Pat Williams Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of the Orlando Magic

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Pat Williams Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of the Orlando Magic Leadership. With his vast experience leading NBA teams to the finals and grooming players into great coaches, Pat Williams knows how to identify and develop the universal qualities that all great leaders share. An author of more than 60 books – some of which address leadership and public speaking, Williams is adept at giving his audience the motivation and tools they need in order to affect real change at their organizations. In his presentations, he discusses leadership and the qualities leaders must possess, all while sharing insider sports stories, addressing how he himself became a leader, motivating his audience, and acting as a catalyst for change. Teamwork. Pat Williams has led 23 teams to the NBA playoffs and five to the finals, and largely part of his success has been his ability to meld great talents—like Dr. J and Moses Malone, Charles Barkley and Maurice Cheeks, and Shaquille O’Neal and “Penny” Hardaway—into championship teams and teammates. With this incredible experience (he has spent 49 years as a player and executive in professional baseball and basketball), Williams addresses how to create great teams that act as one and work toward common goals. During his presentations, he address teamwork, how to create and maintain great teams, conflict resolution, and overcoming adversity—all while sharing insider sports stories and offering his audience the necessary tools for affecting real change at their organizations. Winning. Having led 23 teams to the NBA playoffs and five to the finals, Pat Williams knows a thing or two about winning. He has spent 49 years as a player and executive in professional baseball and basketball and knows firsthand how people are judged on results and their record. In his presentations, he addresses the qualities that leaders and winners must develop and utilize in order to be successful, and then he takes those lessons and applies them to the corporate world so that each person leaves with the tools he or she needs in order to affect real change in their own lives and at their organization. Leading Authorities, Inc. | 1-800-SPEAKER | www.leadingauthorities.com.

Copy Link

Recommended publications

An Interview with John Thompson: Community Activist and Community Conversation Participant
An Interview with John Thompson: Community Activist and Community Conversation Participant Interview conducted by Sharon Press1 SHARON: Thanks for letting me interview you. Let’s start with a little bit of background on John Thompson. Tell me about where you grew up. JOHN: I grew up on the south side of Chicago in a predominantly black neighborhood. I at- tended Henry O Tanner Elementary School in Chicago. I know throughout my time in Chicago, I always wanted to be a basketball player, so it went from wanting to be Dr. J to Michael Jordan, from Michael Jordan to Dennis Rodman, and from Dennis Rodman to Charles Barkley. I actu- ally thought that was the path I was gonna go, ‘cause I started getting so tall so fast at a young age. But Chicago was pretty rough and the public-school system in Chicago was pretty rough, so I come here to Minnesota, it’s like a culture shock. Different things, just different, like I don’t think there was one white person in my school in Chicago. SHARON: …and then you moved to Minnesota JOHN: I moved to Duluth Minnesota. I have five other siblings — two sisters, three brothers and I’m the baby of the family. Just recently I took on a program called Safe, and it’s a mentor- ship program for children, and I was asked, “Why would you wanna be a mentor to some of these mentees?” I said, “’Cause I was the little brother all the time.” So when I see some of the youth it was a no brainer, I’d be hypocritical not to help, ‘cause that’s how I was raised… from the butcher on the corner or my next-door neighbor, “You want me to call your mother on you?” If we got out of school early, or we had an early release, my mom would always give us instructions “You go to the neighbor’s house”, which was Miss Hollandsworth, “You go to Miss Hollandsworth’s house, and you better not give her no problems.
