Jay Williams
Jay Williams is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, investor, NY Times bestselling author, speaker, and former No. 2 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft for the Chicago Bulls. After graduating from Duke University in just 3 years and being a unanimous selection for NCAA National Player of the Year, Williams began what he thought was his destiny. But in 2003, only one year into his budding NBA career, a motorcycle accident ended his basketball career before it really got started. After enduring over ten surgeries, depression and two failed attempts at suicide, Jay was able to find a deeper meaning and purpose in life. Jay now is a co-host and analyst at ESPN and the host of NPR's "The Limits."
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