1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to Papa's Perspective, brought to you by Bob's Discount Furniture, 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: the official furniture store and Mattress partner of the New 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: York Giants. As we welcome you into the Hackensack Meridian 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: Health podcast studio, Keep Getting Better. We're joined by Super 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: Bowl champion Henry Heinosky on this edition and. 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 2: Henry, good to see him. Man, Always a pleasure, my friend. 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 2: How are you good? What was it like walking in 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: the building? Oh, it's everything. It's everything. It's such a 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 2: special place, such a special organization. Just brings back so 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: many great memories and seeing all the people that were 11 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 2: still here when I was playing. It's like a reunion 12 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 2: and you're just welcomed right back in, right back at home. 13 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: So with training camp, you know, going on right now 14 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: as we're recording this, take me back to twenty eleven. 15 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: Because a lot of people thought you would get drafted 16 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: coming out of Pittsburgh, you wind up signing with the 17 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: Giants as a free agent. What was that whole experience 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: like trying to make the team and then at the 19 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: end of the year you're hoisting the Lombardi troph. 20 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 2: You know it was it was absolutely amazing. You know, 21 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 2: everything came full circle. I was predicted to be drafted, 22 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: would be the first fullback off the board, you know, 23 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: that's what That's what all the experts said. Anyways, But 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: at the combine, I got hurt. I had a hamstring injury, 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 2: wasn't able to finish the combine, wasn't able to do 26 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: any pro days. So it definitely affected my draft status. 27 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: But you know what, I wouldn't change it for the world. 28 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: So I at that point, I got to pick where 29 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 2: I wanted to go, and New York was always the 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: team that I had my eye on, and I was 31 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: during the draft. I was praying that it was going 32 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 2: to be the Giants. But you know, God has a 33 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: plan and it worked out. I wouldn't change it for 34 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 2: a thing. But it just all happened so fast. It 35 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: was like a huge whirlwind. And you know, we get 36 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 2: to training camp and they hand me a playbook and said, well, 37 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 2: bear Pass goes on, you know, negotiating his contract. You're starting, 38 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: don't get Eli hurt. 39 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: And then and then. 40 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: I, uh, you know, got my first start the third 41 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 2: preseason game and then kept the job there, made the team. 42 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: They told me I was starting, and then next thing 43 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: you know, we're winning games, we're in the playoffs, and 44 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: then here we are in the Super Bowl on the 45 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: same field where I got hurt and I thought at 46 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 2: the combine in Indianapolis, where I thought my career was 47 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: over at that point. And you know, it just goes 48 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: to show you if you continue to stick to the 49 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: grind and work hard, everything came full circle and it 50 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: works out. 51 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's pretty amazing. You get hurt in Indianapolis at 52 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: the Combine, you win the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. Full 53 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: circle for you. When you were looking at teams in 54 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: the Giants were one of the teams. Even at that 55 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: point in time twenty eleven, there were some teams that 56 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: didn't carry fullbacks. They used tight ends, but it was 57 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: more of a passing team. Is that one of the 58 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: things that made the Giants attractive to you? With Bradshaw 59 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: and Jacobs and their commitment to running the ball. 60 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: Absolutely and just watching the NFL, you know, over the 61 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 2: course of my childhood and when I got in high 62 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: school and college, it just seemed like all the teams 63 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 2: that were successful and winning Super Bowls were able to 64 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 2: run the football, especially late in the year when it 65 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 2: was cold and you're on the road, you know, And 66 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: that's kind of what the Giants always epitomized. And I 67 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: wanted to go to a team that, you know, really 68 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 2: focused on running the ball, and you know, obviously Eli 69 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 2: Manning was the quarterbacks. We could throw the ball a 70 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 2: little bit too, but you know, it was always the Giants. 71 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 2: Was always a team that I had my eye on. 72 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: And when the lockout ended. That was the other thing too. 73 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: The lockout was that year, so I couldn't sign with 74 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: the Giants right after the draft, had to wait until 75 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 2: the lockout ended. But when coach Kaflin called me, you know, 76 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: to ask me to come on, and it just verified 77 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: everything that I believed about this organization and what the 78 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: Giants represented, especially from an offensive perspective. 79 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: All right, let's let's now take our audience on a journey. 80 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: Because you played four years with the Giants, you get 81 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl, you got the trophy. Now you got 82 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: to think about life after football. Playing fullback does not 83 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: have a long life expectancy as it is. What was 84 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: the first thing you thought of, What am I doing next? 85 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 2: Well, I guess I was off to a I was 86 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: off to a really good start. And then I had 87 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: the knee injury, and then that, you know, was a setback. 