Who Are You: The Life Lessons Of Sports

Bobby Haney and his teammates at South Carolina won a College World Series and celebrated their championship by honoring Bayler Teal, the young Gamecock fan who had lost his battle against cancer. Bobby is a professional baseball player, speaker and author. His book "From Kings Park to Omaha,” inspires children to think and be leaders. From setting his goals high and working hard to reach them, to winning the NCAA National Championship” and turning pro the very same year, he offers life-changing lessons for youngsters who want to achieve their dreams in any arena.   Bobby’s book, "From Kings Park to Omaha", shares his ups and downs and provides many lessons along the way. It offers behind-the-scenes insight most people don't know about becoming a professional baseball player and what it truly takes to take it to the next level.  

Alexander Nicholas is the founder of EPIC Hybrid Training Center-one of the most popular training centers in New York City. He partnered up with his Mixed Martial Art instructor and business partner Brayner Martinez to provide an outlet where people can train in a healthy semi-private atmosphere. The EPIC workout is a complete training regime that molds people of any fitness level into their optimal shape. With fitness trends that come and go, EPIC concentrates on proven core values of training that breeds results: Functional Strength, Increased Mobility, and a higher sense of mental and physical confidence. I would like to say a special thank you to Amanda Sullivan for introducing me to Alex.

Raj tells the story of a few post-Olympic pranks that went on between the Men's and the Women's Olympic Teams.

Raj Bhavsar is an Olympic medalist, actor, entrepreneur and public speaker. He has performed with Cirque du Soleil and has won numerous awards both nationally and worldwide. He lives in Los Angeles, CA pursuing acting and entrepreneurial endeavors. Raj follows the ideal of working to live rather than living to work. Raj believes in abundance and conviction and enjoys all kinds of mental, physical, emotional and spiritual challenges. As Raj states on his own website, he will "live my life according to the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen, which is a dedication to never-ending improvement."  Finally Raj is a believer that one needs to: "Go get what you want because there is plenty to go around."  

Steve shares a story of a child who, because of Classroom Champions, now only sees ability where others would see disability.

Steve Mesler is an Olympic Gold Medalist. In 2010, the Steve and the rest of the U.S. Men's Bobsled team ended a 62-year-old drought by bringing home the first U.S. Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsled since 1948. Driver Steve Holcolmb, along with push athletes Steve Mesler, Justin Olsen and Curt Tomasevicz dominated the World Cup circuit for all of the 2010 season in a sled nicknamed the "Night Train." After the Olympics Steve found himself wanting to do more to help children and to create a platform for positive change in their lives. Steve put his vision into action and founded Classroom Champions. Classroom Champions connects top-performing athletes with students in high-need schools. Classroom Champions uses video lessons and live video chat to motivate students to recognize their potential, set goals and dream big, while educating them in the practical use of communications technology.

Jenn shares the story of traveling and filming for the IMAX Thrilling documentary, Everest after just coming home from Mt. Everest the day before.

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker and former ESPN X-Games mountain bike racer based out of New York City. Subsequent to graduating with honors from U.C. Berkeley with a B.S. in Sociology and a minor in Creative Writing, she pursued her passion for mountain biking and became a professional downhill racer on the televised Chevy National circuit. Jenn competed in the inaugural ESPN X-Games, as well as specialty sporting events on CBS. In addition to racing, Jennifer was developing her story telling skills by writing sports stories for magazines and websites. At the height of her racing career, Jennifer was introduced to film and hired to be a stunt double in the IMAX film Everest, appearing in the dramatic opening sequence of the film. She was also featured as talent in an adventure series called Adventure Quest for OLN (now the VS Network) and rode her bike to Mt. Everest Base Camp for a one-hour documentary. Jennifer retired from mountain bike racing and attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journa

Jim shares insight on his acting career in the movie Ed Wood. Jim also is called Monkey-Man in a park. Did the person who called him this live?

