WEBVTT - Live from Lake Tahoe 0:00:04.960 --> 0:00:08.840 Do Do Do Do Do? I Can with Cream made 0:00:08.840 --> 0:00:13.119 that song incredible. Who knew you know what it means? No, 0:00:14.200 --> 0:00:17.120 I've listened to his his podcast with You a bunch 0:00:17.160 --> 0:00:20.079 of times. I think he's only three times Bubble and squeak. 0:00:20.120 --> 0:00:24.400 It's English from England. It's let you make for dinner 0:00:25.560 --> 0:00:28.680 and then you have leftovers and they throw it in 0:00:28.760 --> 0:00:31.760 a pan with eggs and mix it back up the 0:00:31.800 --> 0:00:50.640 next day. There you go. That's what That's what I am. Hello, Hello, 0:00:50.840 --> 0:00:56.960 my favorite listeners. Welcome to a very special, a very 0:00:57.000 --> 0:01:01.240 different episode of Off the Beat. But as always, I'm 0:01:01.280 --> 0:01:06.240 your steadfast host Brian Baumgartner. Today is very exciting for me, everybody. 0:01:06.720 --> 0:01:09.440 I am here. I've always wanted to say this. I'm 0:01:09.480 --> 0:01:15.800 coming to you live from Lake Tahoe, Nevada slash California, 0:01:15.920 --> 0:01:19.000 right on the border there. I am here at Edgewood 0:01:19.040 --> 0:01:24.360 Country Club, home of the American Century Championship. That's right, 0:01:25.000 --> 0:01:29.360 thirty three years this event has been going on. This 0:01:29.600 --> 0:01:33.319 is my fifteen consecutive year participating in the American Century 0:01:33.360 --> 0:01:37.440 Championship here in Lake Tahoe. And as I've told many people, 0:01:38.280 --> 0:01:41.840 this is my favorite week of the year. And it 0:01:41.959 --> 0:01:46.840 is also my most difficult week of the year. I'm 0:01:46.880 --> 0:01:50.000 going to talk to you a little bit about that later. 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:53.920 The people out here, the celebrities we have, some of 0:01:53.960 --> 0:01:57.960 them have become great friends, my favorite people in the 0:01:57.960 --> 0:02:01.080 world really to play golf with and to hang out with. 0:02:01.560 --> 0:02:04.320 As most of you know, I'm a big sports fan, 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:10.440 and I would say of the guys are sports celebrities, legends, 0:02:10.760 --> 0:02:14.200 some might call them Hall of famers, all stars in 0:02:14.240 --> 0:02:19.280 their respective sports. We also have stars from music industry, 0:02:19.480 --> 0:02:23.440 music artists, and of course some actors as well. I 0:02:23.440 --> 0:02:25.920 thought it would be cool to talk to a few 0:02:25.960 --> 0:02:29.600 guys here. We are preparing for the pro am Day, 0:02:29.680 --> 0:02:32.399 which is always that phrase I have an issue with 0:02:32.840 --> 0:02:36.120 because I am not a pro Okay, I think celeb 0:02:36.320 --> 0:02:39.800 am might be a little more accurate. But I we 0:02:39.840 --> 0:02:42.720 are here on on on pro am Day, so we're 0:02:42.720 --> 0:02:47.680 gonna play with some some great supporters of American Century 0:02:47.680 --> 0:02:52.000 in this tournament and the South Lake Tahoe area for charity. 0:02:52.639 --> 0:02:54.960 I'm so excited to be here. It's a beautiful day, 0:02:55.040 --> 0:02:59.679 seventy five degrees here on the lake in Lake Tahoe. 0:03:00.320 --> 0:03:05.400 This special episode I have partnered with Airbnb. Airbnb's air 0:03:05.480 --> 0:03:10.040 cover for hosts, gives you the confidence to host with 0:03:10.160 --> 0:03:14.639 top to bottom protection for free because guess what Airbnb 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:19.160 has my back? And on that note, I wanted to 0:03:19.200 --> 0:03:21.959 find out who had the backs of some of these 0:03:22.000 --> 0:03:26.600 actors and athletes as they rose to fame, what tour 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:32.440 or who gave them the confidence to overcome difficult challenges 0:03:32.560 --> 0:03:36.200 that ultimately lead them to make it big. And also 0:03:36.640 --> 0:03:40.160 why they're here, why they come back to Lake Tahoe 0:03:40.680 --> 0:03:43.320 every year for this event. You know, as I said, 0:03:43.480 --> 0:03:46.120 it's my favorite week, but it's also the most difficult. 