The Daily Stoic - How To Teach and How to Learn

Episode Date: August 17, 2021

“Tim Duncan is likely the great power forward in the history of the NBA. Five titles. Three NBA Finals MVPs. Fifteen All-star appearances. Fifteen All-NBA Team selections. Fifteen NBA All-Defensive Team selections. And he did it with a selflessness and poise that is almost unmatched.”Ryan explains why living your philosophy is so important.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/emailFollow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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for more you can visit us at dailysteal.com. How to Teach and How to Learn. Tim Duncan is likely the greatest power forward in the history of the NBA. Five titles, three NBA titles MVP's 15 All-Star appearances, 15 All-NBA team selections, 15 NBA All-Def, 15 all NBA team selections, 15 NBA all-defensive team selections. He had the most devastating turnaround jumper off the glass that basketball has ever seen, and he did it with a selflessness and a poise that is almost unmatched. Almost is the operative word, of course, because Duncan was helped along on his journey to

greatness by his predecessor in teammate David Robinson. How did these two superstars connect? How did one mentor the other? Duncan, who was recently inducted in the basketball hall of fame, explained, people always ask, what did he tell you? What did he show you? I don't remember one thing we sat down and talked about specifically. He said, but what he did was he was a consummate pro. He was an incredible father. He was an incredible person.

And he showed me how to be a good teammate, a great person to the community, all those things, not by sitting there and telling me how to do it, but by being that. The Stoic said we're better off embodying our philosophy rather than talking about it. Marcus really said that it was a waste of time to speculate or argue about what makes a good man, a good athlete, a good teammate. Our job, he said, was B1. Similarly, the famous screenwriters Maximus show don't tell. And it is this that explains the incredible culture of the San Antonio Spurs, beginning with David Robinson,

who tutored Tim Duncan, by example, who in turn instructed Tony Parker and Manu Genobli, who in turn instructed Patty Mills, the last remaining player from that championship run, who is in turn modeling for a team of newer younger players. And this is how it goes in sports in life for parents. Sure, we can talk all we want. We can have great conversations, but what matters is what we model.

What matters is what we are for ourselves and of course, for those looking up to us. Thanks so much for listening to the Daily Stoke Podcast. Again, if you don't know this, you can get these delivered to you via email every day, so check it out at dailystoke.com slash email. Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic early and add free on Amazon Music, download the Amazon Music app today, or you can listen early and add free with Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts. Raising kids can be one of the greatest rewards of a parent's life. But come on, someday, parenting is unbearable.

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