Quote · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS: How I Survived the Hardest Year of My Life
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A Love Story Over Uno
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When Shetty raises the question of therapy, Towns is careful: he thinks therapy is great, just not for him in the conventional sense. His version was Arnie Kander — the head of Orlando Magic's health and sports science operation, a man who was also close friends with Towns's mother and father. Arnie has the spiritual range of a monk: Catholic, Buddhist, deeply naturalistic. [1] — Karl-Anthony Towns "Conventional therapy wasn't right for Towns — he found his emotional outlet in Arnie Kander, the head of Orlando Magic's sports science dep…" 37:35 He taught Towns to be grateful for everything in his environment, including hotel rooms — a practice Towns follows out loud to this day. More importantly, he gave Towns a safe space to say anything, from his darkest thoughts to simple check-ins, without fear of judgment or betrayal. Shetty draws a parallel to the coach-athlete relationship in sports more broadly, noting that most people don't have access to this kind of trusted mentorship in their careers.
