1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversations. I am your host, Rashwan McDonald. 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: I recognized that we all have different definitions of success. 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: For some insercisable paycheck. Mine is helping people wake up 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: and inspiring them to accomplish their goals and live their 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: very best life. These are my passions and that's what 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: I'm want to do for you. I want you to 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: stop tripping over small challenges and prepare to rise above 8 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: bigger obstacles than life will present to you. My next guest, 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: Glenn Robinson the third is an NBA basketball player. That's 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 1: what you know when you see somebody, but that's all 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: you think. But life is more than just being an 12 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: NBA basketball player. His A r I Foundation, which stands 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: for Angels are really indeed, as a nonprofit organization aimed 14 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: at empowering fathers and helping create deeper bonds between fathers 15 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: and their children. They're also they also provide resources to 16 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: help elevate fatherless children and families. Glenn was inspired to 17 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: launch his initiative after the birth of his daughter Ariana 18 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: or Arianna help him superstand it correctly, and wanted to 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: trying to light on the importance of the relationship between 20 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: children and their fathers. Glenn highlights fathers and their stories 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: on this Instagram page and wants to shine in light 22 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: on some of the amazing work they're doing. Please work 23 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: with the money making conversation, my man, Glenn Robinson, the 24 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: third are you doing today? I had to get a 25 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: lot out there live before I spoke to you, man, 26 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: A lot, a lot, because you know the thing about it. 27 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: First of all, what are you? What are you calling 28 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: it from right now? I'm calling it from Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, 29 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: So I'm based in Atlanta, Georgias, syndicated nationally UM podcasts 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: and all that good stuff series XM. The beauty of 31 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: bringing the individual or what I wanted to talk to 32 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: you about first of all was why the why was 33 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: their need for you to do a foundation like this. 34 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: I think that is a need, you know, in our community, 35 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: especially our Black communities, to feel that that that for 36 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: us fathers, you know, first off, and to feel that 37 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: fatherhood if the father is not around, you know, meaning 38 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: just stepping up and empowering other parents, other fathers, UM 39 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: doing what you can to help UM. You know, our 40 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: young kids grow up in today's society, I think they 41 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: need all a mentorship and all the help that they need. 42 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: And having a daughter myself and going through this process. 43 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: You know, I just know how much my daughter means 44 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: to me, and as she grows every day is important, 45 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: you know. So if I'm able to help other people 46 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 1: and just have that same type of impact in their 47 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: lives and spread that that that knowledge, you know, around, 48 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: I think that we can we can start to have 49 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: more successful communities and more successful children in our communities. 50 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: That's really important that you say that. Really, I I 51 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: have a daughter, Uh, She's only child, and just having 52 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: a child in general or giving life really changed my 53 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: perspective because in a way, you know, we all live 54 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 1: a selfish life. We just want to do what's what's 55 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: best for us, what's what we gotta do to get 56 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: what we want. And when you have a child, that 57 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: changes your value system. Talk about how to change your 58 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: value system, Glenn. Yeah, it changed a lot, you know. 59 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: I think being a professional athlete, you know, I just 60 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: finished my six season. Uh, I finished with the Philadelphia 61 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: has seventy six is this year, um, and I'm now 62 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: a free agent. But looking at how I was as 63 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: a rookie and then now after six years, and you know, 64 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: I have a daughter who's to um. You know, my 65 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: time management changed, you know, my responsibilities obviously changed. You know. 66 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: UM obviously my finances and what I'm doing with my 67 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,119 Speaker 1: money UM changed a lot. You know. So it matures 68 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: you and it makes you grow up, um in several 69 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: different ways, you know. And I think that if it 70 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: wasn't for my daughter, UM, you know, I just see 71 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: how far you know back that you tend to be 72 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: and you think that you know everything, but you really don't, 73 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: you know, and and and you know it's funny how 74 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: how that how that comes out. It really is amazing. 