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Three years I think three years ago, I'm 27 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: watching TV, late night TV. I think Pack ten basketball 28 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: and I see this young lady and I go. While 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: I was with my wife the right my wife was, 30 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: I said, young leader at there's talented, she said, But 31 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: I said something. She's she's gifted. She's Her ability to 32 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: articulate own the spot was something that fascinated me. She's 33 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: in her sixth season as an analyst, hosted reporter for 34 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: ESPN and served as a commentator for the college football 35 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: playoff same in final and National Championships games. In Seen, 36 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: she became the first African American woman to co host 37 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: college game. They built by the Home Depot that's the 38 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: largest UH college fans show on television. Previously, she served 39 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: as the first female host of the SEC Network traveling 40 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: college football show The SEC Nation, alongside my man, Tim Tebow, 41 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,119 Speaker 1: Marcus Spills and Paul Five. On that show right there, 42 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: when she hosted that show, that was the best sports 43 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: show television. I told her that to her face. You 44 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: can see her on ESPN. Get up. I'd like to say, 45 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: change the culture of that TV show where she when 46 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: they started putting on there. Please, I'm gonna just stop 47 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: bragging on her. Please welcome the money made conversation, Maria Taylor. 48 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for having me. I'm literally over 49 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: here blessing, like have I done all those things? Are 50 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: you sure you're talking about the right person? Yes, I am. 51 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: Um Maria, you just tell me the journey to get here. 52 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: You know I know that, Uh you know your your 53 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: local because the show broadcast in Atlanta and you're from Afrida. 54 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:01,399 Speaker 1: Went to Georgia volleyball basketball? How did a whole was was? What? 55 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: What was your degree playing in? Well? I really started 56 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: out when I got to Georgia thinking that I was 57 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: going to be some kind of team doctor one day, 58 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: and then I took biology and realized that's not a 59 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: good idea because that's not my strength at all. So um, 60 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: you know, a couple of majors later went through the 61 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: business cycle and did the accounting class. I got to 62 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 1: broadcast journalism and thought to myself, like, this is really 63 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: what I want to do. I love talking to people, 64 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: I love uh, interviewing people, just asking a bunch of 65 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: questions and that would be the perfect sist for me. 66 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: And luckily the University of Georgia has a great journalism 67 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: school and Grady Yeah, so I was able to my 68 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: senior year, We're putting on whole newscast. So I have 69 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: a resume tape by the time I graduate. And then 70 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: at the time, you know, Damon Evans was the athletics 71 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: director at Georgia, and you do, my plans, my goals, 72 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: my dreams were eventually working for ESPN, and he helped 73 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: me get my first job out of the gates at 74 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: Georgia working for Georgia Dogs dot com. So I was 75 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: just like the reporter of our website. And I also 76 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: did radio for volleyball and women's basketball. So so if 77 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: that's why I always tell people to imports of relationship, 78 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: that's a relationship. They gave you a really first option. 79 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,839 Speaker 1: But also when I see you on television. What is what? 80 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: What do you what do you consider your number one 81 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: skill set? Is it preparation or is it the ability 82 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: to think on the spot? Because when you're walking up 83 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,799 Speaker 1: to the coaches, sometimes they're happy. Sometimes I'm talking about 84 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 1: you know she She's on the sideline with some of 85 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: the biggest coaches in the game, and so not all 86 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: of them. They they're just doing it because it's pretty 87 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,559 Speaker 1: much mandatory. They got to do the interview. So getting 88 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: that information out and being articulated after a loss, after 89 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 1: a victory, sometimes people are pulling on you, knocking you 90 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: out the way. They don't care you Maria daily getting 91 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: close to So how do you manage all How do 92 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: you manage all that? Um? I think it's one of 93 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: the keys that I actually learned in volleyball. It's called 94 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: reading and reacting. So, um, you almost have to read 95 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: what's going on in the game. You have to read 96 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: the coaches space when he comes over, you have to 97 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: read the tone that he's taking with you. You kind 98 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: of have to know if you don't be going to 99 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: give you one question or if he's gonna give you too, 100 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: and then you react to him if he says something 101 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: that's completely crazy that you didn't think that he was 102 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: gonna say by having a follow up question, you know 103 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: what I mean, if you just ask, if you have 104 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: two questions package, then you're gonna look a little bit 105 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: like you don't listen to him at all on camera, 106 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: if you don't respond to what he just said. So 107 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: you have to be able to react. I think those 108 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: are two of the biggest criteria to becoming a sideline 109 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: reporter or you know, just getting really good at your craft. 