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He he being my 27 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: next guest, like KU Kansas University, my producer. He's from KU. 28 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: So he's very happy about this interview to a national 29 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: championship team, National championship when he hit a three point 30 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: shot with two point one second, I actually saw that live. 31 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: I saw him do that. I went, boy, he just 32 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: got paid and one back to back NBA championships with 33 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: the NBA Heat Championships and fame and uh A game 34 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: just follows this young man alone and also on the 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: phone is his mother, who is the CEO of its foundation. 36 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: Please welcome to the show, Mario Thomas and his mom, 37 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: al Marie Chamas. Good morning, How you doing. How are 38 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: you okay? Well, okay, now you're not You're not in 39 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: the same room. So what cities are each one are 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: you calling from Mario. I'm calling from Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. 41 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: And Mom, I'm calling from Charlotte, North Carolina. That's Charlotte 42 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: destroct some good eating in Detroit to try this being reftalized. 43 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: I know about that. And you know you in in 44 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: brick City there in Charlotte, now Charlotte, North Carolina. I 45 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: love that city, one of my favorite cities there. So 46 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: it's a fun place. So here's there. Here's the fun 47 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: thing about it. First of all, thank you for coming 48 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: on Money Making Conversation. Uh, thank you for having First 49 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: of all, I just wanna let you know this show 50 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: is is your show. So know that this relationship that 51 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: we're developing here is something that you can call on. Mario, 52 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: consider me like a big brother, Okay, a big brother, 53 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: you know if you need something and uh, Mom, I'm 54 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: calling your mom, call me your friend, Okay, when you 55 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: need something happening and promoting and things like that. That's 56 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: what I developed this platform. And uh, it's taken off 57 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: and as all, everybody's calling the show. But here's here's 58 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: the fun part about it. So Mario, I'm reading your 59 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: bio and you play basketball in Alaska. Sure, Okay, now 60 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: you know, you know Mario, you know, I just don't 61 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: pitch it. I gotta see it like this, Black people 62 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: lay basketball in Alaska. A lot of people say that. 63 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. You know, you go, you 64 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: want two state championships in Alaska. So so so now 65 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you here's the funny point. But it's 66 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: two states I want to visit. Alaska is one of 67 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: those states. And I think I'm gonna go there and 68 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: uh next year doing a youth survey. So tell me 69 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: the the Why what would I get the experience when 70 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: I come to Alaska? Why is such a beautiful state. 71 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that the first time you come to 72 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: the last day, you gotta do the crew. You gotta do. 73 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: You gotta do the cruise that goes through uh the mountains, 74 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: the glaciers. Um see all the wildlife and the beautiful 75 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: scenery in Alaska. That's that's what we're known for. That's 76 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: the that's the best part of Alaska. So I definitely 77 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: recommend that. And then um, just go out and do 78 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: some good food. You know, We've got good food that 79 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: all types of different religions out there and culture. So 80 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,679 Speaker 1: you know, the food was very diverse out there, and 81 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: it's actually pretty good. Food and cruise are two things 82 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: I recommend. Cool Ah, Marie, how did you get your 83 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: son up to Alaska Military Military? My husband was in 84 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: the Military Air Force and so we were there and 85 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: I played the fourth so um Gosper Mario was born 86 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: that and we raised both of our kids there. M 87 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: never as you this now, you know, being a mom 88 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: and being and and and and watching your son, you know, 89 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: because he was was in Alaska, then he made the decision. 90 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: I want to talk a little bit about that. We're 91 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: gonna get to the book is the book ABC is 92 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: a basketball which is really important to the youth of America. 93 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: But I also want to talk about the journey because 94 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: when you when you when you an athlete, because you're 95 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: you're you know, you're McDonald's all American Mario, you go 96 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: to a school like Kansas and then you in ther 97 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: way from your family? How did that affect because your 98 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: father was your high school coach? Correct, how did that? 99 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: How did that affect? How did that transition happen to you? 100 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: Because that you have all that all that that that protection, 101 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: all that close mentoring and all that you know he 102 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: has your back. And then the coach of bill self, 103 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: I believe it's the coach of a cancer university recruited 104 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: you to go to Kansas. What did you have any 105 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: homesickness spell? Homesick spells? So I gotta get back. This 106 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: is this is the right decision. How did you make 107 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: the transition? Um? Actually the transition was easy for me? Um? 108 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: All my friends played basketball. Um, I hang out with 109 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: an older crowd. So two of my best friends they 110 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: went off to play college basketball and I was there 111 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: the last of my senior year. So for me, can't 112 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: getting out. That was my main is getting out of 113 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: being being a positive guy for the community and you know, 114 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: showing people that you can't make it about make it 115 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: out of Alaska, to make it big in sports world. 