75 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: I know that. Uh. I would tell people the the 76 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: best time I had with my daughter, would not she 77 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: when you know, when she was about gets up to 78 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: about eight marks, that's when she wasn't able to push off. 79 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: Then they started pushing off then as they think they 80 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: ruled the world. But when she was just falling asleep 81 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: on my chests and you know, laying next to me 82 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: and just just barely you know, you use proper upglande 83 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: and then they leaned on one side because they didn't 84 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: have any also control. To me, man, those those memories 85 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: stick with me. Man, that all the memories stick with me. 86 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: But that memory of it, just being able to fall 87 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: asleep on my chest and and lay next to me, 88 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: and just realizing that how much power I have, and 89 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: shaping a mind, how much power I have, and delivering 90 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: a good person to this world. I'm sure when I 91 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: read your intro and I read the research on you, 92 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: it really almost messed you up a little in a 93 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: good way. The responsibility him, Yeah, yeah, yeah, it did. Uh. 94 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: You know, first off, I thought I was, you know, 95 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: obviously being a basketball player. You know, I thought my 96 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: first kid was gonna be a boy. You know, we 97 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: were gonna play basketball. You know. I thought that it 98 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: was gonna be all my way, you know, and and 99 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: and and God and life got a funny sense of 100 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: you and to you know how you least expected and 101 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: you know, and and my biggest blessing in my life 102 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: has been my daughter, I think just because of the 103 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: alleys that I've been able to create, you know, surrounding her. 104 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: And that's the reason why I started the foundation is um, 105 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, I didn't have a boy, you know, my 106 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: last name in a sense. You know, a lot of 107 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: men tend to worry about that, you know, And I 108 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: think that I just wanted to show her my genuine 109 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: love and create something that she'll see and look back 110 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: one day and she'll pick up this foundation because it's 111 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: named after her already, and she'll she'll realize, you know, 112 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: what we've created, and how many people that we've helped, 113 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: you know, and growing up and and as she grows, Um, 114 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: I do have that influence on her life. And I think, 115 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: like you said, that's the biggest thing that we can 116 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: control as parents is you know, we we do have 117 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: a lot of influence in their lives as they tend 118 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: to get older, you know, so that um, they're going 119 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: in the right path, you know, whether that's racism, whether 120 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,559 Speaker 1: that's schooling and education, whether that's you know, career paths, 121 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: whatever that is. I think that they contend to kind 122 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: of put put themselves on a decent past if they 123 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: had that influence around it. You know, we're talking about 124 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: changing people's lives. We're talking about controlling destiny. And you know, 125 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: this season, you played for the Philadelphia seventy sixers and 126 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: you got to experience the bubble down in Orlando, Florida, 127 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: and basically you didn't have control of your life anymore. 128 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: At that point, I believe. Can you tell everybody I 129 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: had cg Color alone that last week and he had 130 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: me laughing just talking about how I was from your perspective, 131 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: and tell us that this walks through the steps of 132 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: how controlled the testing process of living life in the bubble. 133 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: If there was some good thing, tell us about it. 134 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: The annoying things you can tell about, tell us about it, 135 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: because you had no control of your life at that point. Glenn, Yeah, 136 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: you know, I think the hardest decision was, you know, 137 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: they gave us a choice, do we want to go 138 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: or not? You know, do you want to receive your 139 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: paycheck and go to this bubble? And we didn't know 140 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: anything much about the virus at that point, and we 141 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: didn't know anything what this bubble was gonna be like. 142 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: So I had to make the decision to leave my 143 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: two year old daughter, which was hard, but you know, 144 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: I didn't want to leave my teammates down. I wanted 145 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: to go do my job. I wanted to go try 146 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: to win a championship. And then, um, my main concern 147 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: concern was just staying. Say, you know, so if we 148 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: had to test every day, that's what we had to do. 149 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: Even though like you said, it wasn'tnoying, but um, we 150 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: test literally every day for the coronavirus um and they 151 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: would stick the Q tip up your nose um, and 152 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: they would swab us a mouth and and nose every 153 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: single day. Um. You know, our first two days there, 154 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: we were in quarantine. Uh, you couldn't leave your rooms. 155 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: And they would bang on your door and just drop 156 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: your food, you know, at your door, and you will 157 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: open it. Nobody would be there. You grab your door 158 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: and close it. You grab your food and close the 159 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: door and then open you up your box lunch or 160 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: boxes dinner, you know. And that was the first two days. Um, 161 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: they're sprinting down the hall you COVID nature not even 162 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: on the hallway no more if it was there. That's 163 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: that's funny man, you know. But my overall experience, I 164 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: think it was a lot better than I thought it 165 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: was gonna be. Um, you know, the food got better. 166 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: They started opening up things for us, such you know 167 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: susy gough. Um we could go. You know, they had 168 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: a pool for us, you know, allowance for us, um, 169 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: a bar for us. It was it was a lot 170 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: of different things, a barbershop. Um, so there was life 171 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: started to get a little bit better after day probably 172 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: thirty year around there, but I was I was trapped 173 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: in there for forty five days before we lost and 174 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: and and we exited out and came home. M But 175 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: that was an experience that I'm gonna tell my daughter 176 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: about my grandkids about. UM. You know, a lot a 177 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: lot of people won't be able to experience that. And 178 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: I'm just thankful that I came out of it healthy 179 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: and and and still you know, remaining the same and 180 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: so so and so far, no one's tested positive for COVID. 181 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: The teen at the NBA bubble, they haven't, you know, 182 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: And I think that that's only know that you can 183 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: do that. You're gonna have sports, you have to do 184 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: it in the forum that they did, and it was 185 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: hard to do. It was strict, and they spent a 186 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: lot of money, I think a hundred and fifty million 187 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: to keep us safe. But I think if you're gonna 188 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: do it, you have to do it like that, if 189 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: you want to keep people safe. Well, the more important 190 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: thing is that, just like me, Glenn, I'm speaking to 191 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: Glenn Robinson, the third UH. He's UH plays currently for 192 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: their Philadelphia seventy sixers. The name sounds familiar. He has 193 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: a father father University of Michigan shop shooting Dad. I 194 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: remember their run. I remember that run. Man, oh boy, 195 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: tell when they run and then it came to NBA. Man, 196 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: I just hate that shot, man, I hate it. And 197 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: it's like Steph Curry shot, you know when it goes 198 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: up and like how could he miss? Type shot? And 199 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: that was your father's gift and you followed your father 200 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: was It wasn't an option that Glenn to not play basketball? 201 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: Can you play tennants? Can you play for my wife? 202 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: Receiver been the next Julius Joe and Julian June. I 203 00:09:58,400 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: can't think of his name right there being a wide 204 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: receive it. What were your options there? Brother? He just 205 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: looked at you put a ball in your hand when 206 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: you can well basketball? That was it? What was apting. 207 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 1: It's funny I tell people story all the time. I 208 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: was born premature. So I was born three months early 209 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: and I was two two months in the incubator and 210 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: my dad and mom put a little produce, you know, 211 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,839 Speaker 1: they put a little mini basketball and my incubator when 212 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: I was young. So I like to tell everybody I've 213 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,719 Speaker 1: been playing ball since I was I was in the 214 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:32,719 Speaker 1: incubator six months. But no, you know, that was one 215 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: of the things I was always grateful for my mom 216 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: and dad, especially my dad being a number one pick 217 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 1: um you know, in nine before and really being a 218 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: man at that in that air. Um. He never forced 219 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: it on me. You know, I played football growing up. 220 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: I played other sports growing up, but I fell in 221 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: love with basketball and I followed his footsteps in that sense. 222 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: But you know, I think that I've always tried to 223 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: remain you know, a different person, you know, and not 224 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: just follow his foot us, but create different paths, you know, 225 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: throughout my career to kind of separate me. And you know, 226 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,719 Speaker 1: he never had a foundation, um, but he did give 227 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 1: back to the kids of Gary, Indiana where we're from, 228 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: and what holds a free basketball camp every year. Um. 229 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: So I continue to do that, that same thing, and 230 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: on top of that, I'm doing my foundation. Angels are 231 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: real indeed who were helping empower other fathers. So I 232 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: try to take what he's done and model his example, 233 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: but also continue to make it better and elevate it 234 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: even more and reach even more people, because, um, the 235 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: more people we can reach, even if it's just a 236 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: few kids who knows how the allives with change. You 237 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: know what, I'm glad, uh, I'm enjoying this interview with you. 238 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: Your your very unique voice, and