WEBVTT - The BroadCast | A One-On-One With Dwight Howard

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network

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<v Speaker 1>search seventy Sixers podcast wherever you get your pods. Dwight

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<v Speaker 1>Howard's emotions were raw and pure moments after his long

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<v Speaker 1>chase for a title came to an end. Just two

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<v Speaker 1>months later, the thirty five year old is bringing his

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<v Speaker 1>newfound championship wisdom and perspective to a new city with

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<v Speaker 1>a new team and looking forward to going out there

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<v Speaker 1>being the best, the one and I could be to fans,

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<v Speaker 1>go to city where it also for a big real

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<v Speaker 1>No he's watching. I'm Brian Seltzer and on this episode

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<v Speaker 1>of the broadcast, Larne Rosen and I go one on

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<v Speaker 1>one with the Champ Dwight Howard. What's up seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>pod peeps, Hope you are doing great, very exciting times

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<v Speaker 1>in sixers land right now training camp is underway with

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<v Speaker 1>practices taking place at the seventy Sixers Training Complex in Camden.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it was a small touch, subtle yet not

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<v Speaker 1>insignificant in the least when Dwight Howard signed into a

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<v Speaker 1>zoom recently with me and Lauren Rosen for his name,

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<v Speaker 1>he used the label Champ thirty nine. The latter part

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<v Speaker 1>a nod to the number he war with Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers last season, and the former part, of course, a

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<v Speaker 1>reference to a much coveted designation he desperately pursued during

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<v Speaker 1>the first fifteen seasons of what will, in all likelihood

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<v Speaker 1>I think go down as a Hall of Fame career. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Dwight Howard, Happy December eight birthday. Dwight, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>is an NBA champion and no one can ever take

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<v Speaker 1>that accomplishment away from him. But in the blank of

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<v Speaker 1>an eye, he's now playing for a totally different franchise

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<v Speaker 1>in a totally different part of the country. In our

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<v Speaker 1>conversation with Dwight, Lauren and I talked to Howard about

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<v Speaker 1>his journey, the soule searching that led him to his

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<v Speaker 1>first title, and I was hungry to go for another

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<v Speaker 1>with the Sixers. Dwight, there are a lot of ways

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to start this interview off, and I gotta say, man,

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<v Speaker 1>it just seems like you're in a really good place

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<v Speaker 1>right now. You're fresh office title, you're a veteran, seems

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<v Speaker 1>like you were espousing wisdom. Can you just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>situate us like where you're at in life? Right now

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<v Speaker 1>you seem like you're really happy and really a piece.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, I am a very happy in life. This

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<v Speaker 1>year has it's had a it's been like a roller

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<v Speaker 1>coaster for everyone, not just myself, I think, but everyone

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<v Speaker 1>around the world. But to come out of the bubble

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<v Speaker 1>with a championship, to be back with my family and

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<v Speaker 1>my kids, you know, it's meant so much to actually

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<v Speaker 1>be playing in Philadelphia. It's a great army, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>For myself, my favorite player in life, World Chamber play

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<v Speaker 1>for the Philadelphia seventy six ers and have to be

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<v Speaker 1>playing on the same team as here. It's very humbly

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<v Speaker 1>and looking forward to just going out there and being

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<v Speaker 1>the best of way that I could be. What a fans,

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<v Speaker 1>what a city. But also for a big up, no

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<v Speaker 1>he's watching, so I ever be amazing. You said something

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<v Speaker 1>really interesting, and normally I wouldn't get this deep this

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<v Speaker 1>early in a conversation, but you said that in order

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<v Speaker 1>to win and in order to be as successful as

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<v Speaker 1>you were this year and moving forward, that you need

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<v Speaker 1>to strip down your ego. And I wondered where that

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<v Speaker 1>realization came for you and how you think you can

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<v Speaker 1>help sort of preach that to others, because I think

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<v Speaker 1>the absence of ego is something that coaches like Doc

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<v Speaker 1>talk a lot about, and I'm just curious more about,

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<v Speaker 1>like how you came across that journey and where you're

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<v Speaker 1>at with it now. Ah, well, meditating and spending some

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<v Speaker 1>time alone, you know, just being by myself, realizing that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all the things that I've had in my life,

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<v Speaker 1>materior things, they're great, they look good, they feel good,

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<v Speaker 1>but if it doesn't last. And so I realized that

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<v Speaker 1>egos don't last, we have to let it go because

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<v Speaker 1>if you continue to allow your ego to get the

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<v Speaker 1>best of you, you can mix up on a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of opportunities in life. And once I really decided to

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<v Speaker 1>drop my egos, to drop who I thought I was

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<v Speaker 1>to everybody else, I started to see myself win, and

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<v Speaker 1>not just in basketball, but just in all areas of

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<v Speaker 1>my life. And you know, I feel like it's always

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<v Speaker 1>important to give up yourself for the greater good. And

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<v Speaker 1>when you play a team sport and when you're part

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<v Speaker 1>of our organization and a big playing base, the one

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<v Speaker 1>thing that everyone wants to see is people being humble

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<v Speaker 1>and people being grateful for the many blessings that have

