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Phil Knight: Founder of Nike
- ▶ 22:27 David Senra I've read a ton of biographies on Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and I actually think it's in those books where they talk about Phil Knight that we actually understand how deep this is. 3 times in the scene
How Roger Federer Works.
- ▶ 28:30 David Senra I've done a bunch of episodes on Michael Jordan, but this quote from episode three 40, which is on Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant together.
- ▶ 34:17 David Senra Kobe Bryant said the exact same thing in that book that he wrote called Mamba Mentality.
- ▶ 45:49 David Senra That put him second on the 2013 Forbes list of world's highest paid athletes behind Tiger Woods and ahead of Kobe Bryant.
Excellent Advice For Living: 79 Maxims from a Wise Old Man
- ▶ 8:38 David Senra I heard Kobe Bryant talk about this one time where he would lay out his training program in writing for the summer before the summer started. 4 times in the scene
The Genius of Christian von Koenigsegg
- ▶ 6:42 David Senra There's a great exchange I found in this interview of Kobe Bryant a long time ago when he was asked, like, what is the one quality that all the great ones have? 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 19:41 David Senra There's another great line from Kobe's like, when you're going through something, what's the alternative?
Steve Jobs In His Own Words (Make Something Wonderful)
- ▶ 8:25 David Senra That line made me think of this, this interview with Kobe Bryant that I save and I watch all the time, and it's something I try to, to adapt to my own life, where he's being interviewed by, Kobe Bryant is being interviewed by Ahmad Rashad,… 7 times in the scene
The Life Story of Michael Dell
- ▶ 32:14 David Senra There's a great line that I heard in a video one day of Michael Jordan talking about, you know, towards the end of his career, especially when Kobe Bryant came along, everybody's like, oh, who's the next Michael Jordan?
- ▶ 1:02:35 David Senra And I think there's a line where Kobe Bryant was, you know, Kobe Bryant studied all kinds of top performers and greats in, you know, art and business and sports. 2 times in the scene
Ken Griffin: Founder of Citadel and Citadel Securities
- ▶ 39:15 David Senra And so one of my favorite stories to ever tell is I'm watching this interview with Kobe Bryant, and Ahmad Rashad asked him, like, how do you deal with fans' expectations? 2 times in the scene
Todd Graves and His $10 Billion Chicken Finger Dream
- ▶ 1:03:29 David Senra Kobe Bryant was giving a talk in front of a bunch of young people shortly before he died. 2 times in the scene
The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Most Powerful Man in Hollywood: Michael Ovitz
- ▶ 1:01:27 David Senra But he talks about, and I'm just gonna, I just found this part interesting, that anytime you find, and I've seen this with, like, Bill Belichick, like, you see this with coaches sometimes, with filmmakers, you know, with tennis players,…
Dinner With Michael Ovitz
- ▶ 6:20 David Senra So Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan actually shared the same, uh, the same trainer, this guy named Tim Grover, and he wrote two books about what it was like working very closely with them, you know, basically spending every day with them.
Breakfast with Brad Jacobs + How To Make A Few Billion Dollars
- ▶ 13:59 David Senra Bob Noyce, the founder of Intel, Edwin Land, Steve Jobs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Chung Ju Young, the founder of Hyundai, Jay-Z, Brad Jacobs.
How Walt Disney Built His Greatest Creation: Disneyland
- ▶ 4:43 David Senra And in many cases, uh, Disney reminded me, I think it was Kobe Bryant, if I'm not mistaken, that said you should treat the world, the entire world, as a classroom, that you can take lessons from everything.
The Biography of Walt Disney
- ▶ 39:37 David Senra There's a line in, uh, one of these interviews, uh, I heard, I was watching on Kobe Bryant one day and he talked about this, you know, went through a ton of adversity and he says, well, when you're going through something, what other… 2 times in the scene
The Autobiography of Quentin Tarantino
- ▶ 28:35 David Senra And so this goes back to his mom's unusual, unusually relaxed attitude about movies, leading directly to his phenomenal career, because by the time he starts making movies and writing his own scripts, you know, 1115 years later, he's got…
- ▶ 35:03 David Senra The, the, the people I mentioned earlier, in addition to Napoleon, was Charlie Munger, Sam Zell, and Kobe. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:04:59 David Senra Kobe Bryant took decades to do it.
