1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, it's Bill Courtney with an army of normal folks. 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: And now we continue with part two of our conversation 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: with Chaevin Staniels, my former player and the founder of 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: the North Memphis Steelers, a football, cheerleading and mentoring program 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: that's helped over a thousand kids in North Memphis. Right 6 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: after these brief messages from our general sponsors. 7 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: My favorite story is probably on so many. I got 8 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: so many, but one that I can name is one 9 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: of my players that couldn't make a taie ceremony, a 10 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: grizzly prip and out of the blue that called me 11 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: like thirty minutes before the program and asked me, can 12 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: I substitute for his dad to go tie taphoon. This 13 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:06,119 Speaker 2: is just a thing that they do to eight graders. Yes, 14 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: not even just like when you tell your tie they 15 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: make you. They say they make you a man, right, 16 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: I get it. So his father couldn't make it. It's 17 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: an inner city bar michigah, And that was just aesthetic 18 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: that I could make it. And I feel like there 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: was a thing and show you went and stood in 20 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: for the catch. I got on the I got on 21 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 2: the stage and tied his taphoon and you know he. 22 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: Was what that makes you feel like? 23 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: It made me feel like it's still good people in 24 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 2: the world that don't expect anything but to show you 25 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: that you might get And I beat her for you. 26 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 3: But beyond any sport, beyond whatever you do. 27 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: Realize that imprint will be on my child's mind the 28 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: rest of his life. 29 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 3: Right yeah, And hopefully if he make it, he gives 30 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 3: me some. 31 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: Playing And one and one more memory that I could 32 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 2: say was probably one of my best. It was recently 33 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: in manasas was one of our autistic players wanted to 34 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 2: run the football. 35 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: Hold it one of your autistic players? Of your players 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: as autism. 37 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: Yes, and he always said he wanted to run the ball. 38 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 2: We were like, bro, we don't want you to get hurt. 39 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 2: So the last game of the season, we got with 40 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 2: the refs, we got with Tubles double A and asked 41 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: him could or we allow him to run the ball 42 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: run a touchdown? 43 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 3: And you told the other team yeah, we talked the 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 3: other team and they was with it. 45 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 2: So the last player of the game, they won the 46 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 2: game actually, and they allowed him to run a touchdown 47 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: and he was so happy. 48 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 3: He felt like he just won a lottery. 49 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: So would you handle the ball? And y'all ranged it 50 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: so that he could run run everybody to play with it. 51 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: It was, it was. It was a crazy moment. Like 52 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 2: when I say, even the other fans were like cheering 53 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: for him, like we and and Manasa's haven't had that 54 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 2: many players, I mean, haven't had that many fans in 55 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: the game since we were there, and we had I know, 56 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: at least over two hundred people in the stands going 57 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 2: crazy about him getting the opportunity, and I thought that. 58 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 3: Was pretty cool. 59 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: What did he say afterwards? 60 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 3: He was dancing. 61 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: And our video went crazy, like it was just he 62 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: was happy that kids picked them up, you know, made 63 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: him just feel like he was like he was the champion, 64 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: like like we wanted him to. 65 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 1: Hey, I remember, I don't know when it was. It 66 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: was a few years ago. We were text about something 67 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: and you couldn't do something because you had like your 68 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: kids and a whole bunch of other kids right at 69 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: your house. What's that all about? 70 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: We had, to this day, probably one of the most 71 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: all around athletic kids I ever coached. So he got 72 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: four siblings, so it's five of them, and they were 73 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: sleeping in their car they was homeless. 74 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: They were homeless, and he or a mother and five. 75 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: Kids, a mother and five kids that were sleeping in 76 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 2: a four or sedan like not much room for it 77 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: was it was both. It was kind of like end 78 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: of spring into five times, so kind of. 79 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: Like both how could they eat or bathe? 80 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 3: See this? 81 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: Where? 82 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: See this? 83 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: Where? 