110 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: Is that ability to kind of go with the flow, 111 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: to listen, to change lanes quickly, um and adjust to 112 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: what's going on around you in the circumstances that you 113 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: can place that you know. The really thing about I'm 114 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: talking to Maria Taylor. She's a host, report and analyst 115 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: for ESPN covering college basketball, college football, and more. The 116 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: thing I like about your career so far is that 117 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,679 Speaker 1: I I you know, I mcgonald discovered you on ESPN 118 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: doing college basketball. Now you over here college football, you know, 119 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: which means that you you know, you're diversifying your platform 120 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: multiple streets of income and so yeah, you know that's 121 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: important because people can pigeonhold you and say, you know 122 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: he's over there. How are you able to make that transition? 123 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: How what what? What? What depth moved it were you 124 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: able to pull off to be able to do that well. 125 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: One of my biggest goals when I started my career 126 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: was to make sure that that word pigeonhole never applied 127 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: to me. So whether that was I wanted to grow 128 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: skill sets as a host um, that was something that 129 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: I would I would really go after. I wanted to 130 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: everyone to feel like if they needed someone to be 131 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: an analyst for basketball and volleyball, I could do that, 132 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: or if you need a reporter, I could do that. 133 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: And of course, in order to do all those things, 134 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: you have to be able to work in multiple sports. 135 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: Otherwise you'll only work for say, four months out of 136 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: the year. And I didn't want that. I wanted a 137 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: full time and everyone wants that. Somebody was great coming 138 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: out of school. Because Comcast Sports South, you know Atlanta, 139 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: they used to be around CSS, they were the high 140 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: school sports. I was able to do some football games 141 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: for them and it kind of translated into doing the 142 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: SEC game of the week for CSS as well, and 143 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: so that's how I got into the football lane. But 144 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: it all started with being just good at basketball and 145 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: volleyball for them first, that's really awesome. And so now 146 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: you're sitting on I see a regularly and get up, 147 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: which is even even another stratosphere, and you you get 148 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: the report, you get to have your opinion, you get 149 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: to how has that that, that transition to that platform 150 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: changed your perspective. Yeah, I think it's changed the game 151 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways for me because you kind 152 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: of get seen in the same lane after a while. 153 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: So you know, being the reporter or on college game 154 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: that you have a certain role. Being on the sidelines, 155 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: you know, you have a very particular role, and it's 156 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: reporting and a lot of your hits are only for 157 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: a thirty second. Meanwhile, when you do get up, you know, 158 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: you might do the highlight read with Jalen, and then 159 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: you have to have a conversation about the Lakers, and 160 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: then you need to go over and help them with 161 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: Dan or Laski doing a touch screen and now all 162 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you know you're talking about what the 163 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: Jets need next. And so I think it's not only 164 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: does it helping me, I mean every day I seriously 165 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: learned something to do and feel like I'm getting better 166 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: at my craft. But it also possit positions you from 167 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: a broader scheme, whether that's the higher ups realizing, oh, 168 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: Maria's like a real host to like she could sit 169 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: in that chair um and lead a conversation and be 170 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: the conductor on a show. I think for my career 171 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: it's been an awesome opportunity to just kind of flex 172 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: some different muscles. I'm getting really just like you get 173 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: really strong with your close or whatever. But if you're 174 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: not working on your cats, your legs don't look crazy. 175 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: And so I have been working a really hard just 176 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: one Internet. You don't want the legs, yeah, you know, 177 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: you don't want to be looking You're looking at you 178 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: like she I mean she looks strong on top of 179 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: she's the legs they're like little too thick getting balanced. 