Cole Swider - The Journey To The NBA, Learning From Lebron James, and Embracing The Process

Cole Swider is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and the Syracuse Orange. - Follow Cole Swider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coleswider/ - Subscribe to The Casey Adams Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-casey-adams-show/id1328795944 Follow Casey on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casey Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CaseyAdams  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caseyadams YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyAdams - Follow The Casey Adams Show on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseyadamsshow Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CaseyAdamsShow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caseyadamsshow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyAdamsShow - [00:00:00] - Cole Swider: Basketball Prodigy. [00:02:44] - Getting injured [00:05:29] - Unexpected broken hand ends season. [00:08:15] - Exploring faith and self-growth. [00:11:20] - Athletic history-making journey. [00:14:10] - Meditating since age 10. [00:17:05] - Rookie Serakiou Johnson thrives. [00:19:53] - The Draft Process [00:22:36] - "Exhausting job interviews, now eating game time." [00:25:31] - Dafted by Lakers. [00:28:36] - Belief in hard work pays off. [00:31:32] - Lebron: Great Team Leader. [00:37:14] - Podcasting journey. [00:39:57] - Friends for years, return often. [00:42:47] - "Aspiring despite doubt and hardship." [00:45:43] - "Dreams become reality with pressure." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices