This is Dave Meltzer and I have one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Sue Bird. Imagine this, two NCAA championships, three W NBA championships and a three time assist leader for Olympic gold medals, we are going to talk about being addicted to winning championships.

And I can't think of anyone better to discuss it with.

Finally, we'll also discuss why sometimes it's important

to be self-interested and selfish for the betterment of your team. Nobody knows it better

than Sue Bird.

This is Entrepreneurs The Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,

and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success

and what made them champions on the field and in the boardroom.

I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer. have actually one of my idols believe it or not because I'm Jewish and any great

Jewish athlete.

Yeah, you represent.

Yeah, so Super.

One of the greatest if not greatest point guards from the W MBA and one of the few people

that have Olympic gold medals, NCAA championships as well as W&MBA championships which is

not easy. So there's no doubt that you carry a spirit of excellence.

We come from similar backgrounds,

like the great Italian Russian Jewish background.

How did that drive you to be successful having what I assume was a lot of driven

parents who probably your dad's a doctor I think and then just probably some

guilt in there? How that will work out for you.

Yeah, it's like, you know, it's one of those things where you probably don't realize it

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