180 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: Now as a broadcaster, well you know that's why I 181 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: love about you, know how you You know, I'm just 182 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: a fan of watching you be you because you know 183 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: the college basketball to college football and get up allows 184 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: you to talk about everything not baseball is about the camp, 185 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: you know, and then professional football and so you because 186 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: you're your your your voice allows you to to but 187 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: you but I hope you on staying. What I'm saying 188 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: is that you are really cultivating at three sixty, I 189 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: think that you've dreamed about in your career. Well, it's 190 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: funny because when I set out, you know, I used 191 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: to always say, you just I want to be a 192 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: reporter on ESPN. And then there was a point I 193 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: think it was twelve, and I got the job. I said, Okay, 194 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: it's time to adjust these goals, like what do you 195 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: really want to do? Like what is the highest dream 196 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: that you could possibly have? And I remember rob and 197 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: Roberts says, and I've read her books like nine times. 198 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: So there's a kid listening read from the heart Eight 199 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: Rules to Live By. She has two of them. The 200 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: seven Rules to Live By was before she got cancers. 201 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: Then she wrote eight Rules to Live By. But she 202 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: always said, dream big, but focus really small. But my 203 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: big dream is being on Good Morning America. Then, like, 204 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: what are the skill sets that I need to get there? 205 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: And who needs to believe in me? And who do 206 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: I need to impress? And you know what do I 207 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: need to have entertainment in my background? Do I need 208 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: to have a little bit of news? So all of 209 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: that stuff is what I'm kind of trying to line 210 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: up if my ultimate goal is maybe doing a big 211 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: morning show or something like that, which is what my 212 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: goal kind of changed to once I got to ESPN. 213 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah you big time there, Okay 214 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: is the only amount of time. And I hope you 215 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: take these these compliments I'm giving you real because they're 216 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: coming from a professional I and and when I'm looking 217 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: at you, and I'm looking at the age, I'm looking 218 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: at the You're you're carrying a generation with you. You 219 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. It's like you're you're developing a 220 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: fan base that ten years from now, we'll care will 221 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: be with you. And that's how you look at when 222 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: you look at talent. You look at a twenty year 223 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: window with talent, you say, what do they what are 224 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: they gonna be in ten years? Okay, they steal it 225 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: in that that that precious demo. So you're still being 226 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: a precious demo that everybody wants. And then twenty years 227 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: now you pretty much gonna be in that precious demo 228 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: that everybody wants. And so so you have to say 229 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: that you have at least a twenty year career of 230 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: being able to be relevant, Miss Taylor and that's important 231 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: that you keep doing what you're doing. You keep you 232 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 1: keep building these these these blocks of successful you and 233 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: and and and and don't let anybody tell you. I 234 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: know they haven't told you you can't do anything because 235 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: you've been doing what you want to do? What what drive? 236 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: Where did that drive come from inside you? Because I know, 237 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: let's let's be real, You're you're attractive person. And so 238 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: some people can say, oh, she just attractive, okay, but 239 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: you have so much substance tied to that, so much 240 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: fact tied to that, so much articulation tied to that. 241 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: Sometimes I just look at you. I'm just all the 242 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: certain people know, Stephen, the sweep awes me. You know, 243 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: you put me in all because of the fact. The 244 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: ability to articulate on the spot and listen to the 245 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: situation and then come back with a with a with 246 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: a with a sincere response is a skill set. It's 247 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: God's gift, you know that. Yeah, I mean I think 248 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: the drive for the most part, I always go back 249 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: to just I mean, I've been a perfectionist my whole life, 250 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: from the point where if I couldn't put together something 251 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: like a toy when I was little, I was crying, 252 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: like I was always getting yelled at by my parents, 253 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: like why are you? What are you crying for? Like 254 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: you put together next time. I wanted to get right 255 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: this tide, you know. So that's always one been something 256 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 1: I said me and I still I mean, I pick 257 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 1: apart everything that I do, like I can. We can 258 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:05,719 Speaker 1: go through a whole game and I can say yeah, 259 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: but I remember when I should have said then, and 260 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: I said and and said or there was one thing 261 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: that I really wanted to get into this report and 262 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: I didn't get it out, you know, even though I 263 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: said something else and the report might have sounded finding you, 264 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: but it's still like sub part of me. So I 265 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: think part of it is just me being like there's 266 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: I just can be so much better, like be better. 