then you just happen 239 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: to be able to dribble a little basketball, okay, and 240 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: and I respect And I'm gonna tell you I'm one 241 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: of thettle You know, everybody think they can play bond, 242 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: but I can really play ball. But I was one 243 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: of them hard headed people. I thought the coach is 244 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: going to eventually come to a neighborhood park, see me 245 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: and tell me I can start. I didn't want to 246 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: go out there because that was I was that arrogant, 247 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: you know, I was as I was, as the neighbor 248 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: would say, I was all park GLn I was all park. 249 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 1: I was a bad boy and uh and so. But 250 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: you know, when I look at the NBA and I 251 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: look at the ability to play an NBA, man, that's 252 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 1: special man. You know, that's that's a unique talent. What 253 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: does it take to be uh uh NBA player? Because 254 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: I from a mindset standpoint, from a physical standpoint, I 255 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: knew what I could do. But I know I didn't 256 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: have the ability because first of all, I didn't have 257 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: the discipline to be an NBA player, because I wouldn't 258 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: even I wouldn't even auditioned or going for the basketball 259 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: practice because I thought I was better than everybody else. 260 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: So what does it take to be an NBA player? Yeah, 261 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: I think the biggest things that I've noticed, and like 262 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: we talked about, I just finished my sixth season in 263 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: the NBA, So you know, for whatever it's worth, you know, 264 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: I've been able to stick in this league after seeing 265 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people come in and out the league. 266 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: I was drafted second I was drafted second round and 267 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: it's only a small the centers of players that when 268 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: you went pro. I was mad at you. I was 269 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: mad at you. I was like, what is he doing? 270 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: What is he? It was a good Missigan team too, 271 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: what do he doing? What he? Continue with? Just I 272 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: just want to get that out. I just want to 273 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: get that out. Years I was young, you know, I 274 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: had just turned twenties, you know, but and I had 275 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: no idea about the whole business. But um, you know, 276 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: I think after being around now for a few years, UM, 277 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: what really separates you know, NBA players and a lot 278 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: of players that I've seen, and um, discipline and all 279 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: those things that you've said, But just to break it 280 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: down to simple terms, is whatever you got going on 281 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: in your life, whether as women, whether as finance issues, 282 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: his family issues, kids, whatever that's going on in your life, 283 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: you have to find some way. When you were able 284 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: to come onto the court everything that happens in those lines, 285 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: you're able to take your discipline and your hard work 286 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: and you're able to turn it into success by focusing 287 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 1: and locking in. You know, when when when this distractions 288 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: out there and you're not able to focus your mind, um, 289 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: it can really mess you up. You know. And NBA 290 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: players and athletes in general, we already got a lot 291 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: going on. The money that's thrown at us people, that's 292 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: thrown at us um. And and that discipline is what 293 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: you have to have. Well, you know I've been uh, 294 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: but I participate in the high levels with say, in 295 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: the entertainment game, So I know discipline is important because 296 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: it does come to you. It always amazes me how 297 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: I'm financially able to do a lot of things, but 298 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: I get free meals, I can get discount on my clothes, 299 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: and my wife just looks at me to go, really, 300 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: really this is gonna be and uh. And because I 301 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: always make a point of now I got you. I 302 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: gotta I paid when I go because it's because I'm 303 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: an entrepreneur. So I know being an entrepreneur, you know 304 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: you have to be with respect people and and and 305 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: tell them that their brain has value. And so when 306 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: I look at you and and and this conversation the 307 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: first time we ever talked. But I as a as 308 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: a person who talks to a lot of people, Glenn, Um, 309 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: I'm a fan. Just just this conversation, and I want 310 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: to maintain a relationship with you because your your your 311 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: your success and your your your brand is beyond the court. 