WEBVTT - 1.21: Forever Young Foundation Hero Of The Week - First Tee

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<v Speaker 1>And we've made the connection with Steve Young. Why don't

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<v Speaker 1>we start the Steve Young Show? No Timmy out of

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<v Speaker 1>the open? Okay, nevermind fall off a cliff. Well, Steve Young,

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<v Speaker 1>Stevens what's up? Steve joins us on the UMA guest line, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on? Bro Hari Man, Steve, Yeah, there we go.

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<v Speaker 1>We got to going. We've got a guest with us today.

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<v Speaker 1>As we always for the the Steve Young Hero of

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<v Speaker 1>the Week. Every week, camb Are and Steve Young's for

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<v Speaker 1>every Young Foundation honor a Hero of the week. So

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<v Speaker 1>many individuals and organizations go above and beyond and have

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<v Speaker 1>done so much to help so many, so we like

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<v Speaker 1>to honor these individuals as the Forever Young Hero of

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<v Speaker 1>the Week. And this week we salute First Tea. Austin

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<v Speaker 1>Smotherman joins us. He's a First TA Ambassador. First Tea

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<v Speaker 1>helps kids and teens build confidence, resilience, and strong character

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<v Speaker 1>by combining the game of golf with meaningful life skills

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<v Speaker 1>they can use on and off the course. Since nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety seven, the organization has grown into a nationwide youth

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<v Speaker 1>development program, reaching more than three million young people each

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<v Speaker 1>year through schools, Golf facilities and community centers across all

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<v Speaker 1>fifty states. Austin sputherman from first, he joins us, Austin,

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<v Speaker 1>how's it going, Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Going? Well? Quite an introduction way to uh, way to

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<v Speaker 2>lay the groundwork for what the first he does.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Man, so, so tell us tell us about first

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<v Speaker 1>t just beyond what it was that I read in

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<v Speaker 1>the synopsis of what it is you guys do, give

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<v Speaker 1>us an idea of how did you help these kids

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<v Speaker 1>where you do it and what role golf plays in

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<v Speaker 1>that building of some of these life skills.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt. I mean, I'm I'm fortunate enough that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, before my golf skills became what they were,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the First Tea was a place for me

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<v Speaker 2>that I was. I was one of those kids in

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<v Speaker 2>the program learning life skills through the game of golf,

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<v Speaker 2>which once you are exposed to it is enough enough.

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<v Speaker 2>As I was, which I grew up in the First

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<v Speaker 2>t of Greater Sacramento, which I'm a proud, proud alumni,

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<v Speaker 2>and currently reside in Dallas where my home course, Trinity Forest.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we host the First Tea of Dallas out

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<v Speaker 2>there and to see it nationwide, to travel and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be able to play the game at a high level

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<v Speaker 2>and to be able to give back is is pretty

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<v Speaker 2>special to me. So yeah, maybe I'm I learned learned

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<v Speaker 2>the game through the first team.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know he's you're talking to a pro here

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<v Speaker 3>at him and UH and he was born and bred

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<v Speaker 3>in the first Tea program and the first tea If

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<v Speaker 3>you think about when I grew up, it was a

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<v Speaker 3>boys and girls club and a lot of times the

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<v Speaker 3>y m C. A or other other. It's like a

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<v Speaker 3>place for kids to come together. And it's really i

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<v Speaker 3>mean it's inner city, it's out in the farmland. It's

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<v Speaker 3>like they do a great job with the first team

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<v Speaker 3>and trying to gather kids, give them life skills in

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<v Speaker 3>the name of golf, and UH introduced them to the game.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's what first he's done nationwide and and and

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<v Speaker 3>then every once in a while there's a kid that

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<v Speaker 3>comes to the program and turns pro and here you go.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's it's pretty it's it's pretty special. But I

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<v Speaker 2>mean to yeah, I mean, we've i mean, I'm assuming

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<v Speaker 2>all of this here of you know, played played golf

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<v Speaker 2>in some capacity, and you know, to to have the

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<v Speaker 2>patients the confidence, the the ability to be around the

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<v Speaker 2>game at a young age, which is what the first

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<v Speaker 2>T tries to introduce. You know, you know it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of maybe an intimidating arena to go play in, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go to a golf course much more older people, adults.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to interact with you know, you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to you know, speak confidently, you got to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to hold your own you got to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to do all these things that you know are

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<v Speaker 2>going to serve you well, you know later into life.

