We’re thrilled to bring you an extra­or­di­nary episode of the 204Rise Pod­cast with Simon Hilde­brandt, #15 for­ward, record­ed right at cen­ter court in the Cana­da Life Cen­tre! 🏀✨

Simon opens up about the mind­set that dri­ves him to excel in bas­ket­ball, shar­ing how he push­es him­self to be bet­ter every day through focused train­ing, a healthy lifestyle, and tak­ing on tougher com­pe­ti­tion.

Simon lets us know what the excite­ment and chal­lenges of play­ing in front of mas­sive crowds is like, and what it takes to keep your cool and deliv­er your best per­for­mance under pres­sure. He also shares his jour­ney of turn­ing his child­hood dream into real­i­ty and gives us a peek into life with the Sea Bears.

Join us for this inspir­ing chat and get a first­hand look at what fuels a pro­fes­sion­al athlete’s pas­sion and perseverance!

Chap­ters:
00:00:00 — Liv­ing the Dream
00:04:07 — Dis­cov­er­ing a pas­sion for bas­ket­ball
00:08:08 — Falling in love with bas­ket­ball
00:12:11 — From Col­lege to the Pros
00:16:13 — The Rush of Achiev­ing Goals and the Joy of Play­ing Bas­ket­ball
00:20:31 — The Pres­sure of Per­form­ing in Bas­ket­ball Games
00:24:41 — Over­com­ing Loss­es and Stay­ing Com­pet­i­tive
00:28:37 — The Impor­tance of a Col­lege Degree in Bas­ket­ball
00:32:51 — The Impor­tance of Coach­ing in Play­er Development