312 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: It's beyond the court. Man. I don't know if anybody 313 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: told you that, but just hearing how you talk, you 314 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: know you God just gave you the gift, your gift 315 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: at someplace else, brother, and you just need to find 316 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: it and hold on to it and get the right 317 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: people around you. And I'm not telling you to quick 318 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: the NBA. I'm just telling you this this foundation. You know, 319 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: uh that you started the mission this to empower fathers 320 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: with the central resources that will allow them to be 321 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: the best dads they can be. We will also provide 322 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: assistance to fatherless children and families. Tell us about that 323 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: part providing assistance to fatherless children and families. How does 324 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: that work? Glenn Robinson the third Yeah, when I first, 325 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: you know, started my foundation, Um, I was playing for 326 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: the Warriors at the beginning of this year. And uh, 327 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: there was a there was a family and my building 328 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: who had just one day they placed off a lottery. Uh. 329 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: They didn't have, you know, very much money. Uh they 330 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: they they you know, income wasn't very high and what 331 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: they were paying for rent was very low because they 332 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: wanted to through a lottery. Um. But she couldn't get 333 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: in the door. I was just moving in as well, 334 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: and myself and my brother here you're younger than me, 335 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: three hundred pounds, big dude. You know, he actually played football, 336 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: I hope. So, so we helped this lady out. Her 337 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: name was miss c c and um she broke down 338 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: to the front desk. Um, you know, thank you to 339 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: Glenn and Jelyn for for the help, and would love 340 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: to cook for them one day. Um. So we ended 341 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: up going in and to her spot and she cooked 342 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: us food fried chicken, mac and cheese. I hadn't had 343 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: a home cooking meal in a while, you know, I 344 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: wrote a lot, but that's a meal fried ticket. You 345 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: already starting at the at the at the if they 346 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: said that at the core of good home cooked meal, 347 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: right there, brother exactly. So, So we were getting ready 348 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: to eat and my brother and I we sit down 349 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 1: and she just had two chairs, Um, you know, to 350 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 1: to just patio picnic chairs. Um, and you know, we ate. 351 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: And after that, my brother lived at me and he 352 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: was like, you know, you've been talking about this foundation. 353 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: I think the first family. I think the perfect opportunity 354 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: would be to help them. Um, you gotta get them 355 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: a table at least. And I was like, you know what, 356 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,360 Speaker 1: you're right, and we went A couple of weeks later. 357 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: I surprised her, told her that we're gonna help get lunch. 358 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: I was gonna take her out. Um, she does her husband, 359 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: she's actually been involved in, you know, domestic violence. She 360 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: has two children, no father involved in the house. And 361 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: she's worked two or three jobs her you know, their 362 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: whole lives. Um, and spend her last thirty dollars to 363 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: prepare that meal for my brother and not because we 364 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: watched her getting the house. Um, And I told her 365 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: we were gonna go get some lunch. Um. I furnished 366 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: her whole apartment twenty six pieces of furniture, and they 367 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: were sleeping on the ground, all three of them, and 368 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: they now got bed to sleep on that night. UM. 369 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: And she she just called me the other day and 370 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: her son just became a father and she's now a grandmother. 371 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: And I still maintain that relationship. And Um, those are 372 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: the type of families, UM, that we that we helped 373 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: when we talk about fatherless children, and and and and 374 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 1: her son, UM actually told me that I'm the reason 375 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 1: why he wanted to get a job. He went and 376 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: got h he just started as an electrician. Um, he's 377 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: on a path of success and as a father. So 378 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: those those stories and those type of things that we do, 379 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: that mean a lot more than, like you said, anything 380 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: that I can do on the basketball court. I'm able 381 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: to help that family, take them basically from off the streets. 382 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: And now that because I spent a couple of thousand 383 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: dollars you know, on them, not even a lot of money, 384 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: but to get them in a decent bed at night. 385 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: That's what it's about. You know. It's really interesting, man, 386 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: because I've been fortunate to change people's lives, you know, 387 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: with with emotional assistance, physical assistance, financial assistance, and people 388 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: just want to let you know that they're human home. 389 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: And once you can remove, uh, you know, a layer 390 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: of embarrassment, and that's sleeping on the floor of the 391 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: lawyer embarrassment. Uh old gonna close that. You got to 392 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: wear the school, the wear of the work or a 393 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: lawyer of embarrassment. It allows you to focus on who 394 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: you really are and can be. And that's what you 395 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: did for them. But you know, you allow them to 396 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: walk into that apartment not stressed, to walk out feeling 397 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: good because they felt like humans again. And and that 398 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: that's