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<v Speaker 1>been the stole up and all of us. So just

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<v Speaker 1>spending time about myself has afforded me the opportunity or

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<v Speaker 1>understand what can't be any egos. You can be confident,

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<v Speaker 1>but never caught and always balanced. It seems like that

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<v Speaker 1>ideology lines up really well with Doc Rivers ideology. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know you have a little bit of relationship with him.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously you mentioned to us in the previous media group

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<v Speaker 1>that you had spoken with him when you're making your decision,

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<v Speaker 1>So can you tell me a little more about your

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with him and how you think that your ideologies

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<v Speaker 1>could line up. Oh, well, it's crazy because me and

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<v Speaker 1>Doc have never really had a conversation all the time

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<v Speaker 1>I've been in the league. We've always wanted to play

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<v Speaker 1>on each other's teams, but we've never had an opportunity too.

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<v Speaker 1>And this year been in a bubble. One of probably

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<v Speaker 1>his closest players, Ray Jean Rondo, was my teammate, and

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<v Speaker 1>me and him spending hours and hours and hours together

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<v Speaker 1>but just talking about everything, life, basketball, gleanings, reason, Doc,

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<v Speaker 1>all this stuff. We're talking about all this and he

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<v Speaker 1>called Doc and he told Doctor he felt like I

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<v Speaker 1>would be great for his team, and Doc called me.

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<v Speaker 1>He told me that, So it's like, wow, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that because of run though in the

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<v Speaker 1>way I see un though, I feel like this is

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<v Speaker 1>how Doc is because he was one of the students,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I feel like I already known that we

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<v Speaker 1>never really had that many conversations because of the guidance

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<v Speaker 1>that he provided for Raision. It's amazing. I'm looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to a big coached by him. It's extended my career

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<v Speaker 1>and helping his team win a championship. Before we continue

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<v Speaker 1>with Dwight Howard, just a quick seventy six Ers Podcast

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<v Speaker 1>six er finally official and former now once again Dwight

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<v Speaker 1>Howard teammate Danny Green. Not only is Danny now part

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<v Speaker 1>of the Sixer's family, Yes, he is a tremendous three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooter. But he and our guy Harrison Sandford also

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<v Speaker 1>Just search Inside the Green Room for the latest with

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green. When you look back at your career, did

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<v Speaker 1>you ever, at any point give up on the idea

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<v Speaker 1>that you could win a title? I did some reading

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<v Speaker 1>afterwards and I forgot about this, the image of you

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<v Speaker 1>and Jamir Nelson sitting on the court watching the Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate in Orlando. Did you ever give up on the

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<v Speaker 1>possibility that a title might not happen for you? Never,

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<v Speaker 1>not in any moment in life that I ever say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, it's not gonna happen. Just about believing

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<v Speaker 1>the God and perseverance. It's easy to give up. It's

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<v Speaker 1>easy to quit. It's harder to keep going because the

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<v Speaker 1>year after year is like, man, when is it gonna happen?

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<v Speaker 1>When am I gonna get my break? Like I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it would never happen for maybe about ten days out

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<v Speaker 1>of the year. But other than that, I would always say,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a champion. I'm a champion. I believe it I

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<v Speaker 1>believe it's going to happen. It's going to happen. They

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<v Speaker 1>end up happening, and you know, I will just always

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<v Speaker 1>tell people never give up, because you never know how

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<v Speaker 1>coach you are to your blessing. Well, speaking of sort

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<v Speaker 1>of offering wisdom to some of the guys that might

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<v Speaker 1>be around, you mentioned that you think Ben Simmons could

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<v Speaker 1>be the next Lebron James and that he could be

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<v Speaker 1>one of the greats in this league. Can you tell

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<v Speaker 1>me little bit more about what's impressed you about Ben

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<v Speaker 1>as an opponent and now what you're excited about when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to playing with him as a teammate. Okay, One,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's sixteen six eleven's playing point guard at that side.

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<v Speaker 1>He's strong, he's athletic. His court revision is crazy. He

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<v Speaker 1>has no fear. He can jump out to Jim. He

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<v Speaker 1>plays with an edge. He's a great teammate. And isn't

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<v Speaker 1>he from Australian? I love Australia, So yeah, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be amazing. He's going to be one of

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<v Speaker 1>the grace He's from Australia, one of my favorite places

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<v Speaker 1>in the World's obviously we know about Joel Embiid and

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<v Speaker 1>what he's done so far in this career. And we

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<v Speaker 1>caught up with him a few weeks ago and he

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<v Speaker 1>said he wants to get back to the Joel Embiid

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<v Speaker 1>of two seasons ago. He felt a little bit disappointed

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<v Speaker 1>I think about last year, and he specifically mentioned wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year is something

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<v Speaker 1>that he set his sights on. So that's something you've

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<v Speaker 1>conquered multiple times. Where do you think he needs to

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<v Speaker 1>take his game on the defensive end of the next

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<v Speaker 1>level to be in that conversation and win that prize. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest thing about playing defense is being new shake.