88 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 2: I probably rushed that back a little faster than, uh 89 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: than I should have, you know, because later that year 90 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 2: I made it back. I know, they were talking about 91 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,679 Speaker 2: putting me or off on IR and starting on IR 92 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 2: because I had the knee injury in the spring, and 93 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 2: then uh, I ended up making it back for the 94 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: opening game, didn't do any training camp, but was ready 95 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: for Week one for the Cowboys, and I just wasn't 96 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 2: quite myself. And then I ended up sustaining a pretty 97 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 2: significant shoulder injury. And when a full beck gets a 98 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 2: shoulder injury, that's essentially the kiss of death unfortunately, you know. 99 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: But I can say, you know, did my career as 100 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 2: long as I wanted to know, I envisioned I visioned 101 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 2: you know, playing ten twelve years. But at the end 102 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 2: of the day, it was a nice It was a 103 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 2: nice four to five years, and I really enjoyed my time, 104 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 2: had a lot of wonderful experiences, you know, and I 105 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 2: gave it my all. I really did. I can look 106 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 2: back and say that I have absolutely no regrets because 107 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 2: I know every single play and you know, every single situation. 108 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 2: I brought it, and uh, you know, it was it 109 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 2: was all about team, and I cared about team, and uh, 110 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 2: you know, we got a Super Bowl out of it, 111 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 2: and then my first year, so I thought we were 112 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 2: going to get a couple more. I just thought this 113 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 2: was the way it was supposed to go. But you know, 114 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: it just makes you realize how how special it is 115 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 2: and how rare it is to actually accomplish that in 116 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 2: the world's biggest stage. 117 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: So let's talk about life after ball. Because you work 118 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: your whole life as a kid, you're an elite athlete. 119 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: You you you break through every barrier to eventually get 120 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: in the national Football LEA football players at the age 121 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: of twenty five or twenty six, after investing their entire 122 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: youth into playing football, now have to start a new career. 123 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 2: That's correct. 124 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: So what were the first steps when you knew that 125 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: ball was over and deciding on a direction you wanted 126 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: to go to. 127 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 2: Well, it was. It was definitely tough. It was definitely 128 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: a transition. You know. When I was done with the 129 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 2: Giants in twenty fifteen, went back home, you know, really 130 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: thought about it what I wanted to do with the 131 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 2: next steps, or I spent a lot of times in 132 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 2: the woods hunting and fishing, and you know, thinking about 133 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 2: my options, and you know, I knew I had an 134 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 2: opportunity here with the Giants. Came back as an intern 135 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: because I thought, you know, maybe I want to stay 136 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: in the NFL, you know, from either coaching or like 137 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:57,119 Speaker 2: a scouting perspective or you know, marketing, public relations, whatever 138 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 2: it might be. And I accrued a lot of great 139 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: experiences and knowledge about how you know, the NFL works 140 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 2: and the ins and outs. And I really enjoyed doing 141 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:13,119 Speaker 2: the player evaluations. But ultimately, you know, I missed home. 142 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: I'm a country boy at heart, and you know that's 143 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: where my heart is. I loved, loved my internship opportunity, 144 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 2: loved working here, but you know the big thing was, 145 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: I just wanted to go home, and you know, and 146 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 2: I wanted to make a difference when I went home 147 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 2: and do something positive and productive to you know, help 148 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 2: the community and help, you know, especially young kids, you know, 149 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 2: reach their goals and you know, give them something to 150 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 2: believe in and you know, give them confidence that they 151 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 2: could do anything they set their minds to. So I 152 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: thought a lot better way than you know to do 153 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 2: that than education and when I was with the Giants, 154 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: we started, you know, we would do different charity events 155 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 2: and different community relations events, and we're going to schools 156 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 2: in the city trying to help kids and motivate kids 157 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 2: that are having struggles or you know, having issues with grades, 158 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 2: and just the thrill that we brought them coming in 159 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: and being with them and spending a little time with them, 160 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: and you know, hearing about how they turned around and 161 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 2: you know, became success stories. Said, I thought, you know, 162 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 2: there's really something here, and you know, so that's when 163 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: I decided. While I was working here for the Giants, 164 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 2: I went back and got my master's degree in education. 165 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: And you know, it really worked out because I really 166 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 2: enjoy what I'm doing, and I still get to come 167 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: back to New York, which is my my you know, 168 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 2: my home away from home, and my wife's from here, 169 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 2: and we come back off and with our kids because 170 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 2: we want them to experience what the cities like. And 171 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 2: you know, we're back every couple months, so we're away, 172 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 2: but we're still here. We're only two and a half 173 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 2: hours away. So it's the perfect balance and the perfect blend. 