why that's why I was just when I when 399 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: I when this interview with scheduled, you know, they they 400 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, we have a meeting all the time, Glenn, 401 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: who who are gonna bring? What? What did he do? 402 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: Because I'm not just gonna bring black basketball players on 403 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: my show, and they that did my research and I 404 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: went wow wow. But what what is impressing me more 405 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: is you, though? Is you what? What what's what's what's 406 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: the driving force of you? Because a foundation is what 407 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: it is. But the success of the foundation is the 408 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,239 Speaker 1: is the is the leader, the founder, the person who 409 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 1: wakes up thinking about to go to sleep thinking about 410 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: trying to make it big or try to try to 411 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: try to save more people than Sometimes you um like Sally, 412 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: if you know, you can only put your arms around 413 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: so many people at one time. Sometimes we try to 414 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: trying to try to expand and hurt your back. So 415 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: before you hurt your back, Man, tell us about you. Man, 416 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: tell us about you. Man. Yeah, I mean I uh, 417 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, everything that I got. You know, I've seen, um, 418 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,959 Speaker 1: you know, my dad is what's successful. He had, you know, 419 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: money and cars and things like that. But that never 420 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 1: was my purpose or what drove me because I've seen 421 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: that and I was fortunate enough to see that with him. 422 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 1: But I grew up in the house with my mom 423 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: and my grandma. My grandma's from Mississippi, you know, my 424 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: mama and grandma. Currently they still live, uh you know, 425 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: close to Gary, Indiana. So we met West people and 426 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, they care about who 427 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: are you as a person rather than whatever else that's 428 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: going on. Is at the end of the day, when 429 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: I look at myself in the mirror, what have I done? 430 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,239 Speaker 1: Who am I as a person? And I feel and 431 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: as I walked through just finding my purpose. I know 432 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: that I don't know my I don't I feel like 433 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: I don't know my exact purpose or mission yet, but 434 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 1: it's coming and through this foundation, like you said, um, 435 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: I've realized that, you know, it's about helping the masses 436 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,479 Speaker 1: of the amount of people. From what I do as 437 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,239 Speaker 1: a professional athlete, you know, I'm able to take you know, 438 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: my six years experience as an athlete and able to 439 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: talk to kids, able to help fathers, you know, different 440 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: alleys of people that I can reach, um and affecting 441 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 1: people's lives, that's just who I am in and since 442 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: I was first in the league, you know, I would 443 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: find kids to kind of help out here and there, 444 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: or go to the hospital and visit the sick kids 445 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 1: and play video games with them. It's just been who 446 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: I am. And I found a way to create a 447 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: team around my foundation and we meet weekly on different 448 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: ideas that I have a different you know, suggestions that 449 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: they might have a families to help. So I put 450 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: a real structure around this because I know that I 451 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: take being a father and having my daughter and um 452 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: me just being in her life as a blessing. So 453 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, I want to be able to take that 454 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: and help others to just be that role and kind 455 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: of model figure for them, because you know, they look 456 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,479 Speaker 1: at professional athletes and a lot of people do at 457 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: superheroes and this and that. But like you said, at 458 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we're the same as you. 459 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 1: We put our pants on, the same thing as everybody else. 460 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: And if they're able to understand that in some type 461 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: of way, and you're able to come to terms and 462 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: them to look at you as a as a human 463 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: being and a decent human being, because we already know 464 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: how people think about athletes, then they're able to connect 465 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: with you. And I've noticed that. Well you know, I'm 466 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: connecting with you right now. Okay, And so, uh, I 467 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: know you just got some swag down here that you're 468 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: selling on your website. You know, got you know, some 469 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: selection when you're sold out on the on the black 470 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: T shirt they're so old out. You got the hoop, 471 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 1: got the jersey, got that the dad had, got to 472 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 1: pull over hoodie. You know. So I'm telling what I got. 473 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: I got a newsletter that goes out to an ainy 474 00:22:55,640 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: thousand people and uh and it goes bi monthly. So 475 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: next week I'm gonna drop your store, your your store 476 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: into my newsletter and and then recommend people browse your 477 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: your you. And then and then I also on my website, 478 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: I have a store, and I'm if you don't mind, 479 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 1: I'm gonna drop your your squag gear on there for 480 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: potential purchase as well, because that's what I do with 481 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: money making conversation this because you know, this is amazing. 