116 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: And you know that was my main focus. Who put 117 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: a last on the mass? Okay? All Marie are your son? 118 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: This foundation? You just ceo this foundation? Okay, let me 119 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 1: just ask you this because I was always important that 120 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: I feel athletes get back. I have a foundation of 121 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: understanding their role. What what role did you play? Are 122 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: you playing in the messaging and the foundation? Oh? The 123 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: role is just keeping the message alive. And supporting the 124 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: vision that Mario first came up with, which was formulated 125 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: when we lost a dear friend the breast camp and 126 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: he just wanted to dedicate you know, time and energy 127 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 1: to supporting the cause. And so once that was his vision, 128 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: we went to work on making things happen by connecting 129 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: with various people in different communities. And of course Kansas 130 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: has been one of our biggest supporters because of the 131 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: fact he was in school there and we were blessed 132 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: to be able to open up a Mario's Closet which 133 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: is located in the local hospital things for you know, 134 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: breast cancer survivors. Now, what what what local is that 135 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: in Kansas the hospital ring gets opened? Yeah, what large 136 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: Maria hospital And it is actually a a closet is 137 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: that's the concept that it was a closet that was 138 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: a feasible and flexible and available first patients without having 139 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: to go different places. Especially when it comes down to 140 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: the hairy mogal process, which really interesting because when I 141 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: read your bio, when you know, they bring all kind 142 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: of everybody. My staff pitches me, show I guest ideas, 143 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: and my oldest sisters she passed away to breast cancer 144 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: and so so when I saw what you was doing 145 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: your foundation, that really really I got to help, you know, 146 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: promote your brain and get your word out. But you know, 147 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: because you know you're you know, you're a talent athlete 148 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: and you you raised your son right less Thomas, right, 149 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: thank you, and that that has to be said correctly 150 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: because we have so many stories about the misguided athlete, dysfunctional, 151 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: don't have a relationship, you know, be raised by somebody 152 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: else's family. I'm so tied to that store. You know. 153 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: We're fortunate that our story is we were able to 154 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: raise our sign and support him as well as his sister. 155 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: And although we did this in Alaska and we still 156 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: have a good support system in the lower forty eight 157 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: as we called it, and we were blessed to be 158 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: able to put him in a position to go and 159 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: live a dream. What is that dream, Mario? What is 160 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: that dream? You've been in Miami? I know it was 161 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: a dream down there. Being in Miami was a benefit. 162 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: The dream was always king to the NBA no matter 163 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: where I was, That's what I wanted to be. Oh, 164 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: Miami boy, I've been down to Miami. Mario, you were 165 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: the Miamily Night I knew it was the love you 166 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: still you still have a place down in Miami. You're 167 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: all up in Detroit, now, what's going on? No, No, 168 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: I'm just in Detroit of my girls having a baby 169 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: out here. But congratulation, appreciate it, okay. Uh can I 170 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: ask you your first child? Uh? No, my first ld Okay? Cool? 171 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: And now how with that being said, being a father, 172 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: how did how did that did it change your outlook 173 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: on life or what? Talk to me about that? Um, 174 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: it did kind of change my outlook on life. You 175 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: know before before you have kids and being a teenager 176 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: in college, you get thrown wild and do what everything 177 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: that's newly I mean with their reason have for uns? 178 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: So um, I have. I had my first kid the 179 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: year we won the national championship. So it was it 180 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: was a bitter sweet moment for me. Um. You know, 181 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 1: of course I love having my son, love having them, 182 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: but at the moment in time, it was it was 183 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: a hard transition just being a college athlete. Um, thinking 184 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: about making my next move going to the NBA. So um, 185 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: it was a lot of going back and forth with me. 186 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: But you know, at the end of the day, God 187 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: took care of it. He worked it out best for 188 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: me and my family and for my sons. So um, 189 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: everything came together and it just made me grow up faster, 190 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: to be more responsible, more more in tune to to 191 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: the world and what's going on and not just locked 192 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: up in the basketball world. To focus on basketball. That's 193 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: really important. I know, I only have one job, Mario, 194 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: and it changed my life, you know, and you know, 195 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: and become a sandpoint. It gave me a sense of 196 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: responsibility that it also showed me my legacy. You know, 197 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: this is what I should do. This is what That 198 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: was my next date with the with the legacy part. 199 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: Even Leaven leave my legacy at Kansas where where he 200 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: lives now is just something he could be proud of. 201 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm pretty sure he's what kid now, So 202 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure the next by years he's really gonna 203 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: hear about basketball and what I did at Kansas is 204 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: you know that legacies gonna liveing go on forever and 205 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: hopefully push him to you know, follow my steps footsteps 206 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: and even be better than me. So that was another 207 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: thing was that father heard Brod Now all Marie, you 208 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 1: know your son, you know he has his child. How 209 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: did he change when he had this for a child. 