Sinopsis
I'm Mark Willard and I'm excited to bring you the "Ballers with Babies" podcast, where I interview the top names in sports about the intersection of sports with family & parenting life. Im thrilled to have the opportunity to go a little deeper and humanize these stars of sport. With each guest, well get to hear where they came from, how they achieved success, and how they blended that with their family life at home. Were all tired of canned answer interviews. I promise that each episode will give you something you've never heard before.
Episodios
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Willie Roaf, Hall of Fame NFL Offensive Lineman
24/07/2018 Duración: 43minWillie Roaf joins Ballers with Babies and discusses the challenges of parenting after a break-up while also being a professional athlete, how he’s matured since his NFL playing days, and shares his thoughts on Terrell Owens skipping out on the Hall of Fame induction.
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Olden Polynice, Former NBA Player
17/07/2018 Duración: 45minOlden Polynice joins Ballers with Babies and shares what he learned from his playing days in the NBA, what it was like being traded for Scotty Pippen, and his advice for DeMarcus Cousins.
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Steve Fisher, Former San Diego State & Michigan Basketball Coach
10/07/2018 Duración: 43minIn this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, former NCAA basketball coach Steve Fisher joins to discuss life after coaching, how he recruited the "Fab 5" at Michigan, where he see's the future of college basketball heading, and what it was like coaching Kawhi Leonard.
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Omar Epps, Actor
26/06/2018 Duración: 39minActor Omar Epps joins Ballers with Babies to discuss his new book, "From Fatherless to Fatherhood."
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Dahntay Jones, former NBA player
19/06/2018 Duración: 36minDahntay Jones, former NBA player, joins Ballers with Babies. Among topics discussed include why he initially wasn't interested in playing for Duke, what he thinks of Draymond Green, how he came to discover Al Harrington is his cousin, and where he thinks Lebron James will sign in free agency.
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Lance Moore, former NFL wide receiver
12/06/2018 Duración: 43minLance Moore joins Ballers with Babies.
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Shawn Marion, former NBA player
05/06/2018 Duración: 35minFormer NBA star Shawn Marion joins Ballers with Babies.
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Paraag Marathe, President of 49ers Enterprises and EVP of Football Operations
29/05/2018 Duración: 31minOn this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, Paraag Marathe joins to discuss his role running the 49ers - from blocking out the noise and the critics, managing a full workload with two young kids, what's it like negotiating NFL contracts, and what he learned from the great Bill Walsh.
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Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author
22/05/2018 Duración: 38minJeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author and sports writer joins Ballers with Babies.
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Toi Cook, former NFL defensive back
15/05/2018 Duración: 36minFormer NFL defensive back and Super Bowl champ, Toi Cook, is this week's guest on Ballers with Babies. He shares the role coach Jim Mora played in his first son being born, whether or not he regrets playing football, the issues he has with the NFL concussion lawsuit, and why he's not a fan of early sport hyperspecialization.
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Kevin Youkilis, former MLB player and current Chicago Cubs special assistant
08/05/2018 Duración: 36minOn this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, former MLB infielder Kevin Youkilis joins the show. Topics include: What he’s been up to since retiring: his new brewing companyThe best years to develop children in sportsHow he was impacted by being told he wasn’t good enough at baseball growing up… athlete hater adrenalineWhy he uses meditation and breathing to become a parentThe role of religion in his lifeThe differences in how he was parented vs how he parentsThe story of how his college coach told his dad he would become a millionaire somehowWhy he such a big advocate of supporting charitiesThe reason he decided to finish his career playing in JapanWhat makes good beer Stick to Sports: What he likes and dislikes about analytics in baseballHis feelings putting the Yankee uniform on at the end of his careerWhat it was like facing Ohtani in JapanHis favorite nickname
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Rodney Peete, former NFL quarterback and current broadcaster
01/05/2018 Duración: 38minOn this episode of Ballers with Babies, Rodney Peete shares what it’s been like raising a family with the cameras on them, how to make the best of the transition from pro athlete to retirement, what concerns him most about this generation’s kids, and his thoughts on this year’s NFL Draft.
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Ephraim Salaam, former NFL offensive tackle
24/04/2018 Duración: 46minEphraim Salaam joins Ballers with Babies and among the topics discussed include: the reason he waited until after football to have kids, why he won’t let his kids play football, and what he thinks NFL teams do wrong when evaluating players before the draft.
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Jim Jackson, former NBA player
17/04/2018 Duración: 34minFormer NBA player Jim Jackson joins Ballers with Babies and shares his experience playing for 14 different NBA teams, not knowing about his son for the first 5 years of his life and then building a relationship with him, and what he would do if he could make one change to the NBA.
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Gotham Chopra, Author, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur
10/04/2018 Duración: 31minOn this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, Gotham Chopra shares what it's been like working with some of the greatest athletes in sports history - Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, and now Lebron James - who all have managed parenting at the same time.
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Caron Butler, former NBA player
28/03/2018 Duración: 32minOn this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, Caron Bulter shares how he survived a tough upbringing and what he's up to in his post-NBA career.
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Nick Hardwick, former NFL offensive lineman and current broadcaster
20/03/2018 Duración: 47minNick Hardwick joins Ballers with Babies and shares how he was able to lose so much weight post-football career, whether or not concussions have impacted his life, what it meant to protect Phillip Rivers, how difficult the Chargers move to LA has been for him.
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Ryan Leaf, Former NFL Quarterback and Current Broadcaster
12/03/2018 Duración: 32minFormer NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf joins Ballers with Babies and discusses his growth as a person, getting involved in sports broadcasting, why athletes and military veterans face similar issues post-career/post-service, his thoughts on athletes coming out about mental health issues, and if he thinks Baker Mayfield will excel at the pro level.
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Ryan Wendell, former NFL offensive lineman
06/03/2018 Duración: 29minOn this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, Ryan Wendell shares what it was like playing for the Patriots, the worst parenting advice he's ever received, and how he's adjusting to his post-NFL life.
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Jill Arrington, Sportscaster and Reporter
27/02/2018 Duración: 32minJill Arrington joins Ballers with Babies to share her path to success in a male-dominated industry.