482 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: This is a free format. Man. You know, my my 483 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: blessing is coming aware, my blessing talking to you because 484 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: I get to beat you. Man, I'm going like this 485 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 1: brother here, man, if this brother like because I'm trying 486 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: to this is how this is how I think. Man, 487 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 1: I'm trying to figure out how I can help this 488 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: brother raise money. Because see what I don't like here, Man, 489 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: When I was managing Steve Harvey, uh never you know, 490 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: and uh you know he's to spend his money. He 491 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: he's a brag about it. I spend my money on 492 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: my foundation. I go do now you really need to 493 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: be spending somebody else's money that keep your money in 494 00:23:56,160 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: your foundation, build your brand so other people have value 495 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: you and what you were saying, and then they give 496 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: you money and you can do more. And so that's 497 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: my that's my thoughts is running through my mind with 498 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: you is like how can we get together and you know, 499 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: put together your e p K and start putting together 500 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: sissle real so we can get you some get you 501 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: some forwards and some some some Truish banks and some 502 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: Bank of Americas on your website, dude, because you know 503 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: it's it's people out that d there Michigan. Need to 504 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: be on here making some donations. You know what I'm saying. 505 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: You know all alist and I'm just telling you how 506 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: I think because you go to university. You know, I'm excited. 507 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: Hey brother, you know like I'm gonna give you after 508 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: this call if you want to give myself number anytime 509 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: you have a good or bad thought, you called me. Okay, 510 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: this is what I do for a liver. Girl. You 511 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: if you don't even know who I am, google me. Brother. 512 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,239 Speaker 1: All I do is make people famous. All I do 513 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: is make corporations a lot of money. Because I think 514 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: that's my skill. That's you. When I was eighteen years old, 515 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: I realized that was my gift. I just didn't then't 516 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: understand it until I was in my authorities. I just 517 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: always used word like I'm just at the right place, 518 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: at the right time. I'm just lucky like that. And 519 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: then I realized, you know, that's what you do. You know, 520 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,640 Speaker 1: that's what you that's your gift. You're able to look 521 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: at things and evaluate people and really push them to 522 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: lenings and give a clear understanding of what they can 523 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,239 Speaker 1: do with their lives, because so many people don't, you know, 524 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: because you know they've been told what they're supposed to do. 525 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: Like and I was, I was told to go to college. 526 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: I got to college, which was truly a blessing for me, 527 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 1: but I realized that wasn't what and my degree is 528 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: in mathematics, and I went to work like I was told. 529 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: I went to work for IBM. Then I realized, this 530 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: ain't what I want to do. This ain't what I 531 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: want to do. And so so I'm listening to you. 532 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: You're successful as NBA player. I'm just telling you right now. 533 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 1: I don't during how many teams you've been on, because 534 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: you're in the n b A. You played in the NBA. 535 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: I know how hard it is. The D League is 536 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: full of people want to be you, you know, and 537 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: so and so so. But then what is bigger than that? 538 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: You know, look as great as Lebron is. What he 539 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: does away for the league, I respect way more, way 540 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: more because I know God gave him the ability to 541 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: dribble too, dunk the i Q, to be able to 542 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: be the best basketball player in the world. But everything else, 543 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: he's thinking about everything else you're thinking about, Glenn. That 544 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: was part of the equation when people were telling you 545 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: what you were supposed to do, telling you what you 546 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: were capable doing. This is something that you have matriculated 547 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 1: through life and said this is who I want to be, 548 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: this is what I want to represent this and and 549 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: it was borne out by the birth of your daughter. Man, 550 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: I'm telling him, I'm inspired talking to you, brother, And 551 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: believe me, I've done a lot for you to be 552 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:51,200 Speaker 1: inspiring me. Appreciate that here, and I appreciate you having 553 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: me here today. Well, the thing is is that man 554 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: to be successful, Glenn, And that's what money making conversations 555 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: all about. His creating relationships people here this and and 556 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: then here our conversation and your fan brace who hopefully 557 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: great some more followers. But