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Episode Synopsis
I love Kevin Durant. Outside of choosing to go to college at the University of Texas, the guy is everything you’d like a guy to be. He’s funny, caring, athletic, good looking, humble, and has a great attitude. In case you don’t follow sports, Kevin Durant is a small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder and he’s one of the best basketball players on the planet. This year he won his 4th scoring title, and yesterday he won the MVP of the NBA.
For those of us who live in OKC and get to watch Kevin interact with the community and play every night, we know just how amazing of a person he is. He is selfless, deflects praise to those around him, acknowledges his shortcomings, and is ALWAYS giving of what he has to make the lives of those around him better. He may have been acknowledged by the NBA as the MVP yesterday, but he’s been the MVP of OKC since he first stepped foot here in 2008.
Yesterday afternoon about 3:30 I was starting to panic because I still had no idea what today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday would be about. I was walking through the living room of our house on my way to the studio just at Kevin Durant’s MVP press conference started. I decided to sit down and watch it and almost instantly knew that I’d just found my inspiration in the words of the 6’ 9” man from Maryland.
After a great introduction from Brian Davis, the play by play voice of the Thunder, a few words from Kevin’s coach, the team general manager, and a representative from Kia, Kevin took the stage. ...
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For those of us who live in OKC and get to watch Kevin interact with the community and play every night, we know just how amazing of a person he is. He is selfless, deflects praise to those around him, acknowledges his shortcomings, and is ALWAYS giving of what he has to make the lives of those around him better. He may have been acknowledged by the NBA as the MVP yesterday, but he’s been the MVP of OKC since he first stepped foot here in 2008.
Yesterday afternoon about 3:30 I was starting to panic because I still had no idea what today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday would be about. I was walking through the living room of our house on my way to the studio just at Kevin Durant’s MVP press conference started. I decided to sit down and watch it and almost instantly knew that I’d just found my inspiration in the words of the 6’ 9” man from Maryland.
After a great introduction from Brian Davis, the play by play voice of the Thunder, a few words from Kevin’s coach, the team general manager, and a representative from Kia, Kevin took the stage. ...
The post 38- Lessons Learned From An MVP appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts & More.
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