267 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,959 Speaker 1: So it makes me like go to everything. I hardly 268 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: ever say no, it's something I should get better at. 269 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: But I want to have as many reps as possible, 270 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: you know. I want to work as many things as 271 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: possibly talk about relationships. I want to meet as many 272 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: coaches and players and you know, gms or whatever the 273 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: case may be as I possibly can, because that's all 274 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: a part of becoming better, you know, that's all a 275 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: part of understanding sports better, becoming a better analyst and 276 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: the host. So yeah, it's just I've been annoying since 277 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: I was a kid, annoying. Make a lot of money 278 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: and you show you go back. You want to talk 279 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: about that, And I also talking about when I saw 280 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 1: you interview in Kyler Murray, I went, that's a big 281 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: hight difference. And now he's gonna be the first pick 282 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: in the draft. You're amazing. We're coming back with more. 283 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: Maria Taylor. If you don't know her, believe me, write 284 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: that name down. Hi, this ra Sean McDonald. You're listening 285 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: to money making conversation on the phone. Is Maria Taylor 286 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: ESPN host? Uh? Talent extraordinaire. Uh you can don't get 287 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: up you cane on college thing that you on college batball. 288 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: We're seeing anything. You're doing it all. She's doing it all. 289 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: She's a She's from Atlanta, Georgia, went to George's and 290 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: Georgia bulldog. I shouldn't bring it up because the last 291 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 1: two years Alabama. I gotta bring it up Alabama. They 292 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: broke my heart two years. But you're strong, don't Maria 293 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: hanging there? Girl, hanging in there? That's all you could do. 294 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: That's all you could do. Now, let's talk about this 295 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: new schol that you're doing called Million Dollar Mile mm hmm. 296 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: It's an amazing project. I just gotta say, I'm so 297 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: excited about it. It's airing on CBS and we launched 298 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: on March seven. But probably the best part about it 299 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: is obviously that it's executive produced by Lebron James brainchild 300 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: of Lebron and Maverick Carter. Spring Hill, E and T 301 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: is their production company. And one thing I love about 302 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: what they're doing is, you know, Lebron is so much 303 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: more than just an athlete, and he's becoming, you know, 304 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: the center of culture, becoming a guy that produces what 305 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: we're talking about, you know. And so to even play 306 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: a small role in something that he's building and creating, 307 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: it's like, oh my god, I'm about to be a 308 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: part of a culture change that we're having that's lead 309 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: and spearheaded by him. So so here's this. You have 310 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: athletes stopping I'm trying to read a group of elite 311 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: athletes and one person to stop the contestants from winning 312 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: the money at all costs. What that is sounds like 313 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: those athletes you're talking about. They're called defenders. So they're 314 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: professional ostible course racers. They run things like tough mother ers, um, 315 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: you know, anything that you could imagine. That's those the 316 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: highest elite level athletes that are training around the world 317 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: and running in these races that you and I would 318 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: never be able to complete. I mean they're running under 319 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: the mud, ropes, courses, going over walls, jumping over walls 320 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: from wall to wall, and we're bringing them in to 321 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: race against people that are, you know, just an ordinary 322 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: person that works out a lot, but feels really good 323 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: about their body and where they are. And one once 324 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: the obstacle course race as well, and basically they get 325 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: a head start running the million dollar mile by the 326 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: time they complete the entire course. If they completed, they 327 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: will have run a mile, but there are obstacles that 328 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: stand in their way, and the defender is released after 329 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: the runner goes and if the defender beats you through 330 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: an obstacles, then your chance to win that million dollars 331 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: is over. So it's all about racing against time, racing 332 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: against the defender, and you're being able to see you know, 333 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: a mom from you know, Salt Lake City Racing against 334 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: one of the most elite athletes in the world, and 335 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: you're cheering her on. Obviously, because some of the people 336 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: that are racing, the runners that are in this show, 337 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: they have some credible stories, the reasons why they're running 338 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: the race, the things that they want to show to 339 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: their children, the ways that they want to use the 340 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: money is gonna be a really big draw as well 341 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: as just the fact that we have an entire obstacle 342 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: course in the middle of downtown l A. And they're 343 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: running in the middle of the night and you know, 344 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: being chased by these awesome dissenters. Okay, cool, So you're 345 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: a commentator on