The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness by David Ogilvy
- ▶ 16:25 David Senra The idea behind what David Ogilvie is telling us there reminded me of an answer Kobe Bryant gave one time in an interview. 3 times in the scene
Michael Jordan And Kobe Bryant
- ▶ 1:41 David Senra Both were written by Tim Grover, who was Michael Jordan's trainer for 15 years, and he also trained Kobe Bryant. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 3:14 David Senra Obviously he's talking about Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, some other people he trained as well, but there was a, the story about back in Mozart's day. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 4:41 David Senra The dark side of Michael Jordan and Kobe's personality is mentioned a lot in this book, and so I just want to go into a little bit here. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 6:55 David Senra And then he immediately starts comparing people like Michael, Kobe, uh, Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, Larry Bird. 9 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:07 David Senra Another trait that Kobe and Michael shared, something that's mentioned over and over again is their, just how strong their mentality is, the fact they had control over their minds. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 14:22 David Senra And so another thing that Michael and Kobe had in common from Tim Grover's perspective is the ability to keep it simple and to master the fundamentals. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 18:52 David Senra At some point, you made something simple into something complicated, that Kobe and Michael would talk over and over again about the importance of fundamentals, um, and so there's this great story in that interview with A-Rod and Kobe, and… 7 times in the scene
- ▶ 20:08 David Senra Ok, so back to traits that Michael and Kobe shared. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 23:01 David Senra Another video I talk about over and over again is Kobe was interviewed by Ahmad Rashad and he was asked like, you know, when you're struggling, you win three championships, then you have this drought, you're trying to win more, you know,… 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 24:31 David Senra and so there's a bunch of stories about, uh, about Michael doing that, about Kobe doing that, this is an example of, uh, Michael doing it. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 27:03 David Senra Now, his competitors would, would say, you know, he's, he's Genghis Khan the way he would dominate, you know, but he wasn't throwing things and yelling at people like this, but, uh, so I, you know, it's not a prerequisite, but it is… 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 31:54 David Senra Kobe has a finger that moves in all kinds of ways. 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 35:54 David Senra Another trait that Tim observed in both Kobe and 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:39 David Senra I have some Kobe stories in here too, but I'm just addicted to like reading. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 42:16 David Senra It's one of my favorite Kobe stories, um, because he's being interviewed by Ahmad Rashad. 18 times in the scene
- ▶ 47:58 David Senra And so there's just a million of these like psychological warfare, psychological games that Kobe's, uh, engaging in, that Michael's engaging in.
- ▶ 50:28 David Senra There's a bunch of obviously Kobe stories in here, a bunch of Michael Jordan stories in here, and he's trying to take you into the world of elite cutthroat competition. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 53:29 David Senra Remember that Kobe quote I said that, you know, what you get from me, you know, I got from him. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 55:43 David Senra And then one of the most fascinating parts of the book was that he compared and contrasted, like, talent, MJ, versus hard work, where Michael worked hard, but was more naturally talented, and Kobe worked harder, but was less naturally… 10 times in the scene
- ▶ 58:12 David Senra Kobe and Michael were the opposite of that, and everybody around him knew this. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:03:59 David Senra And every time Kobe and Michael are saying the same thing, I'm not coming down to your level. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:06:55 David Senra And what's interesting between Michael and Kobe and Steve Jobs is they were about, like, mastering the fundamentals and trying to get, like, they were addicted to, like, simplicity. 7 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:09:16 David Senra And then one thing that appears over and over again is the, the, the commitment to reinvestment that Michael and Kobe would make. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:10:48 David Senra And towards the end of this book, Tim is reflecting on his relationship with Kobe. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:13:13 David Senra And the last thing I was thinking about was a line that was in the episode that you just listened to, that they were describing Kobe and Michael, and they're like, the greats never stop learning. 10 times in the scene
The Autobiography of Christian Dior
- ▶ 13:00 David Senra If you've ever heard Kobe Bryant talk about when he plays bat, when he played basketball, it's like, there's Kobe Bryant 2 times in the scene
The Biography of Anna Wintour
- ▶ 5:00 David Senra I have a bunch of, you know, I love Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan stories. 17 times in the scene
The Biography of Jimmy Buffett
- ▶ 35:33 David Senra And I would say you need to combine the work ethic of Kobe Bryant with the self belief of Kanye West.
- ▶ 57:01 David Senra There's something I heard Kobe Bryant say that one time where he was asked by Ahmad Rashad. 4 times in the scene
The Making of Winston Churchill Part 2
- ▶ 11:07 David Senra Kobe Bryant obviously idolized Michael Jordan growing up, patterned a lot of his, uh, his game after him, would watch videotapes of him. 6 times in the scene
The Biography of Balenciaga
- ▶ 5:52 David Senra This reminds me of Kobe Bryant taking tap, tap detecting lessons.
The Biography of Christopher Nolan
- ▶ 15:59 David Senra And so something he's doing during these years that he's going to do also when he goes to college and really for the rest of his career, career, this reminded me very much when you, when you read like early, uh, like read biographies of… 2 times in the scene
The Biography of Tiger Woods
- ▶ 16:48 David Senra And Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as well. 2 times in the scene
Steve Jobs (Make Something Wonderful)
- ▶ 8:31 David Senra I was listening to this interview, uh, that, that line made me think of this, this interview with Kobe Bryant that I save and I watch all the time, and it's something I try to, to adapt to my own life, where he's being interviewed by, Kobe… 6 times in the scene
I had dinner with Charlie Munger
- ▶ 37:56 David Senra Sam Walton, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Rockefeller, Edwin Land, Coco Chanel, Andrew Carnegie, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Larry Ellison, Ray Kroc, John Malone, Henry Ford, George Lucas, the Wright brothers.
