Dan Grunfeld: A Family's Journey From The Holocaust To The NBA & Beyond
Everybody Pulls The Tarp
English - April 13, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBEducation Business self-improvement leadership business careers entrepreneurship motivation sports media entertainment music Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Andrew talks with former pro basketball player and accomplished writer Dan Grunfeld. Dan is the son of former New York Knicks star & NBA executive Ernie Grunfeld, the only player in NBA history whose parents survived the Holocaust. Dan chronicled his family’s remarkable story of tragedy, survival, & triumph in his book By The Grace of the Game. As you'll hear, Dan's family experienced tremendous loss in the Holocaust. In this conversation, Andrew asks Dan all about his family’s history, what he learned from it, and the impact it has on him today. Like Andrew, whose grandparents also survived the Holocaust, so much of Dan’s life is shaped deeply by his own family’s history. This is a powerful conversation filled with lessons on navigating adversity, maintaining perspective, & seeing the good in every situation.
Show Highlights:
(3:53) - Dan's family story
(5:18) - Raoul Wallenberg saving Dan's grandmother
(7:41) - Impact of family history on Dan's life
(9:47) - Andrew's takeaways from his family's story
(11:02) - Growing up around New York Knicks
(12:48) - Dealing with pressure
(13:51) - Overcoming public scrutiny
(15:45) - Keeping things in perspective
(19:54) - College basketball career at Stamford
(20:04) - Navigating adversity
(23:33) - Playing pro in Europe & Israel
(24:40) - Two "life mantras" to live by
(28:32) - Passing on stories to future generations
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