0:03:46.680 --> 0:03:50.120 I've told this story many times, I've I've never told 0:03:50.160 --> 0:03:53.080 it on this podcast, And was asked about this the 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:56.280 other day when I arrived, like why why do you 0:03:56.320 --> 0:03:58.080 do it? Why do you love golf? Why do you 0:03:58.120 --> 0:04:00.720 play in this tournament? And I be honest with you. 0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:04.280 I was a golfer, but not a passionate golfer, and 0:04:04.360 --> 0:04:08.400 I have moved to Los Angeles shortly before the office started. 0:04:09.120 --> 0:04:14.840 And you know, I've said many times I like charity, 0:04:15.760 --> 0:04:21.000 Charity is important to me. I also like cocktails, but 0:04:21.760 --> 0:04:26.680 the like charity cocktail party thing this was not something 0:04:26.680 --> 0:04:28.760 that was for me right, and so I wanted to 0:04:28.760 --> 0:04:32.560 find a way an outlet really for charity, and so 0:04:32.640 --> 0:04:35.080 for me it became golf, and for me it was 0:04:35.279 --> 0:04:40.240 much more interesting and valuable to have a real connection 0:04:40.760 --> 0:04:43.640 with three four guys who I played golf with for 0:04:43.640 --> 0:04:47.560 four or five hours for a good cause outside as 0:04:47.560 --> 0:04:53.240 opposed to you know, casual cocktail party type conversation. So 0:04:53.520 --> 0:04:55.640 that's really why I started to play golf and then 0:04:55.640 --> 0:04:59.520 became passionate about golf, as most of you know. And 0:05:00.040 --> 0:05:02.960 this event is so special because of the collection of 0:05:03.000 --> 0:05:06.719 people that they have here. The amount of money that 0:05:06.800 --> 0:05:12.800 American Century donates to cancer research is astounding. One of 0:05:12.839 --> 0:05:16.839 my favorite events here happened last night. It is a 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:22.960 mandatory players only meeting that takes place on the Wednesday 0:05:23.040 --> 0:05:26.320 night before the tournament, and they talk about rules and 0:05:26.640 --> 0:05:31.279 the CEO, Jonathan Thomas of American Century is there, and 0:05:31.400 --> 0:05:34.359 John Miller from NBC Sports is there and and talks 0:05:34.400 --> 0:05:37.000 to all of us. And in the middle of the meeting, 0:05:37.680 --> 0:05:40.919 Jonathan Thomas had already spoken introduced some special guests that 0:05:40.920 --> 0:05:44.200 that they had. Jonathan Thomas came back up on stage 0:05:44.200 --> 0:05:46.720 and said to John Miller, I'm sorry I have to 0:05:46.760 --> 0:05:49.760 interrupt here for just a minute. And introduced a couple 0:05:50.160 --> 0:05:53.119 who were there as his special guests, who had during 0:05:53.200 --> 0:05:57.840 this meeting, donated one million dollars to cancer research through 0:05:58.160 --> 0:06:04.320 American Century Investments. It was such an amazingly powerful moment. 0:06:04.480 --> 0:06:06.120 I can't tell you. I'll tell you a couple of 0:06:06.120 --> 0:06:08.600 other stories that happened. That there are two people here 0:06:09.000 --> 0:06:12.520 who have played in this event every single year. Jack Wagner, 0:06:13.080 --> 0:06:19.560 actor and Jim McMahon, quarterback of the Chicago Bears. They've 0:06:19.560 --> 0:06:23.559 played in every event. Jim McMahon has a broken foot 0:06:24.360 --> 0:06:28.280 and is on a wheel thing. He only can walk 0:06:28.360 --> 0:06:31.360 on one leg, yet he is here playing in this 0:06:31.400 --> 0:06:34.880 event because of how much it means to him. Jack 0:06:34.880 --> 0:06:38.440 Wagner has had a very difficult year and it was 0:06:38.520 --> 0:06:41.800 an emotional moment last night when John Miller talked about 0:06:42.360 --> 0:06:47.239 the family that this has become, this event has become, 0:06:47.720 --> 0:06:50.320 and I feel it with the guys as I