Speaker 1: I'm Alex Rodriguez. I'm a former New York Yankee and
Speaker 1: played professional baseball for over twenty years. Almost that entire time,
Speaker 1: I was thinking about business.
Speaker 2: And I'm Jason Kelly. I've been a business journalist at
Speaker 2: Bloomberg for more than two decades, and across my career,
Speaker 2: I've covered everything from the Olympics to Wall Street.
Speaker 1: From Bloomberg, This is the Deal. Each week you're here
Speaker 1: us in conversation with business icons.
Speaker 2: And this show will explore deal making across sports, media
Speaker 2: and entertainment. For Maria Sharapova, I want to win with
Speaker 2: people that know how to lose. To Michael Strahan, the
Speaker 2: city eat you alive.
Speaker 3: But being here in New York has meant the world
Speaker 3: of me because it's opened up so many opportunities that's
Speaker 3: given me my life away from the game of football.
Speaker 2: To Derek Jeter, Alex did me a favor.
Speaker 4: He signed a long term deal before me, you know
Speaker 4: what I mean, So I sort of piggybacked off of
Speaker 4: his deal.
Speaker 1: This is a show where we talk with big time
Speaker 1: athletes and executives about the wins, the losses, and lessons
Speaker 1: learned along the way.
Speaker 4: That is a harsh lesson in business.
Speaker 2: Sports is not as simple as bringing a bunch of
Speaker 2: big names together.
Speaker 3: I didn't want to do another stop you out speech.
Speaker 2: I'm a blue collar kid, and I think that's something
Speaker 2: that gets so it opened up so many more doors.
Speaker 2: The show is called The Deal. Listen to The Deal
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Speaker 2: can also watch The Deal on Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg
Speaker 2: Originals on YouTube.