2021-09-27
32 分钟The N.B.A. superstar Chris Bosh was still competing at the highest level when a blood clot abruptly ended his career. In his new book, Letters to a Young Athlete, Bosh covers the highlights and the struggles. In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, he talks with guest host Angela Duckworth.
Hey there, Steven Dubner.
We've got a bonus episode for you today.
It is the latest installment of our free economics radio book club with a guest host that you are likely familiar with, and she is interviewing an author who you're also likely familiar with, especially if you follow the NBA.
Do you remember back in 2010 when LeBron James became a free agent and he staged a primetime event on ESPN to announce where he was going?
And this fall, I'm gonna take my talents to South beach and join the Miami Heat.
When LeBron James went to the Miami Heat, it wasn't just a case of the best player in basketball joining a new team.
It was the best player in basketball joining a new team that had two of the other best players in the game, Duane Wade, who'd been in Miami for a while, and another superstar who joined the Heat the same year as James.
It was this guy, number one.
Chris Bosh.
You gotta feel like the luckiest big man in the world right now.
Yeah, I'm lucky.
I'm lucky.
I got LeBron on my left and I have d wade on my right like a video game.
Chris Bosh, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were the core of the NBA's first super team, and they did go on to win two NBA championships.
Bosh, a six foot eleven forward, had started his career with the Toronto Raptors.
He was a great scorer, a great rebounder, and he was clutch.
Allen for Bosh.
For the win, yo.
Yes.
For the second lap.