Diana Taurasi sits down with Bob Myers | Lead by Example

“To be a great leader, you have to be a great follower first.” Diana Taurasi is the most accomplished women’s basketball player of all time, yet still believes she has to prove to herself everyday that she is on the level of her competitors. She sits down with the Warriors President and GM Bob Myers to discuss why she has yet to retire from the game and what she has left to accomplish. Taurasi tells Bob about her desire to be a GM when she calls it quits, while Bob tells her the most challenging parts of the job. She details her relationship with Kobe Bryant and pushes back on the narrative that she’s a trash talker, despite a lot of evidence to the contrary. Also, we learn which 3 NBA players have the distinct honor of being her favorites!
0:00 Bob Myers sits down with Diana Taurasi
0:47 Decision to sign a 2-year deal and not retire
3:04 How NIL would’ve impacted her UConn career
5:37 Learning life lessons from her parents
7:49 The difficult decision to go and to UConn and relationship with Geno Auriemma
13:47 Who dictates the culture for a team?
17:50 Diana’s desire to be an NBA GM after retirement
22:44 Did she expect greatness from herself?
25:38 Comparison to and relationship with Kobe Bryant
30:05 “To be a great leader, you have to be a great follower first”
34:37 Brittney Griner’s return and transition back to everyday life
37:40 Decision to play overseas
39:29 Any regrets in her career?
43:40 Diana’s favorite NBA players
46:40 Impact on her children

[@saranoamark6360]

Amazing so rare for DT to do an interview shes the very best and most real

[@nijiajohnson8189]

Always been a fan of DT

[@teriwhite4151]

So enjoyable to sit in on this conversation. Dee is so friggin smart. She says she’s not. Girl. You are.

[@chmbnetworks4900]

Another great interview I love the concept keep giving us the real with the players. More of this

[@nmikloiche]

Lots of fun here - very insightful and relatable.

[@yaxa0601]

The GOAT!!!!!!!!!!

[@kathyshea2444]

Diana is a very good conversationalist..could be a really good coach someday or commentator is she choses...

[@lvpradagucci5539]

Diana come play for the warriors Bob I'd pay u 150 million 😂😂😂😂😂

[@HonestLeighSpeaking]

I feel like I was watching a low-key job interview

[@therocket280z7]

Where they talk honestly about players and their attitudes towards professionalism and respect for those they work for, it's spot on.
The current NBA product lacks serious quality of team(s). People want to dismiss their behavior as breaking through boundaries, which can be a good thing. But, like they said, it's gone too far.
Having said that, you can't blame it all on the players, there are many contributing factors. But, once they enter college, now that they're paid there too, it's up to their leaders to ensure they become and behave as professionals.
Unfortunately, there is a massive lack of leadership in this country. Sports is just a microcosm of how bad it is. The people at the top of all these organizations are gutless. They get paid sooo much money, and they all just cower when presented with resistance from the people that work for them. It's pathetic, not to mention it's destroying the quality of the games they're supposed to be guardians of.

[@n.l793]

Warriors have one to many podcaster lol

[@Akkesama]

Wish this dude would stop interrupting and cutting her off.

[@Rulas29]

😂😂😂😂

[@arielaguirre1364]

Back pay? NOBODY EVEN KNEW WHO YOU WERE UNTIL CAITLAN CLARK JUMPED ON THE SCENE THEN WHAT DID TOU DO? YOU HATED ON HER. 🖕🤨

[@Biggbobb]

Rich folks doing podcast is so corny.

[@TheAmbassadorOfQuan]

who cares.

[@Rose-zt1ld]

You cared enough to comment

[@tonyclark1011]

She has all the signs of a bad leader in her answers

[@JesusOrDestruction]

😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