Retin Obasohan | NBA G-League Guard & 2016 First Team All-SEC
Episode 116: Retin Obasohan | NBA G-League Guard & 2016 First Team All-SEC
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Show Notes:
- Rich Spotlight: Retin Obasohan
- Two older brothers and one younger and they all are very competitive while always pushing each other
- Parents emigrated from Nigeria to Belgium to provide a better future and parents didn’t allow him and his brothers to see negatives
- Soccer and tennis were the first 2 sports he gravitated towards because his dad played soccer but his love of basketball began while watching his brother play
- First experience with American basketball was at a Kobe Bryant basketball camp
- Learned English at an early age but spoke Dutch and French
- Transition to Alabama was eye-opening and it was the little details like food, weather, southern hospitality and segregation
- Baron Davis, Allen Iverson, Gary Payton, Deron Williams were players that he tried to emulate
- True foundation on how he has tried to build his life has been through his faith
- Sports is very spiritual to Retin and these bible verses are very important to him: Jerimiah [29:11], Romans 8:2,8 Philippians [4:13]
- Words of Wisdom from Retin Obasohan:
- “Action is a motivation. Don’t wait until you feel like doing it.”
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About the author, Richmond Weaver
Richmond, a graduate of Clemson University has been involved with sports for most of his life and developed a passion for basketball and sports at an early age. He currently lives in Greenville, SC with his wife Karen, founder of Upstate Esthetics and their three kids.