84 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 3: After after we figured it out. 85 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: We was like, oh, so you didn't know it first. No, 86 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 2: we didn't know, like they hed it from us. So 87 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: one night she was yeah, and she was embarrassed. And 88 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 2: one night I don't know what happened, but she had 89 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 2: her kids at worker and we were and my mom 90 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 2: really liked this group, and she was like, what's going on, 91 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: Like why else kids not somewhere? You know, you at 92 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 2: work while your kids not somewhere sleep and you know, 93 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 2: but they all at Walmart in the car. So so 94 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: she got a job at she was doing she was 95 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 2: doing security, like the patroled a lot at night times. 96 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: It was an offen night job, I see. 97 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: And so she did security patroling the Walmart with her 98 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: kids in the car. 99 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: Right. 100 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: So me and my mom had we really cared about 101 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: these like this family. So my mom has like a 102 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: nice house so they stayed at in the garage, which 103 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: the garage is like a house, it's another house. They 104 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 2: had a shower in the Audit kind of like a 105 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 2: guest like a guest house, but it's kind of it's 106 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: a garage. So they stayed in there for like a 107 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 2: year a year, a year and couldn't pay nothing, but 108 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 2: they had like a real bedroom type environment. 109 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: It was are they on their feet now? 110 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 2: The kids stayed with their father now and I don't 111 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 2: know what what the other one was doing, so but yeah, 112 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 2: the kids, okay, they stay navvy now. 113 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: But again, your mama opened up her house. 114 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 3: Man for a year free, rent free, and this lady 115 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 3: had a job. 116 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: But it's not about her, it's about the kids, right. 117 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 2: And my mom grew up rough too, so she understood 118 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 2: the everybody needs somebody sometimes. And I feel like that 119 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 2: alone just as a testament because I because I set 120 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: up here and said a lot of stuff about what 121 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 2: I did, But if it wasn't for my mom in 122 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 2: the village, like we couldn't did none of it. Not 123 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: one person can do it, not two people can do it. 124 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: And it truly takes a village, and growing up I never 125 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: understood it. But now I truly understand it. Even two 126 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 2: parent households need a village, no matter how we look 127 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 2: at it, like we got to have a village to 128 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: make it happen, and we were just a part of 129 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 2: somebody's village and hopefully they appreciate it. And even if 130 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 2: they didn't like, we still did it because that's what 131 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 2: we feel like we needed to do. 132 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: You know, Chave, It's something that I had wrong when 133 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: I first started my work at Manassis that I learned 134 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,799 Speaker 1: over that period of time and that now I've grown 135 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: actually really comfortable with, cause no matter how hard you try, 136 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: no matter what you do, some fall through the cracks. 137 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: And if you look at any activity get involved in 138 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: and you say, well, on this side of the ledger, 139 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: it's all the whims and on this the ledgers are 140 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: the losses, and if the winds don't outnumber the losses, 141 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: well then you consider your activity of failure. But the 142 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: truth is you can't look at it that way because 143 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:17,679 Speaker 1: anytime you go into places that are really challenging, any 144 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: of the wins that are on the wind side of 145 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: the ledger wouldn't have happened had you not done the 146 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: work that you did. So any win makes the effort 147 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: productive and positive, and you have to accept there's going 148 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: to be some losses because it's you know, where there 149 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: are areas of need are the most difficult places to 150 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: work in. And so the point is you're not going 151 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: when you pull yourself up in your side, I am 152 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: going to be a person who's going to take on 153 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: the tough things and I am going to try to 154 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: make a difference to my community. You have to go 155 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: in understanding there's going to be losses, and there's going 156 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: to be plenty of them, and you can't you can't 157 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: exact positive effect on every single person you come into 158 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: contact with. But whatever effect positive effect you do have 159 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: would not have happened without the effort. So it is 160 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: a win. And so I guess what you said earlier 161 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: that you can't save everybody, But not saving everybody does 162 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: not make the effort unworthy. It's the saves that you 163 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: do get that make it one worthwhile. When did you 164 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: figure out that no matter how hard you try, or 165 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: no matter how hard you work, that they are gonna 166 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: be people that still fell in through the cracks, but 167 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: that that was okay because of the ones that didn't right. 