WEBVTT - Black History Month Inspirations | Lessons in Toughness

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<v Speaker 1>This is Black History Month. Inspirations The seventy six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast Network miniseries, Part four, Lessons in Toughness. It was

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<v Speaker 1>April of twenty nineteen and Mike Scott hadn't even been

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<v Speaker 1>with the seventy six Ers for two months. That might

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<v Speaker 1>not sound like a long time, but for a guy

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<v Speaker 1>like Scott, the moment he puts on your jersey, you've

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<v Speaker 1>got his heart. So it should have come as no

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<v Speaker 1>surprise that Scott responded the way he did when this

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<v Speaker 1>situation broke out at the center in a late season

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<v Speaker 1>matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks and now here again they're

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<v Speaker 1>deary and debt a hip with a hue to three

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<v Speaker 1>and he makes them pay Joel and be, whoa man,

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<v Speaker 1>there's that bless up? He just whipped the bullet. Be Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>look up, what's what's so for? Wake claws him? Hard

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<v Speaker 1>work that car? Wow? Let's so he threw the bad

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<v Speaker 1>and be I just glanced up and saw that. Oh, by,

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<v Speaker 1>he just fired the ball. He's gotta be tossed out

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<v Speaker 1>of here? Are you kidding me? And the coaches come out,

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<v Speaker 1>the head coaches to separate the antagonists. Unbelievable. I have

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<v Speaker 1>not seen a violent act like that. In years they

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<v Speaker 1>glued to whistle when letsoe game a little chef to

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<v Speaker 1>the back there and then mb tossed the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>he Letso tossed the back. So let's Mike Scott, I

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<v Speaker 1>think tossed the ball in there as well. It was

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<v Speaker 1>hard to blame him given the circumstances. He understandably came

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<v Speaker 1>to the defense of his teammate technical foul two. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>not so coincidentally, Scott then proceeded to go off in

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<v Speaker 1>the best possible way. Had a Sexers taken down the

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<v Speaker 1>court to Scott, Mike Scott left corner, got it baby

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<v Speaker 1>up Scottie put it in play Mike Smith to get

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<v Speaker 1>it to Scott. And that's what's for three for Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Scott from the Scot Scot Wow. Maybe another one

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<v Speaker 1>that says Scott three and dirty cos for Mike Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>Joel turns La, jumps around Lopez at the corner. Scott

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<v Speaker 1>for three. He done it again, Bike Scott baseline left,

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<v Speaker 1>Joel kicks it out, Scott knocks it in six or

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<v Speaker 1>spite five. Scott finished the game with twenty two points,

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<v Speaker 1>which tied a season high, and knocked down six of

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<v Speaker 1>eight three point attempts scuttle in the first quarter. How

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<v Speaker 1>port was it to kind of jump in there and

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<v Speaker 1>be like, Hey, that's my team, A paper panie girl,

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<v Speaker 1>come straight? Yeah, I mean I'm always gonna ride. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just how I am. We live right or wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's wrong, we'll talk about it after the game,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, during the game, that's how I am.

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<v Speaker 1>There's plenty more to Mike Scott than toughness, but make

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<v Speaker 1>no mistake about it. For the Chesapeake native, toughness is

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<v Speaker 1>one of his defining traits. I think that's his current

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<v Speaker 1>from Virgin five seven. After a game, Scott wants you

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<v Speaker 1>to remember who you went up against. Play as hard

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<v Speaker 1>as a dog. You know, he makes shots, he's you

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<v Speaker 1>know when he switched on them, he's gonna try to

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<v Speaker 1>bury you or just you know, push you around. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's physical. You know when he comes to the game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he's gonna play with a lot of energy

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<v Speaker 1>and be physical and be tough and do whatever it

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<v Speaker 1>takes to win. The obvious question is where does Scott's

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<v Speaker 1>toughness come from. The answer can be found close to

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<v Speaker 1>the heart, close to home, and essentially identical in name.

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<v Speaker 1>His dad, Michael H. Scott, was a marine for twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five years straight out of high school. It was tough, know,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't go for did tours. He was a drill sergeant,

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<v Speaker 1>did tours and you know, death Storm and Iraq and

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<v Speaker 1>all that stuff. You know. He was a beast. He

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<v Speaker 1>was tough, he was in shape, he didn't get fat,

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<v Speaker 1>old and as it should the other crazy right. At

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<v Speaker 1>one point, the elder Scott held three jobs. These days,

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<v Speaker 1>he's still living in Chesapeake, Virginia. Since twenty thirteen, he's

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<v Speaker 1>been working in the Norfolk Public School system at school security.