see 0:06:50.360 --> 0:06:55.160 them sometimes just once a year here, how special this 0:06:55.279 --> 0:06:58.560 place is and how special this event is. It means 0:06:58.600 --> 0:07:01.000 a lot to me. So I'm very happy that you 0:07:01.000 --> 0:07:05.400 have decided to join me here from the beach at 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:11.239 Lake Tahoe for this very special episode of Off the Beat, 0:07:11.640 --> 0:07:20.960 brought to you by Airbnb, Bubble and Squeak. I love 0:07:21.640 --> 0:07:27.880 Bubble and Squeak on Bubble and Squeaker cookie every month 0:07:28.200 --> 0:07:41.200 left over from the NAT before. All right, everybody, I 0:07:41.240 --> 0:07:45.480 am so happy to be joined by an amazing guy 0:07:45.920 --> 0:07:48.280 who I met for the first time last night his 0:07:48.440 --> 0:07:53.800 first year here. Adam Napier joins us. Adam, tell me 0:07:53.800 --> 0:07:56.760 a little bit about well, why why are you here? 0:07:56.920 --> 0:08:00.280 Why are you here? Playing in the American Century Championship. Right, So, 0:08:00.680 --> 0:08:03.400 I'm a part of Team forty three, which is President 0:08:03.440 --> 0:08:07.640 Bush's group. He he does a bike ride and a 0:08:07.640 --> 0:08:10.960 golf tournament every year for wounded veterans post not eleven 0:08:10.960 --> 0:08:14.040 Wounded Veterans, And once you become a part of one 0:08:14.040 --> 0:08:16.320 of those events, you become of a part of a 0:08:16.360 --> 0:08:18.640 team Team forty three, and we go across the country 0:08:18.640 --> 0:08:21.880 and do different things. So how I ended up here though? 0:08:22.200 --> 0:08:26.240 Was I won his tournament? Uh this past Veterans Day 0:08:26.640 --> 0:08:29.880 it lost Cleanest Country Club in Dallas, and the winner 0:08:29.880 --> 0:08:33.160 of that gets once in a lifetime. My opportunity didn't 0:08:33.200 --> 0:08:37.240 take part in this event. It's so incredible, you know, 0:08:37.280 --> 0:08:40.440 for the last I would say about ten years, there's 0:08:40.480 --> 0:08:45.680 always a veteran who is here and it means so 0:08:45.760 --> 0:08:49.400 much to all the guys. I was talking about the 0:08:49.440 --> 0:08:53.680 players only meeting that happened last night, And it's hard 0:08:53.720 --> 0:08:56.880 to explain as you you not being an athlete. You're 0:08:56.920 --> 0:09:00.360 in a room and you know, you would think about 0:09:00.400 --> 0:09:03.120 like when you're in school and you're like, you know, 0:09:03.160 --> 0:09:07.520 an assembly or something, except this assembly is some of 0:09:07.559 --> 0:09:11.520 the greatest athletes that have ever played the game. As 0:09:11.520 --> 0:09:14.160 a sports fan myself, it's kind of an incredible thing 0:09:14.200 --> 0:09:17.680 to be just be in the room, right, It's incredible 0:09:17.760 --> 0:09:19.640 just to be in the room. And that doesn't even 0:09:19.679 --> 0:09:23.840 start into how the atmosphere in the room is. In 0:09:24.960 --> 0:09:27.719 being recognized in the room, I mean, it's just an 0:09:27.760 --> 0:09:31.000 incredible experience, Like it's now I'll remember till the day 0:09:31.000 --> 0:09:36.040 I die, and till lies about it until I die. Yeah, 0:09:36.120 --> 0:09:40.040 you know, it's uh, it really feels like a brotherhood. 0:09:40.160 --> 0:09:43.240 You were immediately embraced and brought into that as all 0:09:43.320 --> 0:09:46.160 the veterans are who come in. And the moment Adam 0:09:46.240 --> 0:09:49.400 is talking about is that he was introduced by John Miller. 0:09:49.440 --> 0:09:51.920 All the first time players are always introduced by John 0:09:51.920 --> 0:09:56.480 Miller and they're recognized and when Adam was was introduced 0:09:56.559 --> 0:10:02.840 last night. Everyone in the room stood and and I 0:10:02.880 --> 0:10:06.560 find it a really emotional moment just being in the 0:10:06.679 --> 0:10:09.839 room with you, a person who has done so much 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:13.640 for our country, and really what what this is about? 