On this Monetary Samurai podcast (Apple, Spotify), I’ve the pleasure of talking with NBA champion Shaun Livingston. Regardless of sustaining a devastating damage earlier in his profession, he overcame and went on to win three NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors as some extent guard. He then gained a fourth championship as a Golden State Warriors govt.

In 2018, Shaun reached out to speak about planning for all times after basketball. We grabbed some lunch in San Francisco and have developed a terrific friendship ever since.

We speak about:

• how he received into the NBA
• what it takes to remain within the league for 15 years
• the circumstances that landed him with the Warriors
• expertise versus work ethic
• how highly effective and instrumental is the coach
• NBA cash and what it is actually wish to abruptly earn a lot
• make the cash final and why it would not generally

Shaun really received me interested by working within the NBA for the Warriors as soon as my early retirement ends in Fall 2024. I really like the NBA, have met a lot of the gamers at a group occasion, and miss the camaraderie of working in the direction of a mission.

I figured, why not begin off as a video coordinator like participant GP2 or coach Erik Spoelstra? Though the pay can be low, you by no means know what nice issues await until you attempt! Alas, the NBA season is 6 months lengthy and consists of 82 common season video games with plenty of touring. That is powerful with two little ones.

Though our backgrounds are so totally different, Shaun and I additionally share a lot in frequent. We each retired at 34. We each love our households and basketball. And we each take pleasure in planning for our futures!

One in every of my favourite issues about sports activities is that it brings folks of every type collectively.

Shaun Livingston Bio

Shaun entered the league straight out of highschool and was chosen fourth by the Los Angeles Clippers within the 2004 NBA draft. In a 15-year skilled profession within the league, Livingston performed 959 video games for 9 groups and gained three NBA championships as a Golden State Warrior in 2015, 2017 and 2018. After Shaun retired, he then gained his fourth NBA championship as an govt.

Shaun was born in Peoria, Illinois. He led Concordia Lutheran Grade College to LSA state titles in 1999 and 2000. Shaun performed basketball at Richwoods Excessive College for 2 years, then he transferred to Peoria Central Excessive College, the place he led his group to back-to-back Class AA state titles in 2003 and 2004.

In 2004, he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and performed within the McDonald’s All-American Recreation. Shaun was listed because the No. 1 level guard and the No. 2 highschool participant within the nation in 2004. You’ll be able to learn extra about Shaun right here.

A Dialog With Shaun Livingston On The Monetary Samurai Podcast

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Postscript: The Mixture Of Enterprise And Sports activities

I simply realized one thing after listening to this episode. Assembly folks like Shaun is likely one of the the explanation why it has been so laborious to go away San Francisco. Not solely is there pleasure round startups, technological innovation, and international politics on this metropolis, there are additionally successful sports activities groups.

Once I lived in New York Metropolis from 1999-2001, the mix of engaged on Wall Road throughout a bull market and watching the Yankees win the World Sequence in 1999 and 2000 was electrifying!

Since shifting to San Francisco in 2001, I’ve loved the tech and web growth whereas additionally watching the Giants win the World Sequence in 2010, 2012, and 2014. To then add on the Warriors successful 4 NBA Championships, there’s simply an excessive amount of pleasure occurring to go away.

I really like the mix of enterprise and sports activities. Each contain wrestle, immense competitors, heartbreaking losses, perseverance, and in the event you’re fortunate, wonderful wins. I respect anyone who’s keen to indicate up and compete! And for many who win all of it, not as soon as, however a number of instances, then all I can do is tip my hat to them.

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