168 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 3: And I learned they listen. 169 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: Like the second year is when I put one thing 170 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 2: my mom taught me in the other seven years was 171 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 2: not never put all your eggs in one basket, meaning like, 172 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: if you got a good kid on your team, you 173 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 2: can never make the kid believe that they're bigger than 174 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: the team. And when I first started, I always did 175 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 2: it like if this was the best kid, I made 176 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: this kid feel like he was just bigger than it. Yeah, 177 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 2: and those same kids, I remember, like two hours before 178 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 2: a game, all the kids that I praised so much 179 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 2: and loved so much, they left my team and went 180 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 2: to another team, like two hours before kickoff. 181 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: That break your heart. 182 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 2: It broke my heart so much. It broke my heart 183 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 2: when kids left my team. But as I got further 184 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 2: into it, it was just like, maybe it's just me. 185 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 2: Maybe maybe people are doing what's best for their situation. 186 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 2: And the kid that I put the most blood, sweating 187 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 2: tears are the ones that still go go to juvenile 188 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 2: like I did. And most of those kids not even 189 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 2: bad kids. It's just the environment. And there's no excuse 190 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 2: because we still make our own decisions. But and one 191 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 2: thing I've learned is just like I've ran into so 192 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 2: many kids like I was. And the hardest thing I 193 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 2: think I've had to do is try to coach the 194 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 2: me out of a kid. 195 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: The hardest thing you've had to do is try to 196 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: coach the you out of the kids your so because 197 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: you recognized it from your past, right. 198 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: And I've had kids to walk off the field, throw 199 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 2: the helpt call me bes and hs and like literally 200 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 2: I've had to experience the same thing that I was 201 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 2: taking people through. Even with my son, like you know 202 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 2: sometimes like when he get in trouble at school, like 203 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 2: it's just you want those kids to be so good 204 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 2: that you willing to do whatever, and sometimes whatever it 205 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 2: ain't even good enough. 206 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: So but that's and those losses like what am I 207 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: doing wrong? What's wrong? I remember feeling it too, But 208 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: then you always have to go back to but these 209 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: ken things that happened had I not been here. 210 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 2: Like yeah, with Kendle, he started off like real angry, 211 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 2: fighting and now he in the six were he going 212 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 2: to the seventh grade and like one of the most 213 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 2: respectful kids. 214 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: And it's because you know it wouldn't have happened without. 215 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: Right, and you catch it before it get bad, and 216 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: you feel so good to see that this kid is 217 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: shining right now. 218 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: So would you put up with ten kids leaving your 219 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: team and getting angry and calling your bees and everything 220 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: else for that one Kendle Yes, would you do it 221 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: all over again for that one? 222 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 3: Yes? 223 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 2: Man, this want this is my guy. And so just 224 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 2: that kids know that you care about them, kids still 225 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: reach out to me. I got kids just going to 226 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 2: Vision one college football right now. We got seniors this 227 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: going Ricky Ricky Ism plays for Central High School, the 228 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 2: number three receiver in the state right now, and he 229 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: got like six offers on the table, like from Marshall 230 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 2: and Bethune cooked me and stuff like that, and just 231 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 2: things like that are will make it worthwhile. Like yeah, 232 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 2: so in reality, like we know we can't save everyone, 233 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 2: but it's different when we don't try. And like I said, 234 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 2: I'm just trying. And if the best player that I 235 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 2: just had, he been on house of risk, he been 236 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 2: on house a risk, he had an aggravated robbery last year. 237 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 2: I literally talked to this probation officer got him off 238 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 2: the House a risk monitor just to get him to Manacas. 239 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 2: And after the season he go back to the same thing. 240 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 2: Like one of the best talents for sure in manasas 241 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 2: right now, and he's a ninth grader and it kills you, 242 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 2: and he kills me because his best friend just got killed. 