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**Rich Take On Sports**

Host Richmond Weaver explores the influence and impact of sports through conversations with personalities and luminaries who have been impacted, built, and inspired by the role of sports in their lives as they share their personal stories.

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Dawn Staley | South Carolina Head Women’s Basketball Coach Feb 01, 2019

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Rich Spotlight: Dawn Staley
Sports was a neighborhood function growing up and she was always competitive and had to be competitive in her household being the youngest of 5
Always been attracted to basketball and became better at earlier and could play year round and wanted to get on the big boy court
Hank Gathers, Bo Kimble played in her neighborhood and once she got on the big boy court she stuck because of her passing game. Could see the game differently at an earlier age
Has always been viewed as Tomboy but any type of verbal abuse strengthened her
Debbie Ryan at the University of Virginia starting recruiting her in the 9th grade
Still guarded and hard to earn her trust but once you’re in then you’re in for life
Trust is a huge factor and she needs the relationship with recruits
Balances her harshness as a coach with love
She’s a builder and likes creating building strong foundations
No desire to coach a men’s team as she wants to develop young players to reach the WNBA
Words of Wisdom from Dawn Staley:
“The disciplined person can do anything.”
“You have to do what you don’t want to do, to get what you want.”

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Bill Curry | 2x Super Bowl Champion, Coach, Speaker, & Author Jan 25, 2019

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Episode 99: Bill Curry | 2x Super Bowl Champion, Coach, Speaker, & Author

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Rich Spotlight: Bill Curry
- Continues to focus on working out each day even after 5 shoulder surgeries through his career
- Hated football and went out for football only because that’s how you got a date and was scared of football and wanted to quit
- Had 2 goals in life at 12-years old:
  - Marry Carolyn Newton
  - Pitch for the NY Yankees
- Fell in love with football while playing for Don Shula at the age of 25
- Became to obsessive about football and it impacted his personal life
- Every QB that he ever played with required the snap a different way
- Selfishly enjoyed playing more than coaching but loved all of the players he coached and still hears from players today
- Regrets not spending enough time with his family during his playing and coaching days
- 11 years with ESPN – 20 games per year and he and Carolyn have been involved with over 700 football games together
- Didn’t like Lombardi as a player and regretted ever saying that and asked his forgiveness while Vince was on his death bed
- Words of Wisdom from Bill Curry:
  - “Love God with all your mind, all your heart, all your strength, and all your soul.”
  - “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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Nathan Whitaker | New York Times Bestselling Author and Speaker Jan 18, 2019

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Episode 98: Nathan Whitaker | New York Times Bestselling Author & Speaker

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Rich Spotlight: Nathan Whitaker
- Has always enjoyed speaking and when he worked for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers he was involved in speaking within the community
- He feels that its energizing to speak and really likes connecting with people
- Has always loved sports and as a kid, he would ride his bike to watch University of Florida Gators games
- Recruited by Duke for baseball and walked-on at Duke for football
- Went to law school and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School
- Never thought he wanted to have a career in sports and went to law school because he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do
- #1 trait is competitiveness
- Felt convicted to write Tony Dungy’s book and always appreciated Tony’s witness during times of the circus but Tony didn’t want to write a book and it took about 3-years to convince him
- Jamie’s death was the tipping point for Tony to agree to write the book with Nathan
- Took him 24 days to write the first book, “Quiet Strength” with Tony
- Tony told the publishers that either Nathan writes the book or there’s no book
- Nathan still has a lot of self-doubt during every project
- Billy Donovan is someone he would like to write for and he would also like to get out sports
- Words of Wisdom from Nathan Whitaker attributed to former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Chuck Knoll:
  - “Stubbornness is a virtue if you’re right.”
  - “Leaving the game plan is a sign of panic and panic is not in our game plan.”
  - “Champions are Champions not because they do the extraordinary things but because they do the ordinary things better than anybody else.”

