Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and NBA Legend Pau Gasol Talk Books, Basketball, and Stoicism

In today’s episode, Ryan talks with NBA All-Star, Laker legend and humanitarian Pau Gasol. They discuss everything from Pau's reading habit to his advocacy for female coaches in basketball and more. 1:51 - Intro 6:22 - Being a big reader—and how that was encouraged by Phil Jackson 8:22 - What Pau gets out of fiction 10:32 - Phil Jackson recommendations 11:52 - Stoicism and reading 16:02 - The Meditations and marginalia 18:28 - Why do athletes always like quotes/aphorisms? 21:52 - The importance of reminders 24:42 - The importance of female coaches in basketball, and why discrimination is so harmful, and how hardship makes us stronger 37:25 - COVID-19 economic consequences: how did Pau process his experience with the Trailblazers, and how is that informing his decisions now? Books mentioned: The Shadow of the Wind , by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Shadow of the Sun , by Ryszard Kapuscinski Corelli’s Mandolin , by Louis de Bernieres The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , by Stieg Larsson For Whom the Bell Tolls , by Ernest Hemingway Catch-22 , by Joseph Heller 2666 , by Roberto Bolaño This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. Athletic Greens is a custom formulation of 75 vitamins,…