0:10:14.040 --> 0:10:17.720 You know, I'm a actor on a television show and 0:10:18.080 --> 0:10:21.480 Jerry Rice catches footballs for a living, and you know, 0:10:21.559 --> 0:10:24.920 the idiot pittures just throw a ball, which seems really easy, 0:10:25.360 --> 0:10:27.800 but you know, what you, what you have done and 0:10:27.840 --> 0:10:32.719 what you've endured is truly incredible and is worthy of 0:10:32.800 --> 0:10:36.040 being recognized in that way. And it's just a really powerful, 0:10:36.800 --> 0:10:40.880 powerful moment in that room, everybody acknowledging you and your service. 0:10:41.360 --> 0:10:45.320 It absolutely gave me chills last night. I mean it, yeah, 0:10:45.360 --> 0:10:47.320 I was glad they didn't find a baby picture of me, 0:10:47.480 --> 0:10:53.080 but but uh, just unbelievable. And you know, and I 0:10:53.080 --> 0:10:55.040 want to take a moment to to thank all of 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:58.320 you guys, and you know, the football players and baseball players, 0:10:58.360 --> 0:11:01.280 because you can be in the the middle of nowhere 0:11:01.400 --> 0:11:04.560 Afghanistan and Iraq, you know, and you have an hour 0:11:05.480 --> 0:11:08.400 a couple hours where you get to watch football game, 0:11:08.480 --> 0:11:11.880 a baseball game, have a movie night, and it doesn't 0:11:11.880 --> 0:11:14.160 matter where you are when you get together with a 0:11:14.200 --> 0:11:17.240 group of guys in in gals and and and have 0:11:17.360 --> 0:11:20.240 a minute, it's like being home for a little bit, 0:11:20.480 --> 0:11:23.040 you know, just little things like that. You know, there's 0:11:23.040 --> 0:11:25.680 no telling how many times that we would bene watch 0:11:25.760 --> 0:11:28.640 The Office when we when we would have time, you know, um, 0:11:29.040 --> 0:11:32.240 the super Bowl games and just you know, anything that's 0:11:32.240 --> 0:11:34.760 a little bit of a break and makes it seem 0:11:34.800 --> 0:11:37.640 like you're back home. I mean it it it helps 0:11:37.679 --> 0:11:43.160 you get through right. So well, that's that's very emotional 0:11:43.720 --> 0:11:46.800 for me, I tell you. You You know, I've said many 0:11:46.840 --> 0:11:52.439 times the greatest gift that this show, really The Office 0:11:52.520 --> 0:11:57.400 gave me was knowing that the show brings comfort and 0:11:57.480 --> 0:12:01.240 a sense of normalcy to people in their most difficult times. 0:12:01.240 --> 0:12:03.440 To talk about the Office of being a show that 0:12:03.480 --> 0:12:07.480 brings comfort. And you know, when I talked to either 0:12:07.600 --> 0:12:10.960 active military or veterans, or or people going through a 0:12:10.960 --> 0:12:14.960 difficult medical situation or family issue, that that show, you know, 0:12:15.000 --> 0:12:18.200 has brought them something is amazing. And to hear from 0:12:18.200 --> 0:12:23.520 you that in Afghanistan and and that's bringing you just 0:12:23.559 --> 0:12:28.240 a little bit closer to home is an awesome, awesomely 0:12:28.320 --> 0:12:31.719 powerful thing. So thank you. So this is no, lie, 0:12:31.720 --> 0:12:34.360 I'm not making this up for this, but we have 0:12:34.559 --> 0:12:38.199 watched episodes of the Office in Afghanistan on our projector 0:12:38.240 --> 0:12:42.080 that we'd use for for meetings up against a rock, 0:12:42.880 --> 0:12:46.080 you know, we had a clear flat rock, and you 0:12:46.080 --> 0:12:48.960 know we would get back in and you know we'd 0:12:48.960 --> 0:12:52.560 see stuff that you needed to laugh. You know, laugh. 0:12:52.679 --> 0:12:56.040 It's true. Laughter is the best best medicine. And so 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:57.920 you know we may not have time to watch movie, 0:12:57.960 --> 0:12:59.520 you know, like, hey, you know, let let's watch The 0:12:59.600 --> 0:13:04.800 Office US or you know, whatever, anything to make a laugh. 