The Open Run With Will Strickland
Episode 159 – The Heat Of A Thousand Suns
When the sun shines brightest, can you handle the glare?
Life can come at you fast sometimes...
Some of us are built to deal the burden of leadership… of kicking in doors, knocking down walls, all in order to erect the new “normal”, whatever that may be.'
And in the age of social media, with this build will come intense scrutiny, oft times, from those without clue or consideration for the fact that they know not.
QWERTY Courage is in strong supply on these rough, interweb streets today!
Wall $t. calls on Rice basketball legend, former teammate and forever brother David B. Willie to get their Mary. J. Blige on and reminisce about when we first met, the Houston Rockets, NBA All Star Weekend, women hoopers, what it was like to be Black at Rice in the late 80s and early 90s, and the way that stories are told… our stories… marginalized, simplified, and for exactly whose gaze.
We don’t “keep it real”; we keep it right.
Get Learn-ED on the difference!
News.Views.Truths.
References Made: RIP Ron “BBQ” Robertson, Team Canada, The Rhinestone Wrangler, Pistol Pete, Half Man Half Amazing, Gallery Dept., “fall back, baby”, Southwest Conference, December 26 pink slip, competitive spirit, Herstory, G League Ignite, Pappadeaux’s, The Acknickulous One, January 6s, Houston Comets, Lynette Woodard, diet racism, Cheddar Cheese Stalin, court storming, the U.S. Constitution, mob ties, Al B. Sure, Midnight Madness, BMW, Gerald Green, Battle Of The Network Stars, King Rex, Cougar High, The Artist Formerly Known As Chris Wayne Jackson, x more, all on the podcast where Basketball and Life are One: The Open Run With Will Strickland!
Don’t Get Beat It Off The Dribble!
Find Will On These Rough Interweb Streets: Twitter: @W_Strickland1 IG: @WillStrickland1