174 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: So now in twenty twenty three, you're named the principal 175 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: at Southern Columbia Area High School, Principal Hainasky, what has 176 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: that been like and how much do you draw upon 177 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: your experiences from your coaches like Coach Coughlin to execute 178 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: your job. 179 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 2: Now, I'll tell you what I learned so much from 180 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 2: Coach Coughlin, you know, the other coaches, but even just 181 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 2: the leaders in this organization, from management down, you know, 182 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 2: even you know, the director of player personnel. You know, 183 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 2: it's you learn a lot of the the ins and 184 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: outs of the business and you're able to translate it 185 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: to your job. So I actually started off at another 186 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: school district. I was an assistant principal. I started off 187 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 2: as a dina students. Then I went back and got my, 188 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: uh another master's in educational leadership, and I was coaching 189 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 2: football at that time too, So naturally, you know, I 190 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 2: tried the model myself off of, you know, a blend 191 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: of the coaches I had in my life, mainly Coach Coffin, 192 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 2: but you know Coach Wantstead as well from when I 193 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 2: was in college. And you know, the kids responded well 194 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 2: with that, and you know, I was able to take 195 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 2: a program that was struggling, that one over the course 196 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 2: of the three years before I got there, they won 197 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: I think two or three games. They were like two 198 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 2: and twenty eight or something like that. And we're able 199 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 2: to turn around become, you know, a winning, competitive team 200 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 2: that was playing for a district championship every year. And 201 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 2: you know, then the opportunity came to go back to 202 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 2: my alma mater. Southern's my alma mater, and I just 203 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 2: couldn't pass that up. And you know, our school board 204 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 2: had a policy in place that you can't coach if 205 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 2: you're an administrator. And not that I was gonna dethrow 206 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 2: in our current coach anyways, because he was. He was 207 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 2: my coach in high school. Still there. The man is 208 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 2: the first most winningest coach in Pennsylvania history. He won 209 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 2: fifteen state titles, third most wins nationally. You know, so 210 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 2: obviously football wasn't in the cards at this point. Maybe 211 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 2: down the road, we'll see, But right now, I'm still 212 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 2: applying those same principles as a principal to my students, 213 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 2: even though I'm not a coach. Hard work, discipline, you know, 214 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 2: just doing what you love, staying out of trouble, doing 215 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 2: the right things. You know, that's what we that's what 216 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 2: we preach, and we just wanted to make sure we 217 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 2: get these kids and you know, in the community on 218 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 2: the right path and make sure that you know, they 219 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 2: become productive citizens beyond their days in high school. 220 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: What's the biggest challenge that you have to deal with 221 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: with the high school kids of today as opposed to 222 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: Henry Hyne i ski in high school circa two thousand 223 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: and eight, nine and ten, actually a little bit before that. 224 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 2: Social media, social media and you know, just cell phones 225 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 2: in general. When I was in high school, we still 226 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 2: had the flip phones and we were playing snake on it. 227 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 2: You know. Now now all you know, all the kids 228 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 2: are you know, have their their social media and their 229 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 2: you know, texting. So I would say the technology is 230 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 2: the definitely the biggest adjustment now with that, so much 231 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 2: positivity can come from it, you know, all this AI 232 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 2: you can use it as a resource, not to cheat 233 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 2: in school, you know, because there is that, but you 234 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 2: can use it as a resource now where we need 235 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:15,359 Speaker 2: to be able to help kids use it for research perspectives, 236 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 2: not to do the work for them. But it's not 237 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 2: going anywhere. AI and tech isn't going anywhere. As educators, 238 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 2: we have to embrace it and teach our kids how 239 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 2: to utilize it properly. 240 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: You're happy with how this whole thing has evolved for. 241 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 2: You, Yeah, I really am. And you know, my whole 242 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 2: life centers around my family, you know, amazing wife, two beautiful, 243 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 2: wonderful kids, and we're happy and we're healthy, and we're 244 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 2: in a great stage in our life. And ultimately, this 245 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 2: is where I want to be. So I wouldn't change 246 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 2: a thing. You know. We had some hardships along the way, 247 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 2: you know, with the injuries and you know, with with 248 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: football and you know, being cut, you know, and being 249 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 2: released and everything. But those things all happen to prepare 250 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 2: you for the rest of your life. And I have 251 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 2: absolutely no regrets because I lived my life to the 252 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 2: fullest and I woke up every day and gave it 253 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 2: one hundred percent. And you know, I just I just 254 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 2: love where I'm at. I really do. 255 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: And that name is etched on that Super Bowl forty 256 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: six Lombardi Trophy in perpetuity. Now, when you have a 257 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: staff meeting at the school as the principal, do you 258 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: make sure everybody's there five minutes early? 259 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 2: Well, I'm a little more lenient when it comes to 260 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 2: that because you know, we're talking about you know, true, 261 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 2: true academic professionals here, so I expect them to be 262 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 2: there early. But if they're you know, three, two or 263 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 2: three minutes early, I'll cut them a break. But hopefully, 264 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 2: hopefully never, never late be on the threshold. 265 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: Henry, we appreciate you joining us. Congratulations Principal Heinosky and 266 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl forty six champion. Thanks for joining us. From 267 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: Popper's Perspective, Thanks Bob, always a pleasure. Popper's Perspective brought 268 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: to you by Bob's Discount Furniture, the official furniture store 269 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: and mattress partner of the New York Football Giants.