#9- Patrick Carney: Professional Basketball Player

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Dan Krikorian sits down with his old friend, Patrick Carney, who is a 12-year veteran in the German professional basketball leagues. Dan and Pat discuss making a living as a professional athlete, living abroad as an American in your 20's, the importance of habits and a strong mental mindset, and what's up with the fans that bang a drum in the stands all game?

Show Notes:

1:10: Introduction and Announcements (new album, Grandeur, due out on January 18, 2019)

4:10: Patrick Carney bio introduction

7:20: Figuring our instruction in German

7:55: “Take us back to the 1st time you got off the plane in Germany to play basketball overseas”

10:00: “Did you ever second-guess your decision to leave the U.S.”?

11:10: Pat explains how he got over to Europe to begin playing basketball

15:00: Giving up an accounting job to chase a dream

16:30: “You have such a short window to pursue your dream”

17:40: “What is it about the game of basketball that you love so much”?

21:20: How Pat’s view of basketball has changed over his career and how it’s allowed him to grow as a player

23:45: “Describe for us a German Pro A crowd and typical game atmosphere”?

25:20: Fans banging drums the entire game…

28:50: Getting noticed around town…

30:10: Pat explains the differences he sees in how Germans and Americans teach the game of basketball to the youth

35:40: “What are some of the more difficult parts of being a professional athlete”?

37:45: “If you sit at the table long enough, eventually you’ll get fed”

38:20: Interlude

41:10: Pat talks about the experience of living abroad as an American

45:25: “What does America look like in the eyes of the Germans in 2018”?

47:35: “What’s something you wish you knew 12 years ago about being a professional basketball player”?

51:00: Pat discusses the next steps in his career path

52:15: The most valuable investment in your career…

54:00: A basketball book you must read!…

55:50: Pat’s parting words…

56:15: Outro

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