Who Are You: The Life Lessons of Sports
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Who Are You: The Life Lessons of Sports
Who Are You: The Life Lessons of Sports introduces us to extraordinary people who share personal stories about their relationship with sports well beyond the scoreboard. Joining our team gives you access to moving interviews as our guests explore and address their motivation, internal drive, risk, c...
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154: Max Prokopy, Beware Of The 10,000 Hour Rule In Sports
Max Prokopy addresses the serious problem athletes face when they follow the 10,000 hour rule, so famously written about by New York Times Best-Sellin...
152: Tony The Fridge Is An Ordinary Man Doing Extraordinary Things - Running Around The World With A Fridge On His Back To Battle Cancer
Tony has lost people in his life to cancer, so this cause is very close to his heart. Tony makes a make a difference by carrying his fridge over long...
151: Bob Bigelow Shares Exactly What's Wrong With Youth Sports. As A Former NBA Player, Bob Does Not Hold Back In This Episode
"Bob Bigelow" is one of the foremost "youth sports" speakers and youth coach trainers in the country. As a former professional and collegiate player,...
150: Casey Jennings May Be One Of The Best Beach Volleyball Players In The World, But More Importantly He Has The Ability To Be Present, Which In Return Makes Him A Gold Medalist In Marriage And Fatherhood
As the well-known Indian-American author and physician Deepak Chopra so eloquently writes, “There will never be a time when you life is not this momen...
149: Winter Vinecki Is 15-Years-Old. It’s Close To Impossible To Fathom All Of What She Has Accomplished Around The World. But For Her, It’s Only The Beginning
Winter Vinecki’s father was diagnosed with prostate cancer when she was 9 years old. He passed away 10 months later, just before his 41st birthday. Co...
148: Alan Stein Works With Kevin Durant And Other NBA Stars, But It’s His Habits, Positive Attitude And Grit That Makes Alan And Those Around Him A True Success
Alan Stein is the co-host of the popular Podcast, Hardwood Hustle. Alan is also the owner of Stronger Team and the strength & conditioning coach for t...
147: Joshua Sweeney: Marine, Double Leg Amputee, Sled Hockey Gold Medalist & First Ever Recipient of The Pat Tillman ESPY Award
Joshua Sweeney started playing hockey in middle school and then played for Ironwood High School in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. He joined the Uni...
146: Rod Dixon, NYC Marathon Winner And Kids Marathon Foundation Founder Send Us The Most Important Lesson In Sports: Finishing Is Winning And Winning Is Finishing
For 17 years, Rod Dixon was one of the best runners in the World. He is an Olympic Medalist; two-time World Cross Country Championship Medalist and th...
145: Erik Weihenmayer Is A Blind Adventurer Who Summited Everest & Kayaked The Rapids Of The Grand Canyon. Take Erik's No Barrier Pledge And Shatter Your Own Barrier
Erik Weihenmayer lost his vision at the age of 13 due to a degenerative eye disorder called retinoschisis. Despite his blindness Erik has become one o...
144: Chase Jones Battled Brain Cancer As A College Baseball Player. Now He Runs “Vs. Cancer” And Helps Children With Cancer To Pursue Their Dreams
Chase Jones experienced the childhood cancer world first-hand; in 2006, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, he was diagnosed with Stage IV brain...
143: Jeff Serowik, NHL Player & Founder Of Pro Ambitions, Uses Sports Psychology & Grit To Teach The Best Youth Hockey Players In The World
Jeff Serowik attended Lawrence Academy Prep School and went on to play four years at Providence College, a Division I Hockey East School. Jeff receive...
142: Jim Baron, Head Basketball Coach Of Canisius College - Former 20-Season Atlantic 10 Conference Head Coach - Leads His Players, Coaches And Team To Success With Passion And Positivity. More Importantly, All But Two Players Have Earned Their Undergradu
Jim Baron is the Head Basketball Coach for the Canisius College Golden Griffins men's team. He previously held the same position at Saint Francis Univ...