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<v Speaker 1>Being being the best defender on the floor every night

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<v Speaker 1>means you got to be talking every player. You have

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<v Speaker 1>to tell everybody where to go. You have to be

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<v Speaker 1>the last line of defense. You have to be the

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<v Speaker 1>first line. Sometimes it takes real it takes confidence, but

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<v Speaker 1>also you have to be in tremend to shake. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if he wants to do that, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>he can. I believe he can. He has a size,

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<v Speaker 1>he has athletic ability, He has some lemth of black shots,

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<v Speaker 1>sage shots at the rim. He can do it all,

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<v Speaker 1>So it's going to be on him. How bad is

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<v Speaker 1>he really wants to be the defensive Player of Year?

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<v Speaker 1>And I know if he is a defensive player of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year, we will have a great chance, a greater

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<v Speaker 1>chance and we have now we will have a greater

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<v Speaker 1>chance to be voicing up a trophy at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the year. We've heard you talk about Ben and

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<v Speaker 1>Joel a bit, and we obviously know you're bullish and

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<v Speaker 1>optimistic about the roster. What else do you like about

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<v Speaker 1>the makeup of this team. We got shooters, shooters, We

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<v Speaker 1>got guys who can put the ball up and score.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we got guys who play great defense. From just

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<v Speaker 1>playing against these guys, the defense is crazy. The defense

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<v Speaker 1>is crazy, and now everybody's a little bit hongry. Joel

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<v Speaker 1>is more upset. Ben is coming off the injury. He's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be hyper on the defensive end and wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to show people who we use. We have the right coach,

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<v Speaker 1>you have the right system, and this is all about time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So I think that the guys that we

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<v Speaker 1>have when this team, Tobias, great defensive Dible, great defensive player,

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green. I think Danny Green has the best hands

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<v Speaker 1>In the NBA, he steal the ball, swipe downs. It's

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<v Speaker 1>crazy at it. So I think we do have the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to be one of the top defensive teams in

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<v Speaker 1>the league this year with the roster that we do

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<v Speaker 1>at We started talking about Philadelphia. Well ended on Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Wilt Chamberlain. Is it true that you almost

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<v Speaker 1>got a tattoo in his honor on your arm? Can

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<v Speaker 1>you tell us that story? And when you really started

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<v Speaker 1>to develop an affinity for Will Well, I've had this

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<v Speaker 1>affinity for Will since I was a little kid. I

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<v Speaker 1>never watched them play. What made me Lightwood Chamberlain was

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<v Speaker 1>I had this robot and used to always talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Wilt chamber all where he went to school, and how

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<v Speaker 1>tall he was, all his highlights for Kansas, how fast

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<v Speaker 1>it is to run. And I just got infatuated with

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<v Speaker 1>wood Chamber and I wanted to be tall. I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to jump high. I want to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to get all the rebounds and either to this day,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, man, I want to chase the wood Chamber

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<v Speaker 1>or trying to get every rebounder because he's at the top.

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<v Speaker 1>So I love wood chamber I decided that I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to be in the chattooed on my arm, and I

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<v Speaker 1>searched about a million pictures of him, and I found

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<v Speaker 1>this one picture that I really loved, and I got

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<v Speaker 1>ready to put it on my arm. And the purpose

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<v Speaker 1>was every time I shot the ball, every time I

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<v Speaker 1>looked up, I would see him because he was the

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<v Speaker 1>person that has really motivated me to be the best

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<v Speaker 1>I can do. And nobody wanted me to get wood

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<v Speaker 1>chamber on my arm at the time. So what they

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<v Speaker 1>did was they made a big and they put it

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<v Speaker 1>in my room. So I have a big painted a

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<v Speaker 1>whilt chamberman in my room and that's my favorite player.

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<v Speaker 1>Read books on him. I studied tons and tons of

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<v Speaker 1>film on him, and he's just a big inspiration to me.

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<v Speaker 1>How strong he was, a humble he was. And the

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<v Speaker 1>crazy part about all of this is I lived right

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<v Speaker 1>next door to the Wild Chamberman's house in California, So

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<v Speaker 1>every day I woke up and I looked at his house.

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<v Speaker 1>Such a great story. Really appreciate the time. Thrilled to

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<v Speaker 1>have you here and looking forward to seeing you once

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<v Speaker 1>we get all together the training complex. Looking forward it

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<v Speaker 1>to you, guys, to I love hearing that passion for

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia from Dwight Howard, a newcomer to the city, and

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<v Speaker 1>the really impressive stories he shared about his idolization of

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<v Speaker 1>Wilt Chamberlain. You know the first video that we posted

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<v Speaker 1>to our at Sixers channel the other day from the

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<v Speaker 1>first training camp practice. How awesome was that seeing Shake

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<v Speaker 1>Milton lobbed up to Dwight Howard for a dunk. It's

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<v Speaker 1>hard not to get pumped up even seeing these GRIBs

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<v Speaker 1>and drabs of video content coming from the training complex.

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<v Speaker 1>And the craziest part is that the preseason opener is

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<v Speaker 1>essentially a week away, and next Monday here on the

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<v Speaker 1>broadcast will preview the Sixers exhibition opener against none other

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<v Speaker 1>than the Boston Celtics. I'm Brian Seltzer. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>Talk to next time. See you