0:13:04.880 --> 0:13:07.520 You know. Stepbrothers was another one that we watched, no 0:13:07.640 --> 0:13:13.280 telling how many times. Napghans, but uh, it just it 0:13:13.360 --> 0:13:17.440 helps your soul, you know, it lightens the move it 0:13:17.520 --> 0:13:20.679 helps you remember it's not all bad, and you know, 0:13:21.320 --> 0:13:23.560 gives you something to look forward to getting back to too. 0:13:23.960 --> 0:13:27.680 That's awesome. All right. Well, first off, are you gonna 0:13:27.720 --> 0:13:32.400 be nervous this week? You're obviously an excellent golfer. I'll 0:13:32.440 --> 0:13:34.839 be I'll be a little nervous. Since seventeen I don't 0:13:34.840 --> 0:13:38.160 want to hit anybody. I think I'll be okay with 0:13:38.840 --> 0:13:41.719 I'll give you one when one exception, if I if 0:13:41.760 --> 0:13:45.160 I somehow I played with Anica's Hornstown. That's that's gonna 0:13:45.400 --> 0:13:46.880 that's gonna get to me a little bit because I 0:13:46.880 --> 0:13:49.280 followed her since I was a little kid, you know, 0:13:49.440 --> 0:13:52.079 and being a golf fan, you know that would be 0:13:52.160 --> 0:13:55.560 that would be nervous. Yea ten time major winner, Uh, 0:13:55.960 --> 0:13:59.800 that's different. But I think I would have been nervous. 0:14:00.240 --> 0:14:04.559 But you know, you guys have been so accepting to us. 0:14:04.880 --> 0:14:07.920 And I was lucky to Caddy in two thousand nineteen 0:14:07.960 --> 0:14:11.760 for the Warrior and y'all have just opened y'all's arms 0:14:11.760 --> 0:14:15.640 to us and made it such a relaxing experience and 0:14:15.640 --> 0:14:17.280 and made it feel like, you know, this is a 0:14:17.400 --> 0:14:20.680 once in a lifetime chance that you know, I want 0:14:20.680 --> 0:14:23.600 to play good, but if I don't, it's not gonna matter, 0:14:24.000 --> 0:14:26.520 you know. And that mentality helps you play better too. 0:14:27.160 --> 0:14:30.360 But you know, I'm glad to be here, and you 0:14:30.400 --> 0:14:32.800 know I want to do my best. But I've already 0:14:32.800 --> 0:14:37.080 won for the week. Well that's that's amazing. What what 0:14:37.280 --> 0:14:41.320 gives you the confidence to go out there and make 0:14:41.360 --> 0:14:44.320 a run at winning this thing? So I've put a 0:14:44.320 --> 0:14:47.080 lot of work in getting ready for it. Luckily, the 0:14:47.200 --> 0:14:49.520 Warrior Open moved a little bit this year, because because 0:14:49.520 --> 0:14:52.200 of COVID and stuff, so I've I've had more time. 0:14:52.320 --> 0:14:54.960 Normally it's in you know, the May time frame, so 0:14:55.000 --> 0:14:57.600 it's a pretty quick turnaround coming here. So we played 0:14:57.600 --> 0:14:59.520 it in November, so it gave me time to prepare 0:15:00.520 --> 0:15:04.560 and that helps. I got out here early, a little 0:15:04.600 --> 0:15:08.320 bit before it started getting crowded, right, And then I 0:15:08.360 --> 0:15:09.960 was lucky the first day that I thought I was 0:15:09.960 --> 0:15:11.840 playing in a program and I show up and I'm 0:15:11.840 --> 0:15:15.800 playing with Justin Timberlake and Adam Feeling, and and I'm 0:15:15.840 --> 0:15:17.560 just like, well, you know, if if I can play 0:15:17.600 --> 0:15:19.840 with these guys and I get nerves and I can 0:15:19.880 --> 0:15:23.680 handle this weekend, that's awesome. Thank you so much for 0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:26.480 being here, Thanks for coming and talking to me, but 0:15:26.680 --> 0:15:31.640 mostly thank you for your service and your dedication and 0:15:31.640 --> 0:15:34.160 and what you've given not just me but but all 0:15:34.160 --> 0:15:36.640 of us listening. So thank you so much. Glad to 0:15:36.640 --> 0:15:45.280 be here. Thanks all right, cheers, What is up, Jerome man? 0:15:45.360 --> 0:15:48.720 How are you? I'm good? The bus where you're joined 0:15:48.760 --> 0:15:54.280 here by Jerome bettis thirteen years in the National Football 0:15:54.400 --> 0:16:00.280 League for the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion played into right, 0:16:00.480 --> 0:16:03.440 which is where you're from. That was a special, uh 0:16:03.560 --> 0:16:09.120 special thing for you. Hall of Famer from No tra Dame. 0:16:09.400 --> 0:16:12.800 I think that's how we say it. Um, it's so 0:16:12.800 --> 0:16:15.120 good to see you. Always great to see you. We've 0:16:15.160 --> 0:16:20.000 known each other now, I think it's been a long time. 0:16:20.840 --> 0:16:23.880 Uh tell me, why do you come to this event? 