Jennifer Azzi: How To Train Like A Champion

This week Andrew talks with basketball legend and Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Azzi. In 1990, Jennifer led Stanford University to a National Championship and was named the NCAA Player of the Year. She won an Olympic gold medal for Team USA at the 1996 Olympics and is a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She recently began a new chapter in her career as the Chief Business Development Officer for the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces.  In this conversation, Andrew and Jennifer explore the secrets behind her extraordinary success on and off the basketball court. This one is filled with lessons that will help you perform your best at whatever you do. 

Show Highlights:
1:57 - Discovering talent at a young age
3:05 - Learning from people around you
4:39 - Playing different sports as a kid
6:23 - What made Jennifer's Stanford teams so successful
6:30 - Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer
8:46 - Practicing tirelessly
10:25 - Challenging transition from high school to college
13:58 - Being a consistent, reliable contributor
16:30 - Lessons from Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors
17:42 - Notebook with lessons from past coaches
19:00 - Becky Hammon as a leader
20:19 - Growing the Las Vegas Aces and WNBA brand
22:00 - Why former pro athletes are effective growing businesses
26:43 - Looking at world challenges as opportunities for solutions

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