George Raveling | Getting Better Every Day

<p>In this episode Jon Gordon interviews Coach George Raveling. <em>Quoteables below.</em></p> <p>George, in his 80's at the time of this recording, is a living legend. He is Nike’s former Director of International Basketball and the first African American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12). </p> <p>Coach Raveling has held head coaching jobs at Washington State, The University of Iowa, and USC. Following a prolific basketball coaching career, he joined Nike at the request of Phil Knight, where he played an integral role in signing a reluctant Michael Jordan. He’s also been inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.</p> <p>During this conversation George shares his perspective on winning in sports, business and the game of life... as well as a fascinating story of how he came to possess the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “<a class="external" title= "Link will open in a new window" href= "https://www.archives.gov/files/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I Have a Dream</a>” speech.</p> <p>Connect with George on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/GeorgeRaveling/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@GeorgeRaveling</a> or at <a href= "http://coachgeorgeraveling.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">CoachGeorgeRaveling.com</a></p> <p><strong>A few quoteables from this interview:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Some people say "I don’t have time." No, all you have is time. It’s how you prioritize your time that matters.</li> <li>The problem is… we get into WHO is right and WHO is wrong vs WHAT is right and WHAT is wrong.</li> <li>Don’t be so focused on winning on the court that it blinds you from helping those you coach win off the court.</li> <li> <div>The minute you think you’ve won, you’ve lost. - Phil Knight </div> </li> <li> <div>Every day I remind myself I am traveling on a path to BETTER. </div> </li> <li>I ask myself every day: "What did I do today to make myself a better person today than I w