243 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 2: And the way that he living, like, you know, is 244 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 2: you never know, you know. And a lot of this 245 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 2: start at home. Everything starts at home, if you ask me, 246 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 2: you know. And sometimes parents got to hold themselves accountable 247 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 2: for some of the stuff that their kids are doing 248 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 2: because a lot of the still start at home. And 249 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 2: we're just a village. And imagine trying to coach your kid. 250 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 2: You don't want him to smoke, but he can smoke 251 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 2: at home with his mom. 252 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: So it make it like when you smoke, you don't 253 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: want your team getting into the alcohol and smoking weeds, 254 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: right right, and so that's your rule. But then he 255 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: can go home and smoke with his mom. So yeah, 256 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: so it's just like how do you fight that you can't? Right? 257 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: But the point is you can have a hundred of 258 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: those losses, but the one win. 259 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 2: It make you feel good. It make you feel accomplished. 260 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 2: It makes you feel accomplished. For sure, We'll be right back. 261 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 2: And like I out of these seven years, I feel accomplished. 262 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: Like every year I went to a super Bowl. I 263 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 2: got like six championship rings. I got two national rings. 264 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 2: It ain't even about it, like you know, because they 265 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 2: ain't even what. 266 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: It's not about the ring. It's about their accomplishment. 267 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 2: Accomplishment and the experience more than anything. Right, being able 268 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 2: to take kids that have never been out of Nor 269 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 2: Memphis to beaches and to ride on charter buses like 270 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 2: you did for us. 271 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 3: A lot of people won't ever get their experience. 272 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 2: But shout out to just wings as well, like they 273 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 2: they gave us an opportunity. They gave us a ten 274 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: thousand dollars sponsorship two years ago. They put us on 275 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: a coach bus. We went to so in the cities 276 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 2: like and it's just it's kids that never been to 277 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 2: a beach. 278 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: Well, they get to see a world outside North Memphis 279 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: to think about the possibilities. 280 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 2: Right, and going to Florida and just showing kids just 281 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 2: different and having fun and just you know what I'm saying, 282 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 2: them understanding this, somebody really cares about. I'm just blizzed, coach, 283 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 2: and I'm just thankful that I had people like you. 284 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 2: I had people like my mom, I had people like 285 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 2: one of my little lead coaches I was just thankful 286 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 2: that I had people like y'all did. I had a 287 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 2: patience to work with me, and although it might seem 288 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 2: that like I wouldn't listen to it, I was always 289 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 2: listening and I was always taking heed to things, even 290 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 2: though like I really didn't act like I accepted it, 291 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 2: but I just didn't apply myself. And I'm just thankful 292 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: for people like y'all did helped me get to this 293 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 2: point in my life. 294 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: Vis is gonna be hundreds of kids from Doroth Memphis 295 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: who are gonna say the same thing about you one day. 296 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: I'm proud of you, buddy. I'm being proud of what 297 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: you've done. I'm being I'm proud of all my former 298 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: players that have volunteered their time to be assistant coaches 299 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: and everything with you. And since you started this and 300 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: every time we're together, which is pretty often, or we 301 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: talk or text or whatever, something I hear you say 302 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: a lot is that it's important to me that people 303 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: see that everything going on in North Memphis is not bad. 304 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: And I'm much to be real candid. What I garner 305 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: from that is it pains you that if you're a 306 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: black male from North Memphis and people outside North Memphis. 307 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: See a black male from North Memphis, they automatically assume 308 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: the worst. Speak to that a little bit, speak to 309 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: speak to what your concern is there, because I know you, 310 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: and I know that's not a chip on your shoulder. 311 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: That's a real, live concern that you have. And and 312 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: before you start, you can substitute North Memphis for East 313 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: Saint Louis, Detroit, Baltimore. Parts of any large city in 314 00:16:55,360 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: this country has these areas that are populated by lots 315 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: of young, many times lower income black folks, and people 316 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 1: automatically assume that what they see sensationalized on the news 317 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: or TV shows or movies is the reality. And that 318 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 1: bothers you, right, But now with a chip on your show, 319 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: that bothers your heart. 