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Matt Stover | 19-year NFL Veteran Kicker & 2x Super Bowl Champion Jan 11, 2019

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Episode 97: Matt Stover | 19-year NFL Veteran Kicker & 2x Super Bowl Champion

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Rich Spotlight: Matt Stover
- Co-founded the Player’s Philanthropy Fund which that enables athletes, entertainers and other philanthropists to create a dedicated fund that can accept tax-deductible contributions in support of any qualified charitable mission
- Has always been a hard worker even with somewhat of a privileged childhood
- Never wanted to have any regrets in life and Jeremiah [21:11] has been an impactful verse in his life
- In 1992, he suffered a herniated disk but continued to kick until he finally gave everything to God and his career took off in 1993
- Would help the Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV
- Has always believed that the NFL was a quick start to life but not a means to an end
- Was more intimidated at home games when everything was very quiet and he could hear other players talking directly to him
- He would practice pressure kicks in practice and ask teammates to make it very hard for him to concentrate and Tony Siragusa dropped his pants in front him during one practice
- He doesn’t miss the mental grind of the game these days
- Realized that his purpose was bigger than just being a kick during Super Bowl XLIV vs the New Orleans Saints when he missed the last kick of his career and still pointed up to God giving him praise which led to people talking about God
- Words of Wisdom from Matt Stover: “God loves you no matter what and his grace is sufficient which gives you freedom.”

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Steak Shapiro | Atlanta’s Longest Running Sports Talk Radio Host Jan 04, 2019

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Episode 96: Steak Shapiro | Atlanta’s Longest Running Sports Talk Radio Host

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Rich Spotlight: Steak Shapiro
- Has learned that people are passionate and emotional about food and sports
- Friends are amazed that he has been talking the same smack for over 40 years and is getting paid for it
- Grew up in Boston and lived and breathed the local sports teams even though his family was not a big sports family
- Knew early on as a child that he wanted to be in sports talk radio and convinced a local station to let him be on the air at 13-years old
- Attended Tulane University and eventually secured a job in Atlanta, however, he was fired shortly after moving to Atlanta
- Secured an investment of $1 million dollars to start his own radio station at the age of 29-years old and would eventually sell 790 The Zone 17 years later
- Has always been fascinated with food and decided to start Atlanta Eats to showcase local restaurants in Atlanta and ultimately founded another company Bread n Butter Content Studio
- Alabama winning the SEC Championship with Jalen Hurts and Atlanta United galvanizing the city of Atlanta are two great sports stories
- Words of Wisdom from Steak Shapiro: “Be in the moment without focusing on the next thing and work hard.”

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Sean Foley | PGA Tour Golf Coach and Instructor Dec 28, 2018

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Episode 95: Sean Foley | PGA Golf Coach and Instructor

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Rich Spotlight: Sean Foley
- Biggest mantra when coaching is very similar to a physician, “do no harm”
- Coaching is also like being a tailor as you have to tailor to the specific person rather than a cookie cutter approach
- Golf is the best microcosm of life because it’s just you and golf parallels life
- Pressure comes from within and we’re all just fighting that other person in our own head
- The defining moment for him for coaching was when he started coaching Stephen Ames
- Has now been coaching Justin Rose for 10-years
- Biggest thing learned from coaching Tiger Woods is just the simple fact that he played at such a high level for such a long time
- Favorite music is hip-hop where street poetry is infused over jazz beats
- Words of Wisdom from Sean Foley: “Be a Pro.”

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Debbie Antonelli | College Basketball and WNBA Analyst Dec 21, 2018

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Episode 94: Debbie Antonelli | College Basketball and WNBA Analyst

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Rich Spotlight: Debbie Antonelli
- Doesn’t feel that she’s worked a day in her life even after 31-years of calling basketball games
- Parents reinforced that they could never quit as a kid
- Boy’s little league baseball was her first team that she was on in High Park, NY
- Moved to Cary, NC in middle school and realized that she loved basketball watching NC State games and the fact that she could get a scholarship
- Still believes that Cheryl Miller was one of the best players in women’s basketball and would be a household in the WNBA today
- Lives by three power words, “Build, Serve, Empower”
- Broadcasting was never something that she ever thought about as a career, she wanted to be an athletic director
- She’s never had an agent but has a great husband and three boys that complete “Team Antonelli” which allows her to continue doing what she loves
- An advocate of Clemson L.I.F.E. program as one of her sons has Down’s Syndrome and is a student at Clemson through this program
- Words of Wisdom from Debbie Antonelli:
  - “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
  - “You really don’t know anything about somebody until you walk a mile in their shoes.”
  - “I’m not trying to prove anything, I’m trying to improve.”