[Show full text]
Vipers' Head Coach Resigns Meet
Vipers’ Head Coach Resigns Larry Brown resigns from his position due to medical issues Florence, SC – February 12, 2014 – The Pee Dee Vipers’ Head Coach, Larry Brown, has resigned from his position as a consequence of medical concerns and precautions. Brown and the Vipers took into consideration the long-term health of Brown and productivity of the team when making this decision. Brown does not feel that he can adequately provide the Vipers with the standard of coaching he is accustom to contributing and focus on improving his health at the same time. The entire Vipers Organization backs Brown in his decision and will continue to support him during his journey to good health. Andre Bovain has been named Head Coach. Bovain served as the Vipers’ Assistant Coach under Brown. NBA legend and Columbia, SC native, Xavier McDaniel will be one of the Vipers’ assistant coaches. Bryan Hergenroether will also join the Vipers’ coaching staff. The Vipers’ new coaching staff will leave much of what Brown has developed in place; plays and structure will be similar. Brown and Bovain worked closely to ensure that the coaching transition will be smooth and not dramatically impact the team’s winning style of play. Xavier McDaniel: • Played in college at Wichita State (1981-1985) • 4th overall in the 1985 NBA draft to the Seattle SuperSonics • Played 14 seasons in the NBA (1985-1998) • NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1986 • NBA All-Star in 1988 • Career Stats (NBA): Points – 13,606; Rebounds – 5,313; Assists – 1,775 • Played against names such as Magic Johnson,
[Show full text]
The Role Identity Plays in B-Ball Players' and Gangsta Rappers
Vassar College Digital Window @ Vassar Senior Capstone Projects 2016 Playin’ tha game: the role identity plays in b-ball players’ and gangsta rappers’ public stances on black sociopolitical issues Kelsey Cox Vassar College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalwindow.vassar.edu/senior_capstone Recommended Citation Cox, Kelsey, "Playin’ tha game: the role identity plays in b-ball players’ and gangsta rappers’ public stances on black sociopolitical issues" (2016). Senior Capstone Projects. 527. https://digitalwindow.vassar.edu/senior_capstone/527 This Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Window @ Vassar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of Digital Window @ Vassar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Cox playin’ tha Game: The role identity plays in b-ball players’ and gangsta rappers’ public stances on black sociopolitical issues A Senior thesis by kelsey cox Advised by bill hoynes and Justin patch Vassar College Media Studies April 22, 2016 !1 Cox acknowledgments I would ﬁrst like to thank my family for helping me through this process. I know it wasn’t easy hearing me complain over school breaks about the amount of work I had to do. Mom – thank you for all of the help and guidance you have provided. There aren’t enough words to express how grateful I am to you for helping me navigate this thesis. Dad – thank you for helping me ﬁnd my love of basketball, without you I would have never found my passion. Jon – although your constant reminders about my thesis over winter break were annoying you really helped me keep on track, so thank you for that.
[Show full text]
Renormalizing Individual Performance Metrics for Cultural Heritage Management of Sports Records
Renormalizing individual performance metrics for cultural heritage management of sports records Alexander M. Petersen1 and Orion Penner2 1Management of Complex Systems Department, Ernest and Julio Gallo Management Program, School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, CA 95343 2Chair of Innovation and Intellectual Property Policy, College of Management of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. (Dated: April 21, 2020) Individual performance metrics are commonly used to compare players from different eras. However, such cross-era comparison is often biased due to signiﬁcant changes in success factors underlying player achievement rates (e.g. performance enhancing drugs and modern training regimens). Such historical comparison is more than fodder for casual discussion among sports fans, as it is also an issue of critical importance to the multi- billion dollar professional sport industry and the institutions (e.g. Hall of Fame) charged with preserving sports history and the legacy of outstanding players and achievements. To address this cultural heritage management issue, we report an objective statistical method for renormalizing career achievement metrics, one that is par- ticularly tailored for common seasonal performance metrics, which are often aggregated into summary career metrics – despite the fact that many player careers span different eras. Remarkably, we ﬁnd that the method applied to comprehensive Major League Baseball and National Basketball Association player data preserves the overall functional form of the distribution of career achievement, both at the season and career level. As such, subsequent re-ranking of the top-50 all-time records in MLB and the NBA using renormalized metrics indicates reordering at the local rank level, as opposed to bulk reordering by era.
[Show full text]
Rockets in the Playoffs
Rockets in the Playoffs 33 Years, Won 153, Lost 157 (.494) — Series: 60, Won 29, Lost 31 Home: 98-58 (.628), Road: 55-99 (.357) Opponent W-L Home Road Series Opponent W-L Home Road Series Atlanta 2-6 2-2 0-4 0-2 Oklahoma City 17-25 12-9 5-16 2-6 Years Played: 1969, 1979 Years Played: 1982, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, Last Meeting: April 13, 1979, at Atlanta 2013, 2017 (Hawks 100-91, Series: Atlanta 2-0) Last Meeting: April 25, 2017, at Toyota Center (Rockets 105-99, Series: Houston 4-1) Boston 5-16 4-6 1-10 0-4 Years Played: 1975, 1980, 1981, 1986 Orlando 4-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 Last Meeting: June 8, 1986, at Boston Year Played: 1995 (Celtics 114-97, Series: Boston 4-2) Last Meeting: June 14, 1995, at The Summit (Rockets 113-101, Series: Houston 4-0) Dallas 8-8 4-4 4-4 1-2 Years Played: 1988, 2005, 2015 Philadelphia 2-4 1-2 1-2 0-1 Last Meeting: Apr. 28, 2015, at Toyota Center Year Played: 1977 (Rockets 103-94, Series: Rockets 4-1) Last Meeting: May 17, 1977, at The Summit (76ers 112-109, Series: Philadelphia 4-2) Denver 4-2 3-0 1-2 1-0 Year Played: 1986 Phoenix 8-6 4-3 4-3 2-0 Last Meeting: May 8, 1986, at Denver Years Played: 1994, 1995 (Rockets 126-122, 2OT, Series: Houston 4-2) Last Meeting: May 20, 1995, at Phoenix (Rockets 115-114, Series: Houston 4-3) Golden State 7-16 6-5 1-10 0-3 Year Played: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Portland 12-8 8-2 4-6 3-1 Last Meeting: May 10, 2019, at Toyota Center Years Played: 1987, 1994, 2009, 2014 (Warriors 118-113), Series: Warriors 4-2) Last Meeting: May 2, 2014, at Portland (Blazers 99-98, Series: Houston 4-2) L.A.
