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https://news.psu.edu/story/184019/2008/09/05/nbas-first-deaf-player-share-his-remarkable-story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Allred

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While Allred was known for his sport background and his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he is also an accomplished writer, speaker, and author. Lance Allred has his own website where you can watch his TedTalks, buy his books, and learn more about his story as the underground rising up.

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Lance Allred, with his 5 Principles of Perseverance, is the first deaf player in NBA History and an expert on Leadership, Perseverance and Grit.

Legally deaf, at 80% hearing loss, from RH complications at birth, Lance was born and raised in a polygamist commune in rural Montana before his family left at the age of 13. Unable to play basketball with his hearing aids in and standing at 6'11, Lance is more than a basketball player as he didn't begin playing until he was in 8th grade as a way of adjusting to his new life outside of his childhood upbringing.

As an international Inspirational Speaker, Lance's story of being an underdog is for anyone who has ever felt a dream was just out of reach, as he travels the world sharing his " 5 Principles of Perseverance " and journey of becoming the first deaf player in NBA history... at the age of 27, which took him seven years longer than the average NBA rookie.

Authoring 5 books, with his first one LONGSHOT, published by HarperCollins in 2009, and latest, THE NEW ALPHA MALE, with Sounds True Publishers, Lance is also the TEDx Star of "What is Your Polygamy?" which currently has over 4.6 Million Views. He is the first outside speaker the F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation) has ever brought in for group training and consultaion on leadership development, as well as having spoken to corporations such as Costco, Keybank, Coldwell Banker, CocaCola and many others, including over 40,000 students across the United States.

-LIONS AND LEADERS: The Principles of Perseverance
Lance's smash hit keynote on leadership, perseverance and grit where Lance will show, with his 5 Principles of Perseverance, how he achieved what many perceived to be an unattainable goal: The First Deaf Player in NBA History.

-Accountability
-Integrity
-Compassion
-Discomfort
-A Leader of Your Own Life

Adaptability is a prominent theme throughout Lance's story and keynote.

Each principle is introduced and applied through powerful stories and anecdotes from Lance's global experience at the professional sports/corporate level. The takeaway and action points are strong and clear for any audience and any level.

He is now duplicating those same principles on a daily basis to conquer his next "unattainable goal," showing that he continues to walk the walk.

-Legendary Sales
If Lance, the quiet, deaf underdog from rural Montana, could push himself out of his comfort zone, day in and day out, what is your excuse not to?

Lance will challenge and train your sales team to detach their self-worth from outcomes, empowering them to be more daring, gritty, creative and resilient, knowing that if they function from a place of integrity, they can never fail.

-Lethal Teams
The concept of Team, implies sacrifice, but Lance saw at an early age, within a socialist utopian society, why the altruistic idea of team has only a small chance of ever being truly achieved. He learned how to apply that early experience and use it in his basketball career, to find a true successful win-win environment within his teams across the globe. Divulging his "5 Truths of a Team," Lance will share his experiences and bring new ways of thinking and ideas to help you and your team find the most successful balance. Your team will be Lethal.

-Leg Up
This presentation is specifically targeted to high school student-athletes, their parents, coaches and athletic directors.

For the college bound athlete, the future looks bright and their path paved with promise. Yet, there are many aspects to that collegiate and professional dream that many players, parents and coaches are just not aware of. With a world of experience through the political and business side of sports, both collegiately and professionally, Lance will take your student-athlete through the pitfalls and angles to which they need to enter with eyes wide open, for dreams can quickly turn into nightmares. Highly informative, honest and blunt, yet inspiring, Lance will give you the wisdom and knowledge that he wishes he would have been informed with in his teenage years. All athletes, those with the intention to play collegiately or not, and their parents, are strongly encouraged to attend this invaluable session.

-Little Giant
For Youth/Young Adults

Due to his size and hearing loss, Lance was a Giant target of intense bullying throughout his childhood to such extremes that he frequently struggled with crippling depression. He has shared his story and impacted hundreds of kids throughout his home state of Utah, letting them know how to overcome and rise above such adversity, and to importantly proactively combat it.

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Lance Allred, with his 5 Principles of Perseverance, is the first deaf player in NBA History and an expert on Leadership, Perseverance and Grit. Legally deaf, at 80% hearing loss, from RH complications at birth, Lance was born and raised in a polygamist commune in rural Montana before his family left at the age of 13.

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Basketball career (moving up to the NBA)

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Basketball career (moving up to the NBA)

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Allred started his basketball career in college when he started at the University of Utah. There, he was not playing as much as he had hoped. So by his sophomore year he transferred to Weber State University. At Weber State, he was named the "academic All-American" and was succeeding on and off the court.
While he was not drafted to the NBA, he did spend time playing overseas in Turkey, France, and Spain. After that he was then called up to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Lance Allred: Background (hearing loss & passion for basketball)

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Lance Allred: Background (hearing loss & passion for basketball)

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Lance Allred is best known for being the first deaf player in the NBA. He lost 75-80% of his hearing due to complication at birth. While growing up, he lived in two different states, Montana and then moved to Utah when he was 7 to break away from the church. It wasn't until after that when he realized that his true passion in life was basketball. Although he knew that he wanted to play basketball, he did not play any organized games until he was in the 8th grade.