Michael Watson BONUS | Johnny Unitas Played A Large Role In Michael's Life
Listen in to hear exclusive access to a behind-the-scene interview where Michael reveals the impact Johnny Unitas had on his life.
141: Michael Watson, National Hall Of Fame Lacrosse Inductee, Team USA Player And Major League Lacrosse All Star, Uses His Athletic Ability And Humility To Achieve Success On And Off The Field
Michael Watson is from Baltimore, MD where he grew up playing Hockey, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball and Football. After High Sc...
Jamie Watson BONUS | Jamie Shares How Honorable It Is To Help Others
Jamie speaks about her own goals and how much of an honor it is for her to be able to help others.
140: Jamie Watson, Collegiate Soccer Standout Appearing in 3 Final Fours; Multi-Sport Athlete; Professional Golf Instructor; Sports Talk Host and VP at Motive Pure
Jamie Watson grew up Towson, MD loving sports - playing mostly on the boy’s soccer and baseball teams. While in High School, Jamie Earned an impressiv...
139: Pamela Boteler, World Class Athlete And Advocate for Equal Representation in Sporting Events and Giving Men A Run For Their Money
Pamela Boteler is a world-class athlete and advocate who has been making waves in her sport since 2000. She made USA Canoe/Kayak history at the 2000 N...
Jerry Sherk BONUS | Depsite Howard Cosell's Challenging Comments About Jerry On The First Monday Night Football Game Ever Played, Jerry Took The Bulls By The Horn And Had A Dominating Game
Jerry goes more in depth about his first monday night football game and how Howard Cosell attempted to blame everything on the dominating Sherk!
138: Jerry Sherk, Played In The NFL's First Monday Night Football Game And Went On To Have An All Pro Career With The Cleveland Browns. He Was Also An Incredible Photographer During His Career. Jerry Is Now A Mentoring Consultant
Jerry Sherk has a masters in psychology with an emphasis in counseling, and he has almost two decades of experience being a mentoring consultant. In...
137: Dean Karnazes Ran 50 Marathons In 50 States - All In 50 Days. Look Out Your Door As He May Be Running By Your House Right Now! Speaker/Bestselling Author/Athlete/Entrepreneur
TIME magazine named Dean Karnazes as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World." Men's Fitness hailed him as one of the fittest men on...
Jake Brown BONUS | Why Did Jake Move From The South Back To The Northeast Part Of The Country? Because Of A Lost Horse?
We are treated to a number of short stories. Including: an announcement about horse in the street and funny moments on the air!
136: Jake Brown, 23-Year-Old Radio Host For ESPN And CBS. Lessons Learned From A Driven Young Man Who Interviews And Writes With The Best In The Industry. Passion Is His Game
Jake Brown has hosted shows on ESPN Radio, WGBB and WRHU, and appeared as a guest on radio shows and podcasts around the country. Jake has been able t...
134: Damian Orslene's Life Was Saved By Sports. From War To Suicide To Sports Again, The Retired US Air Force Chief Master Sargeant Is A Paralympic Seated Shotput & Discus Thrower Going For Gold In The Rio 2016 Games
Damian Orslene is a 28 year US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, life long lover of Leadership and Honor, was medically retired from wounds received fo...
133: Elana Meyers-Taylor, Going For Gold In Two Separate Olympic Events In Both The Summer And Winter. Elana’s Team Player Attitude May Very Well Open The Door For This Rare Opportunity
Elana Meyers-Taylor is an Olympic Bobsledder who has competed for the United States Olympic Team since 2010. Now she sets her goal not only 2018, but...
131: Olin Brown, PGA Tour & Champions Tour And Captain of Ryder Cup. Olin Started Playing Golf In His Late Teen Years: Benefit or Disadvantage?
Olin Browne is a professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and now the Champions Tour. Olin has won the PGA Tour three times and has featured in...