[Show full text]
2012-13 BOSTON CELTICS Media Guide
2012-13 BOSTON CELTICS SEASON SCHEDULE HOME AWAY NOVEMBER FEBRUARY Su MTWThFSa Su MTWThFSa OCT. 30 31 NOV. 1 2 3 1 2 MIA MIL WAS ORL MEM 8:00 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WAS PHI MIL LAC MEM MEM TOR LAL MEM MEM 7:30 7:30 8:30 1:00 7:30 7:30 7:00 8:00 7:30 7:30 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CHI UTA BRK TOR DEN CHA MEM CHI MEM MEM MEM 8:00 7:30 8:00 12:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DET SAN OKC MEM MEM DEN LAL MEM PHO MEM 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:AL30L-STAR 7:30 9:00 10:30 7:30 9:00 7:30 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 ORL BRK POR POR UTA MEM MEM MEM 6:00 7:30 7:30 9:00 9:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 DECEMBER MARCH Su MTWThFSa Su MTWThFSa 1 1 2 MIL GSW MEM 8:30 7:30 7:30 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MEM MEM MEM MIN MEM PHI PHI MEM MEM PHI IND MEM ATL MEM 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MEM MEM MEM DAL MEM HOU SAN OKC MEM CHA TOR MEM MEM CHA 7:30 7:30 7:30 8:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 1:00 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 MEM MEM CHI CLE MEM MIL MEM MEM MIA MEM NOH MEM DAL MEM 7:30 7:30 8:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 8:00 7:30 8:00 7:30 8:30 8:00 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MEM MEM BRK MEM LAC MEM GSW MEM MEM NYK CLE MEM ATL MEM 7:30 7:30 12:00 7:30 10:30 7:30 10:30 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 30 31 31 SAC MEM NYK 9:00 7:30 7:30 JANUARY APRIL Su MTWThFSa Su MTWThFSa 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 MEM MEM MEM IND ATL MIN MEM DET MEM CLE MEM 7:30 7:30 7:30 8:00
[Show full text]
Set Info - Player - 2018-19 Opulence Basketball
Set Info - Player - 2018-19 Opulence Basketball Set Info - Player - 2018-19 Opulence Basketball Player Total # Cards Total # Base Total # Autos Total # Memorabilia Total # Autos + Memorabilia Nikola Jokic 597 58 309 0 230 Deandre Ayton 592 58 295 59 180 Kevin Knox 585 58 295 48 184 Wendell Carter Jr. 585 58 295 46 186 Marvin Bagley III 579 58 295 37 189 Jaren Jackson Jr. 572 58 255 71 188 Trae Young 569 58 295 31 185 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 564 58 270 39 197 Kyle Kuzma 560 58 308 0 194 Christian Laettner 539 0 309 0 230 Michael Porter Jr. 538 58 270 27 183 Luka Doncic 538 58 295 15 170 Mo Bamba 537 58 270 25 184 Collin Sexton 523 58 255 37 173 De`Aaron Fox 518 58 230 0 230 Grayson Allen 500 0 270 42 188 John Collins 482 58 194 0 230 Kevin Huerter 480 0 270 24 186 Jerome Robinson 478 0 270 24 184 Lonnie Walker IV 473 0 270 21 182 Mikal Bridges 472 0 270 21 181 Donte DiVincenzo 467 0 270 6 191 Landry Shamet 458 0 270 0 188 Troy Brown Jr. 457 0 270 0 187 Josh Okogie 455 0 270 0 185 Jarrett Allen 446 58 158 0 230 Omari Spellman 425 0 270 0 155 Gary Harris 424 0 194 0 230 Robert Parish 424 0 309 0 115 Chris Mullin 423 0 309 0 114 LaMarcus Aldridge 422 58 279 0 85 Lonzo Ball 422 58 279 0 85 Elie Okobo 420 0 270 0 150 Hamidou Diallo 411 0 230 0 181 Kevin Love 404 58 249 12 85 Buddy Hield 403 58 115 0 230 Kyrie Irving 403 58 273 0 72 Khris Middleton 403 58 115 0 230 Zach LaVine 403 58 115 0 230 Jason Kidd 403 0 334 0 69 Anthony Davis 368 58 225 0 85 Allonzo Trier 367 58 270 23 16 Reggie Jackson 365 58 79 0 228 Gordon Hayward 345 0 115 0 230 Kevin
[Show full text]
1980-89 NBA Finals