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<v Speaker 2>And whether whether the official golf talent comes there or not.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that's that's not the main outcome. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was fortunate enough to have that aspect, but you know, others,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's the way to go to college, way

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<v Speaker 2>to form your resume, way to just grow as a person,

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<v Speaker 2>and to uh the way to make impact in the community. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>The way you can help is there's for you know,

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<v Speaker 3>First T Channels, a First Tea shims, just go Oakland, Sacramento,

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<v Speaker 3>as you said, so like in the in your area.

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<v Speaker 2>There's opposed to if you've got if.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got a young kid that you know, get them

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<v Speaker 3>off the phone, get them out and they'll learn skills.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, golf is just the is the is

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<v Speaker 3>the gateway for it and and it really is about

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<v Speaker 3>getting kids together, getting them off their phones and getting

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<v Speaker 3>them some of the life skills and are really important.

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<v Speaker 3>So I appreciate First T for what they've trying to

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<v Speaker 3>do in the communities, and I'm sure they could take

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<v Speaker 3>some of the nations. If you've got kids that could

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<v Speaker 3>be involved. The first tea I encourage you to kind

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<v Speaker 3>of kind of jump in and another a small little

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<v Speaker 3>bit of a small little bit that that you know,

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<v Speaker 3>groups like first TA are doing to have kids learn

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<v Speaker 3>real skills out away from the computer. So yeah, anything

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<v Speaker 3>you'd add well.

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<v Speaker 1>Real quick to the website is first T dot org

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<v Speaker 1>and there, as you said, many chapters and represented in

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<v Speaker 1>all fifty states. First T Silicon Valley dot org is

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<v Speaker 1>the one that I have right in front of me,

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<v Speaker 1>and first T dot org for the main website, and

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<v Speaker 1>I assume you can navigate from there to find the

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<v Speaker 1>local chapter wherever you want to help, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>donate and you can support first T First T dot

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<v Speaker 1>org slash donate to support the efforts. They say. Many

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<v Speaker 1>chapters are also seeking coaches and Steve, I know, a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years ago, you cracked the code when it

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<v Speaker 1>came to golf.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've cracked the coach crack.

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<v Speaker 3>I actually, I actually thought i'd cracked the code.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I have. I was confused. Wait can you can

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<v Speaker 2>you can you share some of this wisdom with me?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Swing in a circle, bro. I've had so many people

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<v Speaker 3>tell me a bunch of bowl like, oh, you know

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<v Speaker 3>Tonate your lyrist, Oh you've got it. Like it's just

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<v Speaker 3>not that complicated once you really break it down, and

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<v Speaker 3>the fields are all by the way, whatever you think

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<v Speaker 3>you're doing with a golf club, it's not what you

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<v Speaker 3>think is happening.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh oh, I thought field feel versus real, real

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<v Speaker 2>versus real. It's so true.

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<v Speaker 3>And and you think you're this athlete. He's like, it doesn't.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just just so confusing. So you thought you I

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<v Speaker 3>thought I broke the code.

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<v Speaker 2>I did.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it, and then I didn't. But now now

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<v Speaker 3>I have.

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<v Speaker 1>At one point Steve and Steve switched from left to

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<v Speaker 1>right handed. I mean, that's how hard he was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to break the good figured out.

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<v Speaker 2>So Austin, you don't, you don't, you don't know until

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<v Speaker 2>you try it, all right, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Gotta do it.

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<v Speaker 3>You gotta figure it out, dude, this man, good luck.

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<v Speaker 2>On dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>Good luck Austin.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you guys. Check check them out. I'm I'm, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so gracious to them. And yeah, the first He is

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<v Speaker 2>an unbelievable program all over the country.

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome, great deal, Auston, some mother than first Ambassador First

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<v Speaker 1>t dot org and check it out to help and

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<v Speaker 1>support and donate to your local chapter.