Greg Oden Opens Up to Johnny Manziel about the Highs & Lows of Stardom | EP2
Welcome back to Glory Daze with Johnny Manziel. A podcast that celebrates the highs AND lows that made us fall in love with sports. A podcast that embodies that special feeling of coming home and watching highlights with your buddies at 2 AM.
Today we’re thrilled to be joined by Ohio State legend and former first overall pick Greg Oden. Johnny and Greg reminiscence over their days playing college ball at the highest level and opened up about the lows that they often faced.. From mental health challenges to untold stories of playing with LeBron on the Heat to NIL complexities - this is a special one.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Ohio State memories and Hall of Fame Ceremony recap
3:34 - Childhood/growing up playing basketball
8:20 - Recruitment
10:10 - Campus life at Ohio State
14:24 - Underdog Ad
15:08 - N.I.L
18:52 - Deciding to go to the league/draft night
24:24 - Playing in Portland
26:55 - Signing with Miami/playing with LeBron
31:39 - The Love of Basketball
33:04 - Mando Ad
34:25 - Learning about life & financial literacy
38:27 - Getting through the dark times
46:37 - HIMS Ad
47:53 - Experience playing in other leagues
54:55 - Evolution in the NBA
57:32 - Women’s basketball
1:06:28 - Legacy
1:08:38 - Giving back to the community
1:09:52 - Manscaped Ad
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Credits:
Hosted by Johnny Manziel
Original Music By Skeez - “Good Ol’ Days”
Executive Producers:
Johnny Manziel
Elizabeth Lodge
Jacob Selzer
Paige Hymson
Jade Watson
Diona DaCosta
Produced By:
Shayna Session
Doug Banker
Ryan Holcomb
Casting By:
Megan Johnson
Edited by:
Paul Brasil
Social By:
Zach Lupica
Arman Walia
Special Thanks:
Alex Edge
Rick Mader
Andrew Kenward
Jack Barrett
KC Murphy
Herb May