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<v Speaker 1>On one of the walls of his office is the

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<v Speaker 1>reproduction of a painting of his son, commissioned by a

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<v Speaker 1>friend from Mike himself. Young Mike was a very interesting kid,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because, for the most part, he was a

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<v Speaker 1>lot taller than all the other kids of his age,

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<v Speaker 1>and to him, he felt that he needed to shrink

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<v Speaker 1>down to their size, not realizing that, Okay, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>ever going to really happen. You're going to continuously be

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<v Speaker 1>taller than most of the folks that you're hanging around,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if you hang around children of your age. We

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<v Speaker 1>worked on building that confidence and being able to stand

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<v Speaker 1>up and stand tall, so quite literally, Scott stood out.

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<v Speaker 1>When Scott was born in July of nineteen eighty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>his father had already lost nearly a decade of service

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<v Speaker 1>in the Marines. He enlisted in August nineteen seventy eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Was a fairly decent academic kid, and school didn't interest

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<v Speaker 1>me like that anymore. A friend of mine came to

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<v Speaker 1>me and said, hey, I'm going to the Marines, man,

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<v Speaker 1>you should come here with me on the buddy system.

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<v Speaker 1>I looked at him, and then I looked at me,

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<v Speaker 1>and I said, Okay, I'm a lot stronger than him.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a lot more athletic than him. My academic is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot higher than his. And if he thinks he

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<v Speaker 1>can make it, I know I can make it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not seeing that the slightly guy, because he was

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<v Speaker 1>good at what he do. I just knew that if

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<v Speaker 1>he can make it, I know I was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to make it. And as funny as it

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<v Speaker 1>may seem, I end up carrying him through boot camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Scott had an interest in sports growing up, but

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't exactly encouraged to play. His parents wanted him focused

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<v Speaker 1>on his education and preparing to enter the workforce. Wanted

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<v Speaker 1>a different experience for his own kids. I said, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>something has to change, And as I grew into adulthood

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<v Speaker 1>and started my own family, I made sure that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everything with Mike was going to be, you know where

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<v Speaker 1>he needed it to be or what was best for

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<v Speaker 1>him and give him a successful life. In the end,

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<v Speaker 1>when Scott reflects on his military days, his voice is

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<v Speaker 1>filled with fondness and nostalgia. There's no hint of fatigue, regret,

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<v Speaker 1>or resentment. He even called himself lucky because each of

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<v Speaker 1>the three positions he held in the Marines kept him

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<v Speaker 1>relatively sedentary for extended periods of time. Scott had two

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<v Speaker 1>stints on Paris Island near Hilton Head in South Carolina.

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<v Speaker 1>Then when Mike was born, his dad was based out

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<v Speaker 1>of the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Scott's final duty station took him in his family

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<v Speaker 1>across the country to Camp Pendleton in southern California. My

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<v Speaker 1>last employment took me out for the grueling six months,

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<v Speaker 1>which actually turns into be almost nine months, but at

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<v Speaker 1>that time, prior to me going out, I actually sent

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<v Speaker 1>Mike back this way. I was out in California. I

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<v Speaker 1>sent him back this way, and they set up a

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<v Speaker 1>household back here, and you know, kept things going until

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<v Speaker 1>I got back here the following year. That was that

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<v Speaker 1>time period that I was away from them. But believe me,

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<v Speaker 1>every opportunity I had, I was on the phone. I

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to do some type of video. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't have all these fancy gadgets where you can

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<v Speaker 1>do zoom and all this stuff like you're able to

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<v Speaker 1>do now. I didn't have a cell phone, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I was trying to make calls from the ship or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>We made it work. We made it work. We made

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<v Speaker 1>it work. We made it work. Before Mike Scott was

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<v Speaker 1>sent back East, something seminal happened on his dad's base.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where Mike actually started playing basketball. Before Mike was

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<v Speaker 1>out of elementary school, he was already turning heads, especially

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<v Speaker 1>his father's who had returned home and retired from the service.