Jim Myers is well known by his WWF ring name George "The Animal" Steele who wrestled professionally with legends such as Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Rowdy Piper, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Rick Steamboat and the Iron Sheik. But what most people did not know is Jim had an entirely different and separate life. During his entire professional wrestling career, Jim was also a teacher, coach, husband and father. Jim’s career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he made occasional wrestling appearances into the 1990s and 2000s. Jim was also an actor and portrayed Swedish wrestler/actor Tor Johnson in Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. Jim was raised in Madison Heights, Michigan. During high school, he found success in track running, baseball, basketball and football. In 1956, Myers entered Michigan State University as a football player for the Michigan State Spartans, but his career as a football player was immediately cut short as a result of knee problems. Afte

Lisa shares how she was able to go from being terrified of public speaking to being a great teacher and motivator, not to mention a great interviewee on our podcast!

Lisa Rizzo is the owner of Diamond Academy Softball Training Facility in New Jersey. Diamond Academy is a Softball Training Facility with nine former NCAA Softball athletes on the indoor staff roster along with five additional female softball athletes on the outdoor clinic staff roster. Lisa and all the other Coaches at Diamond Academy teach self-confidence and focus on the mental aspect of sports as well as the physical aspect. As stated on her on website: “Never give up, never give in, and when the upper hand is ours, may we have the ability to handle the win with the dignity that we absorbed the loss."

Sarah shares about her brother and the improvements he is making in his life from his involvement in sports.

Sarah Haskins competed in her first triathlon in St. Louis, MO in 2003 and became a professional triathlete in 2004. She competed in the Triathlon Event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and won a gold medal in the 2011 Pan American Games. Sarah now takes on the role of a loving mother with her one year old daughter. Sarah took a year off to raise her daughter and now she is back training and competing, but with a higher priority in life, looking back with the comfort of experience…looking forward with the comfort of a loving family. "Talent is common but disciplined talent is rare." 

The popular Discovery Channel Series, MythBusters conducts an experiment to see if a person can swim in syrup as fast as he can swim in water. What a crazy opportunity...and experiment!

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Series. Please Check Out Part 1 as well. Nathan Adrian is an Olympic swimmer who has won gold medals in both the Beijing and London Olympics. His next stop is Rio in 2016. He has swum with the best in the world including earning a Gold Medal with Michael Phelps, Matt Grevers and Brendan Hansen in the 4 x 100 medley Olympic Relay competition. In addition, Nathan has earned numerous other awards and broken both American and International swimming records. Listen in to this two part series as Nathan shares his journey, his Olympic experience, how his parents supported him every step of the way and, as a special treat, his time spent on the popular Discovery Channel Series, Mythbusters! Nathan has also become an Ambassador for the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming.  Along with Anthony Ervin, Janet Evans and Rowdy Gaines, Nathan will continue to join Make A Splash Tour events around the country.  The goal of the Foundation and the Tour is to raise national aw

Nathan Adrian is an Olympic swimmer who has won gold medals in both the Beijing and London Olympics. His next stop is Rio in 2016. He has swum with the best in the world including earning a Gold Medal with Michael Phelps, Matt Grevers and Brendan Hansen in the 4 x 100 medley Olympic Relay competition. In addition, Nathan has earned numerous other awards and broken both American and International swimming records. Listen in to this two part series as Nathan shares his journey, his Olympic experience, how his parents supported him every step of the way and, as a special treat, his time spent on the popular Discovery Channel Series, Mythbusters! Nathan has also become an Ambassador for the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming.  Along with Anthony Ervin, Janet Evans and Rowdy Gaines, Nathan will continue to join Make A Splash Tour events around the country.  The goal of the Foundation and the Tour is to raise national awareness about the importance of learning to swim. 

Did you know Paul once coached Joe Namath? Yup. Paul shares the story of going to New York, meeting the Jets players and getting their autographs.

Paul Dobbs is the founder of iCoachConnect.com a website that connects the right coaches to the right positions. Paul is as straightforward and genuine as they come. A man who has dedicated his life to giving back and being ‘other-centered’. Paul believes coaches are one of the last remaining true mentorship programs left in our society. www.iCoachConnect.com has a specific purpose and a great message - to provide coaches a straightforward system where talented coaches can apply for open jobs, and parents will be assured the teams their kids play on will be coached by a qualified and positive role models that teach great sportsmanship, fair play, honesty and integrity. 

Michael tells the story when he broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest dunk and met Muhammad Ali...both in the same night!