the show, correct, Yes, that's like there's 346 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: the play by players Money Matt Money Smith. I'm the 347 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: analyst kind of breaking down what we're seeing from the 348 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: Tim Tebow. It's like our hope. You know, Tim Tebow, 349 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: that's my man. He's awesome, he really is. He He's 350 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: just I've been a fan of it is since college 351 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: football days, and uh, he continued to do what I 352 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: love about him. He does. He lives his life, he 353 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: himself genuinely, yes, absolutely, as polarizing as he has, he 354 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: will not change for anyone and that's what's beautiful about him. 355 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: You know what you're gonna get from him, consistency. You know, 356 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if I you know, because he lives 357 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: his life the way he wants to live. Because he 358 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: has no agenda. I don't think he's an agenda and 359 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: so and that allows me to say he's gender whin, 360 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 1: he's genuine and so so. And he's telling you live 361 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: your dream, take the time to pursue your dream, but 362 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: don't let nobody tell you what your dream is supposed 363 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: to be. Exactly. That's who I see a tempo And 364 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: he's like the perfect host to be on this show too, 365 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: because that's what he's basically telling all the runners that 366 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: come through. All Right, you think you can win this. 367 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: I believe in you do you believe in yourself, Like, 368 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: don't change anything that you would normally do. It's kind 369 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: of cool to see that, Like this is the guy 370 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: who's gone from football and now playing baseball and doing 371 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: really well, yes, yes, in baseball for the match. Well, 372 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: the other thing about it is like people keep telling 373 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: them there, you know, you can't play professional football. You can't, 374 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: you can't play baseball. You're too old to try to 375 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: play baseball. Okay, again, I would tell people stop letting 376 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: age stop you from playing your success. So that's a 377 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: that's a Martrey and Me. I tell people all the 378 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: time because so many people stop trying to be something 379 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 1: when they hit a certain nage. I can't do that. 380 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: It's called and that's what I like about you. If 381 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: they do, you give max effort because of the fact 382 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: that you know on the weekend you hear at College 383 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: Dame the game day you you got to cover because 384 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: sometimes you guys are in a different city. When you're 385 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: doing college game Day, you have to fly to cover 386 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 1: a game in a different city. Correct, Yeah, that's all true. 387 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: There's been a time we did game day from Washington 388 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 1: State and then we flew to Perdue. They were taken 389 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: on Ohio statement and up being that upset game. But yeah, 390 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,239 Speaker 1: there's a lot of times when we just don't have 391 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: the game. CBS or say Fox has the game. But 392 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: it is the biggest game in college football. Of course 393 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: game they have to be there. But Kirk Curve Street 394 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: the Bear and I have to hop on a playing 395 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: immediately after the show. And I know that's right. Now, 396 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,959 Speaker 1: Here's here's the fun part about your your career, Like 397 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 1: I saw so use that I graduated from the University 398 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: Houston and I just happened to turn on TV that 399 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: you're covering my team when they lost. Yep. That yeah, 400 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 1: I would blame game day if I were you, I 401 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: want lay game day for I will play game day 402 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: for you. And I'm just saying that that that's the 403 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: when I tell people that this is a phase. Remember 404 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: this phase. She's everywhere, but she's she's everywhere in a 405 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: good way. The quality so runs welcomes through, like how 406 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: do you arrive at the venue and then how do 407 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: you prepare for a game or whether it's basketball or football, 408 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: and then how do you wrap up your day? Sure? 409 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: I mean I'm actually sitting at Arena right now, um, 410 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: because I have the a CEC Men's basketball tournament, and 411 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: I was flying in from Bristol, Connecticut because I was 412 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: in the studio last night hosting the woman's basketball rats 413 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: because it was all the championship games, you know, a 414 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: c C, Bayton sec um. So the biggest thing for 415 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: me is whenever whatever the project is that I'm currently 416 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: working on, that will dominate my mind, that dominates, you know, 417 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: my workload. So I know that for the next three 418 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: days because I'm here until Thursday. It's all about a 419 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: CC men's basketball for the most part, and as soon 420 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: as I'm finished with it, then that's when my mindset 421 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: will change to uh into double a woman's basketball selection 422 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,640 Speaker 1: show because that's the next big show that I work 423 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 1: on and the whole tournament, so that it's almost like 424 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: you have the silo. Otherwise otherwise I'm just gonna be 425 