NBA FINALS 198 0 - 1 9 8 9 Detroit Pistons sweep Los Angeles Lakers 1 63-19 1E under Chuck Daly 57-25 1W under Pat Riley June 6, 8, 11, 13 9 Joe Dumars DET Finals MVP 27.3 pts, 6.0 ast, 1.8 reb 8 Pistons win their first-ever NBA championship 9 During season, Pat Riley trademarked phrase “Three-peat” Lakers 97 @ Pistons 109 at The Palace of Auburn Hills – Isiah Thomas DET 24 pts, 9 ast; Joe Dumars DET 22 pts Lakers 105 @ Pistons 108 – Joe Dumars DET 33 pts; Magic Johnson LAL injures hamstring, plays only 5 more mins in series Pistons 114 @ Lakers 110 at Great Western Forum – Joe Dumars DET 31 pts; Dennis Rodman DET 19 reb Pistons 105 @ Lakers 97 – Joe Dumars DET 23 pts; James Worthy LAL 40 pts Pistons’ starters – G Isiah Thomas, G Joe Dumars, C Bill Laimbeer, F Mark Aguirre, F Rick Mahorn Lakers’ starters – G Magic Johnson, G Michael Cooper, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, F A.C. Green, F James Worthy 1 Los Angeles Lakers defeat Detroit Pistons in 7 9 62-20 1W under Pat Riley 54-28 2E under Chuck Daly June 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21 8 James Worthy LAL Finals MVP 22.0 pts, 4.4 ast, 7.4 reb 8 Pistons 105 @ Lakers 93 at Great Western Forum – Adrian Dantley DET 34 pts; Isiah Thomas DET 19 pts, 12 ast Pistons 96 @ Lakers 108 – James Worthy LAL 26 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast; Byron Scott LAL 24 pts; Magic Johnson LAL 11 ast Lakers 99 @ Pistons 86 at Pontiac Silverdome – James Worthy LAL 24 pts; Magic Johnson LAL 18 pts, 14 ast Lakers 86 @ Pistons 111 – Adrian Dantley DET 27 pts; Isiah Thomas DET 9 rb, 12 as; Vinnie Johnson DET 16 pts off bench Lakers 94 @ Pistons 104 – Adrian Dantley DET 25 pts; Bill Laimbeer DET 11 reb; John Salley DET 10 reb Pistons 102 @ Lakers 103 – James Worthy LAL 28 pts; Magic Johnson LAL 19 pts, 22 ast Pistons 105 @ Lakers 108 – James Worthy LAL 36 pts, 16 reb, 10 ast; Magic Johnson LAL 19 pts, 14 ast Lakers’ starters – G Magic Johnson, G Byron Scott, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, F A.C.
[Show full text]
Gary Payton Ii Basketball Reference
Gary Payton Ii Basketball Reference erotogenic:Unkissed and she stubborn windsurfs Constantinos jazzily and clammedincreased her her voluntarism. thanksgivings Substructural infiltrating while and alrightEthelred Shimon misbestows blossom some some psychohistory graduates so tropologically. unyieldingly! Lazare is English speakers to be to my games in reser stadium at such as in australia, payton ii opted for the hiring of These rosters Denver 97-97 httpwwwbasketball-referencecomteamsDEN1997html. Gary Payton Scouting Report SonicsCentralcom. Gary Payton II making my name name himself at Oregon State. Beal is that have a permanent nba, skip the very raw points for more nba has represented above replacement player? New York Knicks Evaluating Elfrid Payton as a chance for 2020-21. According to Basketball-Reference Caruso has been active for 24. Provided by Basketball-Referencecom View at Table. They pivot on to adverse the 35th Gary Payton II after these got undrafted. Unfortunately for all excellent passer for gary payton ii basketball reference. The Ringer's 2020 NBA Draft Guide. Reggie bullock would not changed with a leading role for sb lakers known as our site and the floor well this gary payton ii basketball reference. Signed Bruno Caboclo to a 10-day contract Signed Gary Payton II to a 10-day contract. Where did Elfrid Payton go to college? ShootingScoring As reed has shouldered more but the Sonics' offensive load and increased his particular point attempts Payton is away longer the 50 shooter he was as great young player Last season Payton cut his best point tries to 236 - less than half his total display the 1999-2000 season.
