Jay Williams is one hell of a high school basketball coach.
I grew up in an environment conducive to understanding complexities.
This allows me to relate my own complexities to theirs.
Take us through a recent workday.
What apps, gadgets, or tools cant you live without?
I want to take the challenge to live without anything.
As long as theres people around me that I love, I dont think I would need technology.
Whats your workspace setup like?
Whats your best shortcut or life hack?
I think I am a lot more direct than I ever used to be.
I dont have time for dilly-dallying.
Take us through an interesting or unusual process you have in place at work.
You want everyone to achieve their own, individual success, but do it within the team prism.
What do you wish more people knew about sportscasting?
Sportscasting is like being a point guard.
As a point guard, you have to manage so many things while youre on the fly.
Its understanding if theres four cameras, which camera youre talking into.
Do you want to look directly at the camera if youre making a point directly to the viewer?
Or do you want to feel more conversational?
Do you want it to be both?
How are you navigating that and the conversation youre having with the three other people on your set?
Are you making valid points?
You have all this stuff going on and thats if youre just being an analyst.
Its almost likeThe Matrixas youre seeing all these things happening at once.
As with anything in life, the more you do it, the more the matrix slows down.
She runs the show and I do as directed, though we split the responsibilities to some degree.
My mother: She helps me with anything and everything.
She is great to have in my life.
Ricci: Shes my day-to-day person who keeps everything on track as far as my schedule.
She helps me allocate family time and organizes calls or sets up meetings.
They are the holy four.
How do you keep track of what you have to do?
Ricci is a big component as Im not always the best.
How do you recharge or take a break?
I love spending down time with my wife.
Shes been a moral compass for me as of late.
Weve been diving deep into prepping for our baby on the way.
These are the things that refresh and rejuvenate me.
Whats your favorite side project?
Its important to me that I aim to send messages that make people think or provide perspective.
What are you currently reading, or what do you recommend?
Im currently readingStrong Fathers, Strong Daughtersby Meg Meeker.
This is my first child and Im the only child in my family.
Who else would you like to see answer these questions?
I would love to see my wife answer these questions as shes very introspective.
Additionally, Ive been watching Dwayne Johnson for a while.
I like to work, I dont consider it work when youre passionate about what you do.
He does the same thing, but family is also very important to him.
There really isnt work life balance, you have to learn how to bring it all together as one.
I think he does an incredible job with that.
Whats the best advice youve ever received?
One of the things my mother told me a while ago is that you cant be everything to everybody.
I know Im a pleaser and like to make the people around me happy.
If that positively bounces off somebody, then thats great.
If it cant resonate with everybody, thats ok too.
Whats a problem youre still trying to solve?
I dont know if I would call them problems, I would call them life.
My knee isnt in great shape, I go through pain every day.
I may need to get knee replacements soon.
I am blessed to have things that I have to continue to work through.
Im happy to have those things because I am still here today to continue to work through them.
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