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,479 Speaker 1: sewing buckshots at the wall and like, Okay, I think 426 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: I should work on this for a little bit into 427 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 1: that and this is that. Um but during the week, 428 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: during football weeks, I'm always getting players on the phone 429 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: so that I'm I'm basically run by their schedule. Their 430 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: schedule will dictate when I'm studying for college football, and 431 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: then I'm either on get Up or on a show 432 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: or traveling the rest of the time. And that that's 433 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: important to understand that that there your role. And so 434 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: when does fatigue when you when you start pushing past fatigue, 435 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: this is this moment march madness is when I'm like, Okay, 436 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: I think I'm about to think and it's a lot 437 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: of it is because it's comes straight off of you know, 438 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: I do the National Championship in football on Monday. That Saturday, 439 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: I was at U m cm are playing Louisville for basketball. 440 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: So my football season leads right into basketball, and then 441 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: by the time I get to March and tournament time, 442 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: I'm so happy to pull back out of men. So 443 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: after I'm here on Thursday, then my soul focus is 444 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 1: the woman's basketball tournament, and I do believe on that 445 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: my best. When I get to focus on one thing, 446 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: it's just not possible. If you want a job that like, 447 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: like we've been talking about, you know, you're gonna have 448 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: longevity and you have to be good at several different things. Um, 449 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: but I'm about to get to my parting point of 450 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: my season where I get to pull back a little 451 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: bit focus on one thing and I feel a little 452 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 1: bit better. Well, you know, it's a good thing about 453 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: it that I enjoyed this seasonal college game day is 454 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: that you look like a college student. And that's important 455 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: because it was so fun watching you walk around interview 456 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: in these college athletes you know, and you look about 457 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: their age, and to me it felt original. When I 458 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 1: tell them when I graduated, They're like what, I'm like, yes, guys, 459 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: And I think that's a that's important from from a 460 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: from a visual standpoint, from a standpoint of watching you 461 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: walk around, because the thing about it is that you 462 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:02,360 Speaker 1: have that that college age mentality, which is a good thing. 463 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 1: You you walk, you talk, your dress and all that 464 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: is important in building your brain. That's why I'm just 465 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: telling you is that it's important that I know you're 466 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: not going to change, but don't change because of the 467 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: fact that that you are writing a very unique course 468 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:20,439 Speaker 1: and a very unique opportunity to be successful. You're you're 469 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: You're a tireless worker. You do your homework, your star 470 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: and before we leave, just rest wrappers up one more time. 471 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: On March twenty seven on CBS, you'll be one of 472 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: the commentators along with my Man Matt Money's Money Money 473 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: Smith Uh, hosted by Tim Tevo is called The Million 474 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: Dollar Mile and tell us again what the show is 475 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: all about. It's all about a runner pushing himself to 476 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: the very very end of what they feel like their 477 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: body can handle, all while racing against you know, professional athletes. 478 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: So if you've ever been that person that's at at 479 00:22:53,960 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: home and said, oh I could do for you, you're 480 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: gonna see what everyday people look like when they go 481 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: against the pros. Well, I'm gonna tell you something, these 482 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: people still don't look like every day, everyday people, everyday people. 483 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 1: If they ever do a show like Hold On, Hold 484 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: Take I'm still I'm still regular though. I'll tell you 485 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: I got that. You will give me a lead. I 486 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: swear to you. They're gonna catch me. They're gonna catch me. 487 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: If you really two minutes, they'll give you five. If 488 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: they can still see me, they're gonna catch me. But 489 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: I want to thank you for coming on the show. 490 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: Maria again, a big fan. Keep doing what you're doing. Um, 491 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: this show is just one of minute shows you're gonna 492 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: do in your future. Again, Ladies and gentlemen, you can 493 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,239 Speaker 1: catch her. She tells you. The schedules incredible. You can 494 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: catch it. When she's not on the road, She's gonna 495 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 1: be on Get Up. That's every morning on ESPN. The 496 00:23:55,520 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: new show UM Million Dollar Mile of premiers mar twenty seven. 497 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: That's a Whinsdy on CBS is ten episodes, high stakes, 498 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: high competition. And remember this, lady and gym Maria do 499 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 1: not change. Okay, stop telling the girl. I'm gonna let 500 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: them just for you. I'm never going past and walk 501 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 1: off right. Thank you, Thank you. I appreciate you, and 502 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: thanks for calling me from you from the arena. 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