210 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: How did he change? Um, that's an interesting question. How 211 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: do I think? Like you said, it became more focused 212 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: of um, things that could affect his son. UM choices, 213 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: he made, decisions, he's made. It wasn't just about him anymore. 214 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: The boxing and realized that everything that he did, UM, 215 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: eventually his son's come to hear or his children were 216 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: here see and talk about it. And so therefore you 217 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: have to think about it. And then when things happened, 218 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: because you're still a young man, you have to be 219 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,599 Speaker 1: ready to explain the dudes and don't the watch and 220 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: what and how you should you think differently or how 221 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: you could just thinks differently, um, as well as how 222 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 1: you can do things and be successfully. Love it. Love 223 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: it on the phone with the Mario Chalmers and his mother. Um, 224 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: they have a book that we're gonna come back in 225 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: a minute and talk about the ABC's a basketball dream, 226 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 1: big thing big and play big because he really played big. 227 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: Two championships and then the n t A championship. Right back, 228 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 1: Hi this Rashan mcgonaland welcome back to money making conversations. Uh, 229 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 1: the ABC is a basket Mario Chalmers. ABC is a 230 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: basketball dream, big Thing, Big Play Big. In the ABC 231 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: is a Basketball Mario Chalmers now showcases his skill as 232 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: an author. This highly acclaimed children's book was originally conceived 233 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: by Chalmers in high school at the time when he 234 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: dreamed the one day reaching the pinnacle of his sports, 235 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: which he did for sure collegiately and professionally. A lot 236 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: of a lot of y'all of young people don't do 237 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: that years later, and now serves as the foundation for 238 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: his success and will inspire young readers, regardless of their 239 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: skill level on the court, to always believe in themselves, 240 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: maintained a positive attitude, and re called to achieve the 241 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: loftiest of goals. Mr Chalmers, you can see this idea 242 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 1: in high school. Tell me about that ABC is a Basketball. 243 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: Um Let's started as the homeworkers Timer and Levin create 244 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: from my um My children literature class. And you know, 245 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: my teacher told us to do something that you know 246 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 1: that that we love to do and something that can 247 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: be educational. So you know, me being a basketball player, 248 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: um it was just the perfect I did to put 249 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: the ABC S and basketball together and come up to 250 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: ABCS of Basketball. So I did that homework and trying 251 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: to put it all together. Um, we got an A 252 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: plus on on the assignment, of course, and the teacher 253 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: was like, it's very good. So you know, later on 254 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: the line, you should you should do something with it. 255 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: And then, you know, that's what my mom plays to 256 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: be rolling it because she kept it going. You know, 257 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: since of lever Gad, I forgot about it. To be 258 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: honest with you, it was just a homeworkers time and 259 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: I did and then I put in the back of 260 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: my mind and my mom kept jabbing at me, like 261 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: you know you should just what I'm still and you know, 262 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: me being me, I was I did want to I 263 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: was more focusing basketball. I was like, I don't want 264 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: to do that. I don't want to do that. And 265 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: then once I had my son, that's where my mind 266 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: started to change, like, okay, you know I gotta I 267 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: got a son. Now, what's a good way for me 268 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: to connect what I do in teaching to him? And 269 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: my mom was still poking at me about the book, 270 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: and I was like, okay, green light, go ahead, let's 271 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: see what we'll do with the book. Um, put it 272 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: out there and see what type of response we get. 273 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: And you know, everybody loved the book and we just 274 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: went from here. You know, I'm just this is this 275 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: as a strong compliment, Mario. You don't, Yeah, I get 276 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: a lot of energy from a lot of individuals. You 277 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: don't feel like sports is your end all, your your tune, 278 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: your your conversation is it feels like it feels like 279 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: I'm talking to an entrepreneur, feels like I'm talking to 280 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: a businessman, to feel like I'm talking to a school teacher, 281 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: and feel like I'm talking about a guy who understands 282 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: his place in life. And I am I reading you right. 283 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: And once you go through type of injuries I had, man, 284 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: and your basketball does abound forever. I mean, you just 285 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: stay around the game forever, but you can't play the 286 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: game forever. You know, my mindset right now, I still 287 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: want to play. I still feel like a class Am'm 288 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: gonna play. But it's getting to the point where I started. 