0:16:24.280 --> 0:16:27.720 You know what? It's great because as an as an 0:16:27.720 --> 0:16:33.200 amateur golfer, it gives us an opportunity to actually feel 0:16:33.240 --> 0:16:39.000 as though we're professionals. Right. We're all terrible golfers, by 0:16:39.000 --> 0:16:41.880 the way, I will say that, But but you have 0:16:42.120 --> 0:16:46.920 one weekend in which your competitive juices come out. You 0:16:46.960 --> 0:16:51.000 say to yourself, this is my opportunity, right, And you 0:16:51.080 --> 0:16:53.640 go out and you have an opportunity to compete, and 0:16:53.720 --> 0:16:56.520 you compete with guys that you know, Guys that you 0:16:56.520 --> 0:16:59.320 were fans of, guys that you're friends of, and so 0:16:59.600 --> 0:17:01.680 it's just a great mix of people that you get 0:17:01.720 --> 0:17:04.240 an opportunity to play with and get a chance to 0:17:04.280 --> 0:17:06.320 know fellowship with them all. But at the end of 0:17:06.320 --> 0:17:09.440 the day, you're competing, you're looking at that score. You're like, man, 0:17:09.480 --> 0:17:11.679 I gotta get that. I gotta make a ball no 0:17:11.720 --> 0:17:15.880 double ball games, right, and I just gotta get a point. 0:17:15.920 --> 0:17:21.040 I got you. So you're very competitive with Yeah, I 0:17:21.080 --> 0:17:23.600 think I think we all are. I don't. I don't. 0:17:23.840 --> 0:17:26.159 I don't think it's competitive in a sense where I'm 0:17:26.200 --> 0:17:29.159 coming here, man, I gotta win, right, it's competitive saying 0:17:29.720 --> 0:17:32.840 I want to beat my score from last year. I 0:17:33.000 --> 0:17:35.320 want to I want to go out and play a 0:17:36.240 --> 0:17:39.760 stress free, mistake free round. Uh, you know, I want 0:17:39.800 --> 0:17:42.080 to be the best version of myself I can be, right, 0:17:42.119 --> 0:17:44.679 And so that's that's kind of the competitive nature that 0:17:44.720 --> 0:17:48.080 you that you put on yourself. And then when obviously 0:17:48.160 --> 0:17:50.680 you you get paired up with some guys, you're like, oh, crap, 0:17:50.760 --> 0:17:53.480 here we go. Here we go. All right, guys get 0:17:53.520 --> 0:17:55.640 to talk and crap, You're like, all right, let's go. 0:17:56.000 --> 0:17:59.320 So so, you know, it's one of those opportunities that 0:17:59.359 --> 0:18:02.919 you get very very rare to come out compete with 0:18:03.040 --> 0:18:05.639 yourself and with that with guys that you you know, 0:18:05.720 --> 0:18:09.440 and like, yeah, it's it's a crazy you know, thinking 0:18:09.480 --> 0:18:11.760 about last night and that meaning that had, you know 0:18:11.760 --> 0:18:14.639 that we had, and just the collection of people that 0:18:14.680 --> 0:18:19.280 are in that room, and you know, you've got Adam Napier, 0:18:19.320 --> 0:18:22.359 who gets introduced, the wounded warrior who's playing in the 0:18:22.400 --> 0:18:26.919 thing is like a powerful, powerful moment and then you 0:18:27.000 --> 0:18:30.639 hear the amount of money like that, It's yes, right, 0:18:30.720 --> 0:18:33.879 it made a difference, made a difference, made a significant 0:18:33.920 --> 0:18:38.480 difference in this community that we're playing in. And it's 0:18:38.520 --> 0:18:41.000 one of those that it's it's commendable is to be 0:18:41.119 --> 0:18:44.840 commended and to know that that you're part of that, right, 0:18:45.240 --> 0:18:50.360 that you're using your collective celebrity to benefit others, right, 0:18:50.440 --> 0:18:53.439 So that makes it a win win. Obviously you come 0:18:53.440 --> 0:18:54.920 out here and get a chance to play golf in 0:18:55.000 --> 0:18:58.719 a beautiful