- ▶ 1:03:39 David Senra It's no different than a young Kobe Bryant watching videotape of Michael Jordan and magic, magic Johnson, and just constantly being exposed 2 times in the scene
The Biography of Jimi Hendrix
- ▶ 32:27 David Senra We're gonna talk later on about how he would isolate, self-isolate in hotel rooms, just like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant talk about in their biographies.
- ▶ 52:05 David Senra This is what I mentioned earlier in both their biographies, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan talked about that, like the fame and the pressure and everything wearing so, so
Kobe Bryant (Mamba Mentality)
- ▶ 1:23 David Senra That is an excerpt from the book that I'm going to talk to you about today, which is The Mamba Mentality, How I Play by Kobe Bryant.
- ▶ 1:30 David Senra Okay, so let's start with the dedication that Kobe wrote right at the very beginning of the book, and this is really a great way to think about all the books that you and I talk about, and Kobe says, this book is dedicated to the next… 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 2:10 David Senra It's written by Kobe's teammate Paul Gasol. 16 times in the scene
- ▶ 6:02 David Senra Kobe came into the NBA with a desire and talent to become one of the greatest players of all time. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 6:48 David Senra And now we get into Kobe's own words, and what he's saying here is, hey, listen, I had a short learning curve because I downloaded useful information all the time. 17 times in the scene
- ▶ 8:16 David Senra Kobe talks about the importance of reading when he's going through difficult times. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 9:42 David Senra This is Kobe on just doing it. 18 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:18 David Senra That he studied, he wanted to be developing a relationship with, and that he would learn from. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 13:35 David Senra And he wouldn't just learn from basketball players, this is what he learned from Muhammad Ali. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 16:28 David Senra So then he has a page dedicated to Tex Winter. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 17:52 David Senra This is Kobe's version of that same idea. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 19:50 David Senra It's gonna be a quote from Coach K, but first, here's Kobe on why he, uh, admired Coach 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 21:51 David Senra Later on in the book, he gives advice. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 24:07 David Senra And then remember, Kobe's writing this at the, when his, his career, he wrote the book, the career's over. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 25:20 David Senra And then we get to Kobe's version of an event that I talked about that was in, written in that 600 page biography of his life, where he shoots these air balls very early in his career. 22 times in the scene
- ▶ 28:42 David Senra And then Kobe talks about another player that has traits that you and I can emulate. 2 times in the scene
The Biography of Kobe Bryant
- ▶ 0:00 David Senra In the midst of the chaos of his third season, Bryant was a very lost, lonely, frustrated twenty-year-old. 14 times in the scene
- ▶ 2:33 David Senra And we see this demonstrated because way before he even gets to the NBA, Kobe believed that he was going to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever live. 14 times in the scene
- ▶ 5:40 David Senra So let's go to the description of Kobe when he's eight years old. 14 times in the scene
- ▶ 9:22 David Senra So during the off season, they'd come home from Italy to Philadelphia, where they're from, and Kobe would play in the summer league. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:20 David Senra Kobe is in high school, and we see this legendary work ethic is already present. 11 times in the scene
- ▶ 15:06 David Senra So one of the things that makes Kobe's story unique is the fact he jumped right from high school to the NBA. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 17:33 David Senra Kobe's still in high school. 15 times in the scene
- ▶ 20:58 David Senra And then we go back into Kobe's work ethic. 18 times in the scene
- ▶ 23:14 David Senra Ok, so now we get to the point where Kobe is going to the NBA, he's already made the decision, and this part is really important to understand, is that imitation precedes creation. 18 times in the scene
- ▶ 26:29 David Senra They, they arranged for Kobe to take the, the singer Brandy to his high school prom, which I'll get to in a minute. 14 times in the scene
- ▶ 29:30 David Senra Bryant was an intense introvert. 10 times in the scene
- ▶ 31:07 David Senra He would also read fiction and do this as well. 10 times in the scene
- ▶ 33:29 David Senra So there is this well-known event that happens early in Kobe's career. 16 times in the scene
- ▶ 36:23 David Senra This is later on in Kobe's career. 18 times in the scene
- ▶ 39:17 David Senra Uh, is how much of the Jordan biography is about the importance of mental strength, and a lot of the lessons Jordan learned about the importance of taking care of, like, being in the moment, like, the zen training, the taking care of,… 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 42:00 David Senra The fact that he would sacrifice anything in service of this goal. 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 45:38 David Senra How, like Jordan, in The Last Dance, a lot of Kobe, the more famous you get, right, it's like, they can't go anywhere. 10 times in the scene
- ▶ 48:34 David Senra And so the rest of the book is on Kobe's drive to get back to the championship. 22 times in the scene
- ▶ 53:07 David Senra And it says his retirement was announced in a love letter he wrote to the game. 3 times in the scene
Henry Ford's Autobiography
- ▶ 41:13 David Senra Uh, there's a great Kobe Bryant quote on this.