289 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: I still have to change my mindset and make sure 290 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: that I can live my life the way I did 291 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: playing basketball after basketball, and that's what I'm focused on. 292 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: Oh mom said what you gotta say to that? Mom? 293 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: Come on, man, I like that, you know, she said, 294 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: you know they still got game in them. But in 295 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: the meantime, you're more than the basketball player. It really is, 296 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, like I said you, it's it's a it's 297 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: a it's a tone in your voice that lets me 298 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: know that that a lot of a lot of athletes 299 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: can't walk away. I can hear their voice. They really 300 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: miss it. They really And I'm not saying that you 301 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: that you that you don't miss it. I'm just saying 302 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: in your voice, it's a very comfortable voice, man, it 303 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: is a very and and maybe the fact that you've 304 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: had success at high school I think so. I mean, 305 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: I feel like when basketball accomplished pretty much everything I 306 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: every wanted to do in basketball, and I feel like 307 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: I'd still be a teacher of the game. I still 308 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: want to be a party of the game. But if 309 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: my mom is always telling me what you're gonna do 310 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: with the NBA is busy this year, and I feel 311 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: like they're busy. So I'm just trying to figure out 312 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: different ways to make it all work, put it all together, 313 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: and still stay around in the game and still you know, 314 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: still preach basketball. And I think this is the perfect one. 315 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: So Mr ch Almos, why did you? Why did you? 316 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: Why wouldn't you give up on this book? Why do 317 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: you know? Why do you why do you kept poking him, 318 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: as he said, poking him and reminding him of this book? 319 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: Why do you kept staying on top of him about this? 320 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: That ABC is a basketball is for attitude, B is 321 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: for basketball. See it's for cool years, for dunk years, 322 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: for effort. If come on, now, that's what the ABC 323 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: efforts and free throw g is for gold. I love 324 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: this book. It is it's it's it's it's really cool. 325 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: It's a great illustration. Yeah. Well, you know the question 326 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: you asked, why did I stay on them? Is number one. 327 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: We've always encouraged both of our children to pursue their 328 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: gifts and their dreams and not rely on just one 329 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: source because you never know what happened. And it was 330 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: a UM and bringing up Mario. One of the things 331 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: that I encouraged my kids to do was read early. 332 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: And one thing that I find the parents can do 333 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: is if you find an interesting topic that kids are 334 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: interested in reading, especially boys, UM, it just makes them 335 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,919 Speaker 1: want to engage more. And so that was the concept 336 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: that the book promoted. And then when I actually saw 337 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: the assignment comes through the door, I was like Mario 338 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: here's the topic, but you got the birth it. And 339 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: to see him sit down and actually go prop the 340 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: computer to pick out specific players who was going to 341 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: represent what um it was going to represent what the 342 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: ABC stood for. But of course a most we did 343 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: the book, you couldn't use those players because most of 344 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: the people we sellected were NBA players who He said 345 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: that to see the playbooks so um because it was 346 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: just a powerful too. And I also had a conversation 347 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: from the coach's wife saying, Hey, I love the game, 348 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 1: but I don't always know enough about the game, and 349 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: just to look at this book and see this, it 350 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 1: sort of breaks it down for me. So it's just 351 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: a tool that I thought would be helpful for moms, 352 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: for parents, for kids, for teachers, for counselors. And even 353 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,479 Speaker 1: one preacher said he could preach the book. Now I 354 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: haven't seen that yet. Come on, why can't he preach 355 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: you on the ABC is a basketball? He said he could, 356 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: So we'll see. Well, you know you're on my should 357 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: up to tell everybody about the book. The books available 358 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: Amazon dot Com, Baunch and Noble Target. And also if 359 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: you send me up because I got a nice little 360 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: autograph from you Mr Chalmels, if you send me a banner, 361 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: I will put it on my social media and I 362 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: will help this Christmas time. This makes a good Christmas gift. Okay, Christmas, 363 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: come on to jump right on the he know he 364 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: no promotion. Oh yeah, I like doing this, guy think 365 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: so so you know, let's let's let's let's look at that. 366 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: And if you send me some Mario, if your autograph 367 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: a few I have two hundred and thirty thousand fan 368 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: club members in my fan club base. I sent some 369 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: out to them to encourage people to buy my fan 370 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: club base and I got almost a million social media followers. 371 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: I'll send it out. I'll post this. I just post 372 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: this a banner that you gotta send to me and 373 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: drive them to all these platforms Amazon dot Com, Bonds 374 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: and Noble and Target. So can y'all do that favorite 375 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: to for me? You know, I'm just saying, Rashan just 376 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: trying to help our little brother, that's all. Little brother. 