setting, beautiful course, but also you're doing a 0:18:58.720 --> 0:19:01.360 lot of good and that that makes it even that 0:19:01.440 --> 0:19:03.639 much more special to get on the plane to come 0:19:03.680 --> 0:19:06.600 out here and then know it's benefiting a lot more 0:19:06.640 --> 0:19:09.800 than just you playing golf. Yeah, do you go into 0:19:10.240 --> 0:19:14.600 shame spirals of self hatred for sure? For sure, because 0:19:14.640 --> 0:19:17.840 what happens, it always happens. You hit that bad shot, 0:19:18.200 --> 0:19:21.119 shank or something you like, you go right in the tank. 0:19:21.280 --> 0:19:23.480 You could been playing well, I mean soon did you 0:19:23.600 --> 0:19:27.960 You're like, oh man, here it comes and everybody's watching. Yeah, 0:19:28.280 --> 0:19:31.280 and then don't hit the second one because now you 0:19:31.320 --> 0:19:34.359 want to quit, You want to throw the clubs and 0:19:34.480 --> 0:19:37.520 just absolutely walk off the course if you could. The 0:19:37.600 --> 0:19:40.320 problem is you got the shame walk. You gotta walk 0:19:40.400 --> 0:19:43.639 over there, you gotta drop it from the water, you 0:19:43.680 --> 0:19:45.719 gotta do all the stuff. And then you said yourself, 0:19:45.760 --> 0:19:48.280 I don't leave this. I do have to tell you though. 0:19:49.160 --> 0:19:54.680 I played in the event in Greenville, South Carolina BMW, 0:19:54.840 --> 0:19:57.120 and I'm playing with a professional on the corn Ferry Tour. 0:19:57.320 --> 0:20:01.000 These guys are really good, really good. And one of 0:20:01.080 --> 0:20:03.720 them on our second hole that my partner made a 0:20:03.840 --> 0:20:08.440 nine on a part five. Now, this is a professional, which, 0:20:08.440 --> 0:20:13.680 as you discussed, we are not. So when happens, it happens. 0:20:14.200 --> 0:20:16.879 But he had a two fifty yard walk of shame 0:20:16.920 --> 0:20:19.920 back to his ball, which I was like, my heart 0:20:20.000 --> 0:20:23.879 was breaking for him, knowing how it feels. Who who's 0:20:23.920 --> 0:20:27.760 the guy that you're looking at? Because right it's online 0:20:28.400 --> 0:20:31.280 live streaming. Who's the guy when you're done with the round? 0:20:31.440 --> 0:20:34.159 Who who are you looking at? First guy? Who's the 0:20:34.200 --> 0:20:36.600 first guy beside yourself? First guy? I'm looking at Larry. 0:20:37.240 --> 0:20:40.400 He talked so much smack to me, and we're really 0:20:40.400 --> 0:20:42.760 good friends. I've known him since he was back in 0:20:42.800 --> 0:20:45.360 college at Pitt because I was playing with the Steelers 0:20:45.359 --> 0:20:48.359 and you know we were right there. So if there's 0:20:48.480 --> 0:20:52.920 one guy who who you know, we always are looking 0:20:52.960 --> 0:20:54.840 at the scoring so so sweet as soon as we 0:20:54.880 --> 0:20:58.040 see each other, uh huh rough day to day, you 0:20:58.080 --> 0:21:02.200 know he's so He's the first guy I look at 0:21:02.240 --> 0:21:05.280 every single time. Who has helped you the most to 0:21:05.320 --> 0:21:07.199 give you the confidence to be able to do this? 0:21:07.800 --> 0:21:11.360 That's brought you out here? That's a good question. Mm hmm. 0:21:12.560 --> 0:21:17.000 You know what it hasn't really been. Yeah, I tell 0:21:17.040 --> 0:21:21.359 you who's really helped me. I brought in a Caddy 0:21:21.480 --> 0:21:25.200 from Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. Course amazing course we 0:21:25.320 --> 0:21:30.159 played many times, many times, and and he was always 0:21:30.840 --> 0:21:33.320 the young caddy was always a sense of comfort for me. 0:21:33.400 --> 0:21:35.159 Right when I was playing there. He could kind of 0:21:35.200 --> 0:21:37.920 talk me off the ledge, so to speak, right, And 0:21:38.000 --> 0:21:41.120 so I said to myself, you know what I need 0:21:41.160 --> 0:21:44.480 to see if I can get him here, because I 0:21:44.480 --> 0:21:48.639 can get that same calmness, that same conversation, that same attitude, 0:21:49.000 --> 0:21:50.920 I can get him on