Larry O'Bannon, Professional Basketball Player - Episode 3

On this episode of Thrive with Trevor Huffman:

Trevor speaks with pro athlete, Larry O’Bannon. We talk about how Rick Pitino taught Larry how effort and results should be viewed. How parents fail their kids by allowing them to feel entitled to playing time. What the difference between pro mindset and an amateur mindset is and more! O'Bannon played college basketball for the University of Louisville's Louisville Cardinals in 2005 when they made it to the 2005 Final Four. In that tournament O'Bannon was named the Regional MVP.

Pro career

O'Bannon went undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. During the summer of 2005, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League and in 2007 played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2007 summer league. He played pro hoops from 2005-2020.

2:05: Mr. Basketball of Kentucky…. When could you dunk?

4:18: Going from local to national AAU scale- from the big fish in the small pond, to small fish in the big pond?

6:00 What Rick Pitino told Larry he would do to make him a pro

8:00: What’s the difference between the pro and amateur mindset?

13:55: How do you handle social media and time management in modern society?

17:00: Player advice on motivation to get the next level. Who’s Reece Gaines? Dane Fife?

21:52: Parent entitlement can be passed from parents to kids—what’s the point of sports?

23:00: Rick Pitino on entitlement and shifting Larry’s mindset on being a pro

28:00: Why Larry saw a sports therapist at Louisville and why sports teaches us resilience if we let it

31: 25: What mental training did Larry O’Bannon do?

38:38: How to mimic players the NBA to improve— Ray Allen to 

40:10: How to study film so you can score more points, get more assists, and play the mental game

46:50: How to improve your floater or 1v1 game in 5v5 and offseason

49:15: Getting cut from the NBA, bouncing back after Supersonics and The Warriors say no thanks

52:39: Amor Fati and Stoicism in sports. Appreciate the moment, the good and the bad.

Website - https://anchor.fm/larry-obannon

Twitter - @LarryOBannon