#18 | X | Independence, New York Basketball, Soul Searching, History, Trash Talk, Cannabis, & Confidence

05/04/2023 1h 27min

Listen "#18 | X | Independence, New York Basketball, Soul Searching, History, Trash Talk, Cannabis, & Confidence"

Episode Synopsis

The following is a conversation with a good friend I met through basketball at the park. Xzavier Crittendon. Expect to hear about why being on his own as a young person catalyzed his maturation, what it was like to live and play basketball in New York, the soul searching that comes after sports end, his interest in history and learning in general, the art of trash talk, the therapeutic benefits cannabis has offered, and the confidence to be a good shooter and person in general.

(00:01:28) Intro
(00:03:02) Places X has lived
(00:07:39) New York and basketball
(00:15:41) Independence and maturing
(00:19:52) Moving back to Stockton and soul searching
(00:29:02) Instruments X played
(00:32:24) X's interest in history and curiosity to learn
(00:43:02) Trash talk and baseball
(00:56:33) Basketball not being fun
(01:00:41) Therapeutic benefits of cannabis
(01:13:38) Confidence

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