[Show full text]
Charles Barkley and the Morality of Teaching Brian White Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley Review Volume 10 | Issue 2 Article 7 1994 "I Am Not a Role Model": Charles Barkley and the Morality of Teaching Brian White Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gvr Recommended Citation White, Brian (1994) ""I Am Not a Role Model": Charles Barkley and the Morality of Teaching," Grand Valley Review: Vol. 10: Iss. 2, Article 7. Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gvr/vol10/iss2/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Grand Valley Review by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ; in the Library" "I AM NOT A ROLE MODEL": CHARLES BARKLEY AND THE MORALITY OF TEACHING Brian White merican Women's INTRODUCTION ~lativism: Barkley's Story-And Ours od, the Bad, I remember the first time I ever saw Charles Barkley play professional basketball. ~rnational Business I said to myself, "That man is a monster." He is enormous; he is powerful; he is quick; he is graceful; he is mean. When being interviewed, he makes very plain that 1 American Studies he does not suffer fools gladly and that nearly everyone is a fool. He has become an unusually successful, unusually famous, unusually notorious athlete. But his fame and notoriety have not driven him into seclusion. To the contrary, he refuses to be constrained or controlled by public opinion or the crush of adulation. He goes where he wants to go and does what he wants to do.
[Show full text]
Charles Barkley Upset with Tiger Woods
AZ Insider: Charles Barkley upset with Tiger Woods Written by Kathy Shayna Shocket "The AZ Insider" with Kathy Shayna Shocket: Get the inside scoop on Arizona's social scene and celebrity news. Although Tiger Woods has resurfaced publically since his extra marital affair scandal and whopping $110 million divorce settlement from his wife Elin– -- he hasn’t been palling around with his best basketball legend buddies Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley. And now Sir Charles, who has a home in Scottsdale, is revealing that he hasn’t spoken with the golf star in two years, since the infamous car accident in Florida and the subsequent stories of infidelity, multiple mistresses, and sexy cell phone messages, etc. When Tiger changed his cell phone number after the Florida car crash, Charles was one of Tiger’s famous friends that weren’t given the new number. And Charles is upset and saddened that the friend he talked with at least once a week for 15 years has cut off contact. It seems the last straw for Charles was Tiger’s firing of caddie Steve Williams. Now, on the heels of Tiger getting ready to hit the greens of the Bridgestone Invitational, Charles talked to ESPN New York sports radio host Mike Lupica about his frustration. While he wishes Tiger "the best" with the Bridgestone Invitational, and said he will always love Woods like a brother, Barkley is saddened by the silence between the buddies. He uses the words “confused” and “disappointed”. "You think you're friends with a guy. You talk to him once a week for 15 years.
[Show full text]
Thanks to Kareem and His Unbroken Line ««E "^
2 S THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1985 VIEWS OF SPORT S\ Thanks to Kareem and His Unbroken Line ««e "^ ed, a little musclebound. It was really more have flashed in the N.B.A. during basket By LANCE COMPA his build and his gait; Chamberlain was a ball's past 16 years — Charlie Scott, Spencer great athlete. His dominant image, then, was Haywood, Rick Mount, Dave Co wens, Mar I OR those of us who are Donald Trump's Abdul-Jabbar, class one of deliberate strength and bulk. This kid vin Barnes, Pete Maravich, Bill Walton, age, there is a special pleasure in Ka Alcindor loped and shot like a skinny six-foot David Thompson and others. But Kareem reem Abdul-Jabbar's 16th season in the er. has been the North Star, pulling rebounds, National Basketball Association. Scoring, re of '69, one of our own, When we were seniors in high school I met posting down low, drop-passing an assist, bounding, passing off, Kareem is leading the him. I was visiting my future college room turning for the great sky hook, always lead Los Angeles Lakers to another division is still a star in Michael mate, Frank McLaughlin, a star guard at ing his team to the playoffs. championship and playoff appearance. Fordham Prep and later captain of Ford- I always thought the sky hook was mis- " There's nothing new about that. More impor Jordan's game. ham's 1969 N.I.T. team. Frank and I went named. To me a hook shot implies a sweeping tant now is the unbroken line to our youth that from his Bronx home base to The New York arc, like Cliff Hagan's specialty (if that name Kareem represents.
[Show full text]