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<v Speaker 1>In his early days, he played recreational ball and this

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<v Speaker 1>was like when he was like eight years old. During

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<v Speaker 1>the game, he ended up with like forty five points

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<v Speaker 1>for that particular game. And you know, some folks would say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>he hogged the ball. No, he was only able to

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<v Speaker 1>play two quarters. He played the second and the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>only second and fourth quarter, and ended up with them

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<v Speaker 1>forty five points. And I was another one of those

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<v Speaker 1>turning points for him, or those moments for him, that

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<v Speaker 1>he really accomplished something. Then that's when I seen that

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<v Speaker 1>flash of okay, maybe he got something here in the

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<v Speaker 1>Scott household. However, there was an important distinction. Basketball was

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<v Speaker 1>a reward, not a right. He only played schoolball if

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<v Speaker 1>Graves was right. And that was the deal between here

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<v Speaker 1>and I. If your grades aren't right, then you don't

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<v Speaker 1>get a chance to play freshman year. He tried to

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<v Speaker 1>test the waters and had some questionable, questionable grades. But

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<v Speaker 1>then the coach said to know home one day and said,

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<v Speaker 1>missus Scott, Mike has to go to study hall. I

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<v Speaker 1>took that same note. I turned it over and I said, no, coach,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike will be coming home. He'll be doing his study

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<v Speaker 1>hall at home with me, and until further notice, he

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<v Speaker 1>will not be with the team. Once he picked the

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<v Speaker 1>grades back up, then maybe he'll be able to rejoin

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<v Speaker 1>the team before your permission. And so that's what we

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<v Speaker 1>did there. Was another condition between Mike and his dad,

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<v Speaker 1>whether Mike liked it or not. Back then, my dad

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<v Speaker 1>used to make played with the older guys and they

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<v Speaker 1>used to pump me, and they used to man, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta get tougher. You know. They wouldn't call me soft,

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<v Speaker 1>but I feel like it was. You know, I probably was,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, timid and a little soft. You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>was a little frail, six six, two hundred pounds. And

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't really have that, you know, that tough mentality

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<v Speaker 1>demeter until I started getting older and start getting that mindset.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, growing up I should just get you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not bullied. But he just always to take maybe play

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<v Speaker 1>with the older guys, and I guess that would just

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<v Speaker 1>help me get you know, get that mindset, get tougher.

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<v Speaker 1>Something worth noting the context both Mike Scott and his

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<v Speaker 1>dad used when talking about Mike and his toughness. It's

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<v Speaker 1>all about what's going on between his ears. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>a physical tough guy as far as someone that constantly

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<v Speaker 1>I had to go to school to because he was

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<v Speaker 1>always in fights. He was able to handle himself, so

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<v Speaker 1>he was able to avoid much of that. I think

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of what he has now is that mental

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<v Speaker 1>toughness and that aggressiveness. And I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>that came from him. I would say, watching me during

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<v Speaker 1>my Marine Corps career, because you know, oftentimes I would

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<v Speaker 1>take him to work with me, and he watched me.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, give commands to twenty thirty guys and they

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and do it. They got to do and

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<v Speaker 1>if they don't want to do it, then they suffer

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<v Speaker 1>the consequence whatever that may be. I always pushed them

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<v Speaker 1>to to, hey, you can overcome this. You can overcome

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<v Speaker 1>whatever challenges that comes in Funny, take that situation as

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<v Speaker 1>a learned experience and you keep on pushing forld. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's that's why I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>that toughness comes from for Michael Scott. Finding the best

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<v Speaker 1>balance didn't come right away. Initially that was the approach

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<v Speaker 1>what I used at work, I used at home, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I realized that, know that that is not the

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<v Speaker 1>right format. That's that's not going to work because what

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<v Speaker 1>we do in the Marine Corps, especially during the time

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<v Speaker 1>I was a fill instructor, you know, we do a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of intimidation factors. They realizing that they're out there

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<v Speaker 1>with us, they're on an island. There's no way for

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<v Speaker 1>them to get home. I initially had that same concept

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<v Speaker 1>when I came home, but I realized that, no, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not it. I'm talking about my child, someone that I love,

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<v Speaker 1>and I can't use that same tactic on him because

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<v Speaker 1>I will end up burning him out and just totally

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<v Speaker 1>destroying him mentally. I pulled back a whole lot, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just started focusing on just nurturing him more

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<v Speaker 1>and at the same time making sure I maintained that

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<v Speaker 1>level of tough love and we got through it. I

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<v Speaker 1>was determined that he was going to be successful in something,

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not it was in sports, whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>it was academically, whether or not it was somewhere in

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<v Speaker 1>corporate America. He was going to be successful in something,

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<v Speaker 1>and so he was. Mike Scott landed a scholarship to

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<v Speaker 1>one of his home state premier schools, University of Virginia.

