court, where he shares life lessons from Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and none other than Abraham Maslow. Topics: · The Ball’s in Your Court · Michael’s childhood and upbringing · A life-changing epiphany with Abraham Maslow · Classroom experience of a Maslow lecture · How students reacted to Maslow’s ideas · From psychiatrist to orthopedic surgeon · Meeting the White Sox and Bill Veeck · Chicago Bulls and The Last Dance · Game-changing medical decisions · Anecdotes with Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, and Phil Jackson · Remembering Brian Williams · Seeing More Colors and Michael’s other books --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0

Today it's great to have Michael Lewis on the podcast.

0:19.2

Michael is an orthopedic surgeon at the Illinois Bowen and Joint Institute.

0:22.8

He has been an orthopedic consultant to the Chicago White Sox baseball team and Chicago

0:27.2

Wolves hockey team and the Chicago Bowles basketball team with whom he earned two championship

0:31.8

rings.

0:32.8

Dr. Lewis has treated numerous world club athletes from several continents, including

0:36.8

all-star professional basketball and baseball players and Olympic medal winners.

0:40.6

He's the author of several books, including a memoir entitled The Balls New York Court,

0:45.4

where he shares life lessons from Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and known other than Abraham

0:51.4

Maslow.

0:52.4

Michael, thank you so much for chatting with me today.

0:56.4

Thank you, Scott.

0:57.4

Thank you for inviting me.

1:00.0

Where does one even begin with someone like you?

1:05.1

I will say this.

1:06.4

I've long said, people said, well, who's your two dream dinner guests, you know, if you

1:11.6

could pick anyone in the world, you know, the people have that thought experiment.

1:14.2

I say, Michael Jordan, neighbor, him, Maslow.

1:17.6

And you're actually someone who's existence intertwined with both of their existence.

1:24.4

It's unfathomable to me.

1:25.8

It's almost like a dream, a dream come true that someone could actually do that.

1:32.5

And you're no slouch yourself.

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