Justin Spring BONUS | Justin Shares The Ups & Downs Of An Olympic Athlete
Justin Shares The Ups & Downs Of An Olympic Athlete
130: Justin Spring, Olympic Medalist & Son Of An Astronaut, Has Always Pushed The Limits To Foster Success And Integrity-Both As An Elite Athlete & Head College Coach. Justin Leads Through Respect For The Sport & For Others
Justin Spring is an Olympic medalist in gymnastics and now spends his time helping others to perform at their best. Justin was a member of the bronze...
Scott Lonergan BONUS | Scott's Wife Is A Pro Beach Volleyball Player. Was It His Baseball Uniform That Brought Them Together?
You better ask Scott's wife to clear this one up.
129: Scott Lonergan, From The Red Sox To The World Of Being A Sports Agent. Scott Would Prefer To Get You To The Big Leagues Than To Get Their Himself
Scott Lonergan is a graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas. Scott was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2007 Major League draft. As a profes...
Jamie Horowitz BONUS | Why Is Tom Brady Still So Upset? Jamie Recounts A Story That Ron Jaworski Shared About One Of The Best NFL Quarterbacks Of All Time
Why Is Tom Brady Still So Upset? Jamie Recounts A Story That Ron Jaworski Shared About One Of The Best NFL Quarterbacks Of All Time
128: Jamie Horowitz, ESPN’s VP Of SportsNation, First Take & Original Programming; Now Turns Lessons Learned From Sports To The Today Show As Senior VP & General Manager
Although Jamie Horowitz is soon to be the Senior VP and General Manager of NBC’s The Today Show Jamie is thankful for his time at ESPN as an award-win...
Nikki Stone BONUS | Olympic Torch Transfer Take 1, Take 2, Take 3…I’m Exhausted
Nikki shares the story of running with the Olympic torch far longer and faster than she should have; all in the Olympic spirit (and the Television Cam...
127: Nikki Stone, Inverted Aerial Skiing Olympic Gold Medalist Who Rebounded From A Chronic Back Injury Through Grit And Determination. Nikki Is Now An Author, Motivational Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Mother And An Inspiration To Millions
Nikki Stone competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan and became America’s first-ever Olympic Champion and Gold Medalist in the sport of i...
Rob Miller BONUS | Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying
Rob shares the story of his college coach, Bill Bockwitz, how Bill challenged him and how his life has been impacted from knowing Bill.
126: Rob Miller Of Proactive Coaching, Helping Coaches To Positively Impact Athlete’s Lives
Rob has coached at the Youth, High School and College levels and has worked with The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, The National Christian Col...
Chris Akers BONUS | Chris Shares The Ultimate Your Mama Joke...But Was It An Honest Mistake
Chris tells the story of having his game face on and answering a sincere compliment with a comeback about "his mama". Come on Chris!
125: Chris Akers, You May Have Seen Him In Troy Polamalu's Featured Commercial. Chris Is A Former Professional Basketball Player - Currently Taking The Film Industry By Storm
Chris Akers grew up in Washington, DC as two-sport high school athlete in both track and basketball. He then headed north to attend Amherst College to...
Bob Wilber BONUS | Bob Has Many Stories From Baseball But Wait How About A Few About The Yankees, Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson?
Listen to Bob share a few of his fantastic and truly remarkable stories from his days staying in the same hotel as the New York Yankees.
124: Bob Wilber; Pro Player, Scout, Coach, General Manager And Public & Media Relations Director. Oh, Did We Forget To Mention Son Of 9-Year Major League Baseball Catcher, Del Wilber
Bob Wilber is from a large family where sports and baseball ruled the roost. Fortunate enough to have the guidance of his Major League Baseball playin...
Bobby Haney BONUS | Bobby Shares The Touching Story Of Playing For Bayler Team, The Young Boy Who Fought Cancer, But Celebrated Baseball And The Gamecocks
Bobby shares the story about his first day with the Giants and how his locker ended up in the bathroom. Bobby also shares the story of Bayler Teal, a...