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Tajh Boyd | Former Clemson University All-American Quarterback Dec 14, 2018

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Episode 93: Tajh Boyd | Former Clemson University All-American Quarterback

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Rich Spotlight: Tajh Boyd
- Biggest thing for a QB is to get into a rhythm and throughout his career, he always needed to take a hit to calm his nerves
- He’s been playing football since he was 7-years old but at first didn’t like football
- His dad was always pushing him as a QB and got him a book by Donovan McNabb and Jeff Trickey’s QB video
- So many athletes come from his hometown area of Hampton, VA like Bruce Smith, Ronald Curry, Alonzo Mourning, Cam Chancellor, Allen Iverson, DeAngelo Hall
- Feels that he was always willing to put in the work to be a better QB because he didn’t feel that he was as talented as others
- First offer was from Boston College but his last visit was to Clemson and it felt like home even though he told Ohio St. that he was going to play for the Buckeyes
- He feels that the true pivotal moment in Clemson football recently was the embarrassing loss to West Virginia in the Orange Bowl 70-33
- Transition from playing football to life without playing the game that he fell in love with has been a very tough challenge and one that he continues to go through
- Words of Wisdom from Tajh Boyd: “If you’re not healthy you can’t help anyone else.”

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Episode 92: Deebo Samuel | South Carolina All-SEC All-Purpose Player & WR Dec 05, 2018

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Episode 92: Deebo Samuel | South Carolina All-SEC All-Purpose Player & WR

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Rich Spotlight: Deebo Samuel
- Always dreamed of playing football on TV and fell in love with the Garnet and Black of South Carolina at an early age
- Basketball was his first love but things began to excel for him on the football in the 11th grade
- Committed to South Carolina during a recruiting visit but waited several days before he told his mom
- The university helped him grow and mature as a man and will forever will grateful for his time there
- It was a tough decision not to play in the Belk Bowl but after talking with his parents and Coach Muschamp, all agree that it is in his best interest to prepare for the NFL Draft
- Words of Wisdom from Deebo Samuel: “Never stop doing what you put your mind to anything is possible.”

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Episode 91: Morgan Cox | Baltimore Ravens Two-Time Pro-Bowl Long Snapper Nov 30, 2018

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Episode 91: Morgan Cox | Baltimore Ravens Two-Time Pro-Bowl Long Snapper

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Rich Spotlight: Morgan Cox
- Still amazed that it has been 9-years that he’s been playing in the NFL especially knowing that he never truly thought that it was a realistic goal
- Grew up in a sports household and starting in the 5th grade he got the long snapping job on his team because no one else really wanted to do it or had any experience
- Long snapping is like a golf swing as it’s individualized to each person
- Remembers telling a friend that he would get a tattoo if he ever won the Super Bowl and although he did win a Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2013 he still hasn’t gotten that tattoo
- Grew up a Tennessee Vols fan and his parents still have the message from Coach Wade at Tennessee offering him the opportunity to walk-on at Tennessee
- Loudest game in college was the SEC Championship against LSU
- The Senior Bowl was his tryout for all the NFL teams and he liked Jerry Rosburg with the Baltimore Ravens and Coach Rosburg extended the offer for Morgan to attend their camp
- Has a unique bond with punter Sam Koch and kicker Justin Kicker and Justin has described the trio as the “Wolfpack”
- He battled through 2 different ACL tears to earn a spot on the Pro-Bowl in 2015 and 2016
- His wife Lauren is an actress and makes sure to let him know that acting or singing is not something he should pursue after football
- Words of Wisdom from Morgan Cox: “Pursue what you’re passionate about.”