377 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: I already tell you I'm a big brother. Now, I 378 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: already tell you that. I already tell you I'm gonna 379 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take care of you. But but let's let's 380 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about you. You were you hitting 381 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 1: now because uh if hopefully I remember correct, and when 382 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: you came into it and be where you not? You 383 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: was a second round draft pick. Your s okay, cool, 384 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: you were not the first round draft pick. And so 385 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: we alway know the arts make an m BI. It's 386 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: tough anyway. You're successful in high school, two championships in 387 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: the state of Alaska. You're successful. It's the game winning 388 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: shot at Kansas. Then the whole first round go through. 389 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: Do you get drafted in the second round? You're going 390 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: down to Miami. Legends down, the legends are down that way? 391 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,239 Speaker 1: Doing you how do you make that team? How do you? 392 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: How do you how do as a as a as 393 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: a person because the odds are gets it? How do you? 394 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 1: How did you make that team? Mario? Um, honestly, there 395 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: is no way I wasn't gonna make the team. In 396 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: my mind, Like growing up, my mom will tell you, 397 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: I put everything in the basketball, Like I would go 398 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: to the gym after class by myself. My mom is 399 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: a gym teacher out of middle school. After school, Chad 400 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: do para tragic conference or great homework. I just like 401 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: my opening gym and let me in there and I'll 402 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 1: just be in the gym for hours, one on one 403 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: by myself, calmed down in my head five three two 404 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: one set in the last shot. So it was it 405 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: was just something in my mind. Like in from Alaska, 406 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: a lot of people told me that I would never 407 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: make I'd never make it out, and you know that 408 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: was my motivation for everything, just I'm proved as wrong, 409 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: Like nobody had never told me that I couldn't do anything. 410 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: So that was my mindset. And even when I got 411 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: to the heat, Uh, my mindset was the gay was 412 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: one of my favorite players growing up. But I actually 413 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: met him during the Great Alaska Shoot that when they 414 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: came to Alaska and I told him then I'm like, 415 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be in the indre with you one and 416 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: he never believed me. And the first day I got 417 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 1: to my nam, he was like, you know, you're the 418 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,719 Speaker 1: kid from Alaska that I met and told me he's 419 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: gonna be in the NBA. And we've been thro the 420 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: teammates and you know, from that day, I think I 421 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: earned everybody's respect because I've never let anybody tell me 422 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: I couldn't do anything. Type of person, I'm gonna try 423 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: to prove you wrong. If I can't pretty wrong. I'm 424 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: gonna try to find a different way to prove you wrong. 425 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: And you know that was just my mindset, never quit, 426 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: never give up. And it took me to where I'm 427 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: at now and it's still taking me further places. Now, 428 00:21:56,760 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: what's the future for you, sir? Um teachers up in 429 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 1: the air. Like I said, I still want to play basketball. UM, 430 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: just trying to figure out the right position in the 431 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: right situation from me. Um, definitely gonna come out with 432 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: another book. UM, just trying to figure out the title 433 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,479 Speaker 1: and and what direction we're gonna go in that. And 434 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: you know, just try to stay relevant, keep doing things 435 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: to help my foundation. UM, just keep going from there. Well, 436 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: I tell you you are relevant. Don't use the word 437 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: stay because you care and I understand that. I will 438 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: just tell you this a little bit advice from me 439 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 1: is that, Um, you are special. I can hear in 440 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: your voice. I don't believe you know how great you 441 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: can be. Yet I think you should take the time 442 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: and evaluate that your parents have raised you right and 443 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: understanding that there are other options out there in life 444 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: besides the basketball. You're the basketball has been the center 445 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: of your greatness, the center of your success and you're 446 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: in the income growth in your life. But you your foundation, 447 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: my man. But you need to understand I hear. I 448 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: meet a lot of people. I've been I've been blessed 449 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: to talk to a lot of different people in my life. 450 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 1: And your future is bright. And know that. Just take 451 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: time this week and think about it for a little 452 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 1: while and sit on yourself. Sit on yourself and nobody else. 453 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 1: He's selfish for about a couple of days, and think 454 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: about Mario. Okay, Mom, thank you for raising that man, 455 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: and thank you both for you guys for putting out 456 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: this book. Mario Chalmmel's ABC is a basketball dream. Big 457 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: Think Big, Play Big is available at Amazon dot Com, 458 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: Barns and Noble and Target. You owe me a banner, 459 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: and you, Mario, you owe me some autograph books. Okay, Okay, 460 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 1: I know you were brother. 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