Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2023-06-19
Books mentioned on NBA Star Chris Paul ON: How To Build Resilience & Overcome Societal Pressures
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a classic romantic comedy exploring mistaken identity, love, and gender ambiguity in the fictional kingdom of Illyria.
Discussed“You talk about hard work and work ethic in the book all the time, but how is this different? How do you set yourself up?”
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Why people recommend it: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a celebrated nineteenth-century children's classic renowned for its surreal narrative, absurd literature, and iconic characters such as the Cheshire Cat.
Discussed“And I saw that in your book too; it's like it's almost like you're observing patterns, right? Like there are all these patterns, and that's what you're saying; like there are patterns over 82 games.”
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Emma
Emma by Jane Austen is a classic comedic novel following the misadventures of a clever and self-satisfied young woman as she navigates the complexities of matchmaking and social standing in Regency-era England.
Discussed“Because I think people look at you, and even when I read your book, I was just thinking, you're working really hard at basketball, you're really working hard at your family, you're working hard at being a dad; I'm like this guy works hard on every area of his life like there's not… so you try to, you're trying to.”
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
“I think I said this in the book; that was all he knew. So he never actually, I want to say, enjoyed our family, but he never went on vacation, you know what I mean?”
Own book Twelfth Night
“I want them to read the book, but I also want them to listen to the audiobook because I did the audiobook so they can actually hear my voice.”
Own book Twelfth Night
“Not the end because the end is the hard part, but yeah, the journey is tough because in the immediate reaction, oh yeah, like I said in the book, I had some family members who were going to handle it themselves.”
Own book Twelfth Night
“And what's crazy is in the book, I think I said something about one of his favorite scriptures being Philippians 4:13, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,' and that video I just found when he's standing up thanking everybody for coming to his birthday thing, he says that.”
Own book Twelfth Night
“Just for everyone who's listening, Chris's whole book is about what his granddad told him off the court, which applies on the court, and then on the court lessons that play off the court, right?”
Own book Twelfth Night
“You know, I gotta talk about in the book, the craziest thing, probably one of the craziest things in my career was that injury in Houston when I got hurt and we were a game away from going to the NBA Finals.”
Own book Twelfth Night
“No, just the appreciation for this and being able to talk and tell my story through the book, and I hope people can really feel that it was really about that.”
Own book Twelfth Night
“Because like I said in the book, my dad spent his entire 401k on me and my brother playing travel basketball.”