more importantly, it's creating relationships 558 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: and creating a brain awareness of who is exactly is 559 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: Glenn Robinson the third beyond basketball, and beyond basketball, you're 560 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: a person who cares about making other people's lives better 561 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: that are not directly tied to you. They're not your cousins, 562 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: ain't your aunt nature sustain your brother and your child, 563 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: or your girlfriend or your wife. They're just people that 564 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: you know need a helping hand. And we were at 565 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: the University of Michigan, my brother, there are a lot 566 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: of people over there with that can help you with 567 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 1: this because it's it's phenomenal. And you are very articulate man. 568 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 1: And you can talk. Brother. I don't know if anybody 569 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: told you, but you can talk. Man. You know you 570 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: just need to go and realize what I just told 571 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: you and just keep talking, Glynn, Just keep talking, brother, 572 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 1: I'm keep talking, brother. I'm telling you, man, I'm way 573 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 1: impressed with you, brother. I do so if you don't 574 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: have to drill another basketball, if you keep talking, you're 575 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: gonna be making way more money just because your ability 576 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: to talk than your ability to dribble. I'm just gonna 577 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: tell you that believe that bleed up the passion that 578 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: I hear and the ability to articulate who you could 579 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: be in life. You are impressive. Man. I I can. 580 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: I can only say that to you verbally because of 581 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: the fact that you have to believe that yourself. You 582 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: have to wow man, Man, I tell you I love 583 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: this show. I love I love I love reading what 584 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,719 Speaker 1: they said A diamond and the rough. You see your 585 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: diamond and the rough. Brother. I just look. No, You'll 586 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 1: be walking around and you see something, just sparkle on 587 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: the ground and go, what's that? You know? I looked 588 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: down there. What's that? That's the third picked them up? Boy, 589 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 1: do something. We're gonna do something. Love you, man, I 590 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: love you, Man, I love your brother. Angels are real, indeed, 591 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: man helping fathers become better in fatherhood and helping families 592 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: without one founded by Glenn Robinson, the Third glam My Man, 593 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: I'm telling your brother, as God is my witness, You're 594 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: gonna make way more money talking than drippling in your 595 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: life because you care about people and you want to 596 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: make a difference in people's lives. And it all starts 597 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: with your ability to think and articulate, and you do 598 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: it very well. You just haven't accepted it yet. Accepted. Man. 599 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: Gonna go for it, brother, Gonna go for you. Walk 600 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: on that damn university music camping with a with a 601 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: ePK and the sizzle real and walk out of there 602 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: with several millions of dollars. Brother, no more spending your money, 603 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: no more, no more, no more, no more, no more. 604 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: Let's stay in touch, appreciate everything and it's a pleasure. Okay. Man, Again, 605 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 1: I didn't. I didn't. I didn't just utter those words 606 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: so I can just sweat on on the microphone these 607 00:29:55,840 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: words so you can him it live alright, brother, I 608 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: want to thank you for coming on this show, Glynn, 609 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: and we will be in touch man, because like I 610 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: tell you, man to hear somebody like you talk and 611 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 1: you're young because I didn't. I didn't figure out, because 612 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: I didn't figure out my my success path until I 613 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: was in my forties. And believe me, I had a 614 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: lot of Mercedes bends and a lot of big houses 615 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: along the way, a lot of good times and a 616 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: lot of times I wish I wouldn't have participated in. 617 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: But they were all good memories right now, because when 618 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: you get old, all you can live off your memories. Okay, 619 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: but uh but again, my brother, thank you for coming 620 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: on money making Conversations. Okay, yes, sir, thanks a lot. 621 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: I appreciate some time. Yeah, get my contact information. We 622 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: can hook up. But but but again, I'm gonna put you 623 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: your whole or your whole swag in my not this week's, 624 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: but next Wednesday's newsletter. And uh, just to get the 625 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: word out, man, I'm I'm a Glenn Robin the third Fan. 626 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna get these angels are real, indeed brand off 627 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: that love that logo, by the way, it's outstanding. We're 628 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,360 Speaker 1: gonna get it off. It's gonna be on fire. Man. 629 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: I'm just telling me, you're walking around two many million 630 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: as brother, be spending your own money. Now stop that. 631 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: Stop that today. Okay, we're could brother. We talked soon, man, 632 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: go bye. Okay. If you want to hear more money 633 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: making conversations, please go to money Making Conversation dot com. 634 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: All the interviews are there. I'm Rashan mcdown. I'm your host.