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<v Speaker 1>Senior season at Virginia, Scott's team also featured future NBA

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<v Speaker 1>players Joe Harris and Milcolm Brockdon. Mike Scott was huge

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<v Speaker 1>for Virginia, understanding as his senior he needed to put

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<v Speaker 1>the team on his back, and he did that in

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<v Speaker 1>overtime and he was shorting the difference in the way.

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<v Speaker 1>The outcome of this turned out well, Maryland struggled at

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<v Speaker 1>the free throw line. Scott was chosen in the second

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<v Speaker 1>round of the twenty twelve NBA Draft by Atlanta. At

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<v Speaker 1>that time, the Hawks, featuring Al Horford, Lou Williams, and

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Teague were a perennial playoff team. Blue william spends

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<v Speaker 1>it up Tom Mike Scott. Mike turned the other way

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<v Speaker 1>before with its at the top of the key. Great

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<v Speaker 1>Scott for three and so began the next phase of

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<v Speaker 1>Scott's education and toughness. I was in Atlanta. I had

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<v Speaker 1>some I had some hardcore vets, you know, my rookie.

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<v Speaker 1>I had Josh Smith, sn Stevenson, Anthony Morrow, Louis my vet.

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<v Speaker 1>I was there. I had great professionals Kyle Korver, Devin

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<v Speaker 1>Harry and at the same time how professionals anti the tolerable,

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<v Speaker 1>like guys who I learned, like how to be a

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<v Speaker 1>pro you know, Paul Millsap got there, to Mark Carrol.

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<v Speaker 1>But for the most part, you know, I was always

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<v Speaker 1>talking to be physical, be aggressive, had that mind frame

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<v Speaker 1>of nobody's gonna pump me and just play that chicken

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<v Speaker 1>your shoulders. The lessons have been long lasting. Scott is

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<v Speaker 1>now a father of two ds. The apple and the

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<v Speaker 1>tree seemed to be in full effect when I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>to my son, and when I'm with my son, I

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<v Speaker 1>could see like, oh, yeah, that's how my dad would do,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just being showing that tough love. My dad

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of tough love, and that's how That's

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<v Speaker 1>how sometimes I show love to my son, showing him discipline.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what my dad showed me. He had some of

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<v Speaker 1>them same qualities that I see when I observe him

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<v Speaker 1>and his son together now. To be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 1>his daughter, I think she got him wrapped around that finger.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's just the normal thing. That's just the way

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<v Speaker 1>it is what ads and girls. It's something I used

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<v Speaker 1>to say to Mike. We used to say. I would

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<v Speaker 1>say the great and he would say Scott, and so

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<v Speaker 1>we would just go on with that. And so I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if he's doing that with his son now,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's just something that I would say to him

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<v Speaker 1>to assure that ad, you got to remember that Scott

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<v Speaker 1>has a sense of greatness in you, and you got

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<v Speaker 1>to uphold that and you got to keep it moving.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no doubt by graduating from the University of Virginia

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<v Speaker 1>and carving out a nine year career in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Scott has indeed done great things to honor his

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<v Speaker 1>family name. Dad watches regularly and to bring the story

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<v Speaker 1>full circle. He had the TV on back in April

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nineteen when Eric Bledsoe went after Joel Embiid. I've

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<v Speaker 1>watched that situation a few times over and I was like, ohkay,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, well, you know, you're just defending your teammate

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to be able to have his back

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<v Speaker 1>just as you expect him to have your back. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's what he's all about. He's going to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that he is a nurturer. He is one that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be there for, you know, his next guy. In

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<v Speaker 1>other words, he's going to be his brother's keeping, something

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<v Speaker 1>that I have been doing for man all my life.

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<v Speaker 1>For as much as Michael Scott may have inspired his son,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike has provided his dad quite the right in return

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<v Speaker 1>because of the things that he has accomplished, you know, academically,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, all the other challenges and trials and

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<v Speaker 1>tribulation that we went through as a family, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>able to still stand tall and still feel good about himself.

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<v Speaker 1>So as a result, being rewarded with being able to

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<v Speaker 1>play in the league for these nine seasons has been

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, it just brings joy to my heart. Joy

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<v Speaker 1>to my heart. Black History Month Inspirations is a production

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<v Speaker 1>of the seventy six Ers Podcast Network. Our voice artist

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<v Speaker 1>is Nick McCain. Production support from Mike Scott and Michael Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>Music courtesy of APM Music. Look for text versions of

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<v Speaker 1>Network's back catalog for previous installments in this four part

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<v Speaker 1>mini series. And lastly, remember Black History Month is really

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<v Speaker 1>more than a month. These are stories and themes that

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<v Speaker 1>should be told them kept in mind every day.