George Raveling | Getting Better Every Day
11/11/18 • 48 min
In this episode Jon Gordon interviews Coach George Raveling. Quoteables below.
George, in his 80's at the time of this recording, is a living legend. He is Nike’s former Director of International Basketball and the first African American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12).
Coach Raveling has held head coaching jobs at Washington State, The University of Iowa, and USC. Following a prolific basketball coaching career, he joined Nike at the request of Phil Knight, where he played an integral role in signing a reluctant Michael Jordan. He’s also been inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
During this conversation George shares his perspective on winning in sports, business and the game of life... as well as a fascinating story of how he came to possess the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Connect with George on Twitter @GeorgeRaveling or at CoachGeorgeRaveling.com
A few quoteables from this interview:
- Some people say "I don’t have time." No, all you have is time. It’s how you prioritize your time that matters.
- The problem is... we get into WHO is right and WHO is wrong vs WHAT is right and WHAT is wrong.
- Don’t be so focused on winning on the court that it blinds you from helping those you coach win off the court.
- The minute you think you’ve won, you’ve lost. - Phil Knight
- Every day I remind myself I am traveling on a path to BETTER.
- I ask myself every day: "What did I do today to make myself a better person today than I was yesterday?”
- I’ve always had this theory that, if you help enough people get what they want, you’ll always get what you want.
- Information = Knowledge Knowledge = Wisdom Wisdom = Opportunity
In this episode Jon Gordon interviews Coach George Raveling. Quoteables below.
George, in his 80's at the time of this recording, is a living legend. He is Nike’s former Director of International Basketball and the first African American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12).
Coach Raveling has held head coaching jobs at Washington State, The University of Iowa, and USC. Following a prolific basketball coaching career, he joined Nike at the request of Phil Knight, where he played an integral role in signing a reluctant Michael Jordan. He’s also been inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
During this conversation George shares his perspective on winning in sports, business and the game of life... as well as a fascinating story of how he came to possess the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Connect with George on Twitter @GeorgeRaveling or at CoachGeorgeRaveling.com
A few quoteables from this interview:
- Some people say "I don’t have time." No, all you have is time. It’s how you prioritize your time that matters.
- The problem is... we get into WHO is right and WHO is wrong vs WHAT is right and WHAT is wrong.
- Don’t be so focused on winning on the court that it blinds you from helping those you coach win off the court.
- The minute you think you’ve won, you’ve lost. - Phil Knight
- Every day I remind myself I am traveling on a path to BETTER.
- I ask myself every day: "What did I do today to make myself a better person today than I was yesterday?”
- I’ve always had this theory that, if you help enough people get what they want, you’ll always get what you want.
- Information = Knowledge Knowledge = Wisdom Wisdom = Opportunity
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Kerri Walsh Jennings | Greatness
This episode of Positive University features an interview with Jon Gordon and Kerri Walsh Jennings talking about greatness.
Kerri is a professional beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist.
A few of Kerri's quotes from this episode:
Greatness doesn't come in isolation.
Don't wait until the end result to be happy. There is joy to be found in the process.
When times get tough run together, not apart!
You control your mindset.
Don't walk a million miles with a pebble in your shoe. Stop and recognize it!
Take nothing for granted but always expect the best.
Every challenge also is an opportunity.
Go all in. If you're gonna do something, do it with all your heart.
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Michael Lombardi | Winning Championships and Building Teams
In this episode of Positive University, Jon Gordon and Michael Lombardi talk about building great teams, creating a culture of success, developing better leaders and an inside look at building dynasties in the NFL.
About Michael Lombardi: Michael was most recently on the coaching staff for Bill Belichick in the New England Patriots' front office, after thirty years working for the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Cleveland Browns (where he was general manager for two years). He writes for The Ringer and his top-ten sports podcast, GM Street, is on the Bill Simmons's podcast network. He is also the author of the new book, "Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL.” https://amzn.to/2DxlqzM
A few quotables:
The leader sets the culture.
Creating the right culture is important for consistent success.
You can’t outsource the culture. It must be lead by the leader.
Great leaders unify their team. You can’t be a winning team without being unified.
Make sustainable decisions, not just solution based solutions. Think long term, not just short term.
If you want your organization to grow, the leader must lead and coach the other leaders.
Great leaders are always adjusting, always growing, always trying to get better.
Honesty matters. A leader’s integrity enables trust and a good relationship with their team.
It’s about the team. It’s not about you.
Scout your team from the inside out, not just the outside in. Who they are matters.
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