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Aug 11 2021

Episode 175: Sports Stories with Denny Lennon

Denny Lennon is the host of Sports Stories with Denny Lennon, a video and audio podcast that focuses on uplifting stories told through long form interviews with a wide range of sports figures. He was born and raised in Venice, California as part of a family known for music but also highly passionate about sports. His true love for sports started in his own backyard. It was games in that yard that led to 40 years of jobs in coaching, announcing, promoting, and administrating sports at different levels throughout Los Angeles and the country. Coaching children, especially his own, cemented in his mind what a great gift sports can be. Joining the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) in 1994 to develop programs has provided him an opportunity to meet many interesting people in the world of sports including NBA Legend Jerry West

Click here for Denny’s complete bio

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • The greatest L.A. Laker ever
  • What made John Wooden such a good leader
  • Pioneering beach volleyball tournaments and TV coverage
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Sports · Tagged: AAU, Alan Stein, Athletic Director, Beach Volleyball, Clark Kellogg, Denny Lennon, Jake Kelfer, Jerry West, John Wooden, Karch Kiraly, kareem abdul-jabbar, LA Lakers, magic johnson, Podcast, TOPGUN, Volleyball

Jun 15 2021

Episode 170: Jake Kelfer, Professional Basketball Combine

Jake Kelfer is the 2x bestselling author of Elevate Beyond and Elevate Your Network, as well as a motivational speaker and the founder of Professional Basketball Combine. His first book Elevate Beyond, released in 2016, originally began as a series of blog posts for his friends and is a real-world guide to standing out in the job market and discovering your passion. Elevate Your Network, his follow-up book which was released in 2018, is all about how to build extraordinary relationships in life and business. His company, Professional Basketball Combine, provides NBA draft prospects an opportunity to raise their draft stock and achieve their dream of playing pro basketball through private workouts, combine testing and team interviews.

Click here to read more about Jake Kelfer.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • The greatest Laker of all-time
  • Who was the player he pretended to be for last-second shots
  • Being more important than Jerry West for 14 seconds.
  • Retiring on the same day as Kobe Bryant
  • What it takes to be an NBA player
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes, Sports · Tagged: Alan Stein, Basketball, draft, draft combine, G-League, Jake Kelfer, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers, magic johnson, Melissa Agnes, Motivational Speaker, NBA, Networking, Pro basketball, professional basketball, professional speaker

May 03 2020

Basic Training

My friend Alan Stein, Jr. is considered one of the top performance coaches in the nation. For years he has worked with some of the best basketball players in the world. In fact, when I was a basketball coach, I used many of his conditioning drills for my teams.

He once told me about his first encounter with Kobe Bryant back in 2007 when he was in his prime and considered the best player in the world. Nike flew Alan out to the Kobe Bryant Skills Camp.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: basics, bored, chuck noll, fundamentals, Hard Work, Jon Beck, Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers, Lakers, Leadership, Lebron James, Los Angeles, mamba, mentality, NBA, Nike, Practice, pure sweat, pure sweat basketball

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