the bag and it will 0:21:51.040 --> 0:21:53.160 really and it and it has. He's come the last 0:21:53.160 --> 0:21:57.320 couple of years and I felt much better in terms 0:21:57.359 --> 0:21:59.520 of my game. How I'm going out there with a 0:21:59.600 --> 0:22:02.800 strat g and idea. So he's been he's been very 0:22:02.840 --> 0:22:06.400 beneficial to my confidence because I know I've got a guy. 0:22:06.560 --> 0:22:08.639 He's a really good player in his own right. So 0:22:08.880 --> 0:22:11.959 I got a guy who understands and knows kind of 0:22:12.119 --> 0:22:15.119 what I'm capable of and what I'm not capable. And 0:22:15.160 --> 0:22:19.679 that's the one thing, because the majority of times we 0:22:19.680 --> 0:22:26.880 wanted to try to hit the hero shot, no is right, 0:22:27.200 --> 0:22:29.800 and you take up that five percent, you can take 0:22:29.800 --> 0:22:32.119 it in half because now your body is tense and 0:22:32.119 --> 0:22:34.640 it's tight, and you've got these people looking. You're like man, 0:22:35.119 --> 0:22:37.359 and and now all of I said, you got no chance, 0:22:37.640 --> 0:22:40.000 absolutely no chance to hit it. I'm just gonna hit 0:22:40.200 --> 0:22:44.800 this cut three would over the crowd to come back 0:22:45.359 --> 0:22:47.600 and its water on the left, and all right, cut 0:22:47.600 --> 0:22:49.439 it and I'll get it in there and let it 0:22:49.560 --> 0:22:53.520 drop right in of course, not how how many points? 0:22:53.680 --> 0:22:55.320 What are you looking at? How many points this week? 0:22:55.359 --> 0:22:57.640 What's your best? What's your best finish? Here? My best 0:22:57.680 --> 0:23:03.560 finish I think was TIF That was a couple of 0:23:03.600 --> 0:23:07.280 years ago, uh, the COVID year, because I was tuned up, 0:23:07.359 --> 0:23:09.520 you know, that was all I was doing, was I 0:23:09.600 --> 0:23:12.840 didn't do much else, so I was in great form. 0:23:12.920 --> 0:23:16.080 And so that was that was that was number one. 0:23:16.200 --> 0:23:18.480 That was That was pretty good. How how many points 0:23:18.520 --> 0:23:23.960 is that? That's probably was? Yeah, that's probably a day. Yeah, 0:23:24.320 --> 0:23:26.880 I was. That's very good. I played very well. Now, 0:23:27.680 --> 0:23:32.960 I will say this, I regressed last year. I think 0:23:33.040 --> 0:23:36.000 I was. I only finished with about almost fifty or 0:23:36.000 --> 0:23:38.199 maybe twenty. I think I was right right in the 0:23:38.200 --> 0:23:42.879 fifteen twenties something Ryan, it wasn't not very good. All right, Well, listen, 0:23:43.119 --> 0:23:45.200 I hope that it goes great for you this week. 0:23:45.640 --> 0:23:48.280 But more than that, it's great to see you have fun. 0:23:48.960 --> 0:23:51.959 We always have fun. But let's let's have fun and 0:23:53.440 --> 0:23:55.080 score up there. Let's put a score up there and 0:23:55.760 --> 0:23:58.400 kick Larry's ass. I'm going for him, all right, let's 0:23:58.440 --> 0:24:22.720 get it all right? Thanks, thanks, thank you. I am 0:24:22.800 --> 0:24:26.679 joined here on off the beat by my old friend, 0:24:26.960 --> 0:24:31.720 good friend like legendary. Is that the right phrase? Come on, 0:24:31.960 --> 0:24:38.040 legend legendary sportscaster Jimmy Roberts joins us here. How many 0:24:38.119 --> 0:24:40.200 years have you been coming here? This is twenty two 0:24:40.200 --> 0:24:43.160 for me. You know, I almost died here one year 0:24:43.680 --> 0:24:46.959 literally yes, wait tell me, yes, I remember this. So 0:24:47.000 --> 0:24:49.720 this is about ten years ago, ten twelve years ago 0:24:50.840 --> 0:24:53.840 just doing the tournament, and uh, I didn't feel well. 0:24:54.720 --> 0:24:57.840 And you know, those of us who travel for a living, 0:24:57.840 --> 0:24:59.919 you're used to being on the road not feeling well. You' 0:25:00.000 --> 0:25:04.280 deal with it somehow. I just felt different. So I 0:25:04.359 --> 0:25:07.600 ended up taking myself to the hospital. My appendix that exploded, 0:25:07.960 --> 0:25:11.520