320 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it bothers me because like now that I've grown 321 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 2: up and I surround myself with certain things, I don't 322 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 2: I don't get that everybody's violent or everybody's always angry, 323 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 2: because that's not true. I wake up every day and 324 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 2: go to a school where there's some great kids. 325 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 1: They just. 326 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 3: They've been guided wrong. 327 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 2: And what hurts me the most is like I can 328 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,719 Speaker 2: walk in the room and I got an armful of tattoos, 329 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 2: and people are looking at me like, oh, well, he 330 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 2: just you know this way, but I. 331 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: Can what do you mean the right? 332 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 2: They can just see I got tattoos and think I'm 333 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 2: just a thug, or they just think. 334 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: Tattoos right and pretty ugly. 335 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 2: Right, and they just and they think and they just 336 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 2: think we just violent out it. But and a lot 337 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 2: of times, being honest, like we give people reasons to 338 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 2: feel that way because so much, so much crazy stuff 339 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,959 Speaker 2: is happening these days, Like we give people the reason 340 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 2: to say, well, yeah, black people are always this way 341 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 2: because look what we're doing to each other especially, And 342 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 2: every day I wake up, I try to surround myself 343 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 2: with people that's already in the direction or trying to 344 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 2: go to direction there I'm trying to go. So, for instance, 345 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 2: I wake up around young men that want to help 346 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 2: the youth. And every day literally I'm around positivity. And 347 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 2: most of the times we all what we surround ourself with, 348 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 2: and most time we surrounded ourselves with the wrong people, 349 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 2: and we're making these poor decisions and nobody want to 350 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 2: hold each other accountable. And that's what kind of angers me, 351 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 2: is that we always complain about why people say things 352 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 2: about black people is because. 353 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 3: Guess what, let's let's be realistic. 354 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 2: We do so much to ourselves and like I just 355 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 2: I just hate it that we won't hold ourselves accountable. 356 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: Enough, and so you're trying to change that, and. 357 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 2: I want to and like I want to show people that, man, 358 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 2: I ain't just in it for money or I ain't 359 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 2: in it to capitalize. I'm in it to truly, Like 360 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 2: my heart is truly in the middle of North Memphis. 361 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 2: People always ask me why I was in a movie. 362 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 2: I don't have security around me in nor Memphis, but 363 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 2: I don't live there. I don't live that type of life. 364 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 2: So I don't go around feeling like somebody trying to 365 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 2: hurt me, or I don't you go around trying to 366 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 2: feel like I'm trying to hurt somebody, because this is 367 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 2: not what I'm doing. Like people see me literally every 368 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 2: day I'm speaking positivity into people, not just kids, like 369 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 2: people my age. I try my best to help go 370 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 2: in the right direction, Like it's not what you do, 371 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 2: it's how you do it. And I just want to 372 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 2: be a vessel in the community and just be a 373 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 2: part of the collective and show people did all people 374 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 2: not money harder. 375 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 3: All people not have to. 376 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 2: Get over on you or you know, and it's people 377 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 2: that genuinely care about the community. And I'm one of 378 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 2: those people. Did literally like my heart. Everything I do, 379 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 2: I do with my heart. And sometimes I feel like 380 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 2: it go unappreciate it. But most times like it don't 381 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 2: even matter because I know for a fake the reason 382 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 2: I do it, my intentions up here and like I 383 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 2: know the reason I'm doing it, Like I'm really out 384 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 2: here trying my biscuit, and it's a lot of people 385 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 2: out here that ain't trying to do nothing. We can 386 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 2: complain so much about what's going on, but what are 387 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 2: you doing to change it? What are we doing to 388 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,719 Speaker 2: change it? Like we get we got to hold ourselfs 389 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 2: accountable and it soul such I say it was an excess, 390 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 2: Like what's the real problem? When can we look in 391 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 2: a mirror and say, I'm complaining about these but I 392 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 2: I'm not doing anything about it. So what am I 393 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 2: complying for? 394 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: So you you're helping kids, You're helping male and female kids. 395 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: You're bringing in your teammates to coach, You're trying not 396 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: just to change the kids, but change minds about the 397 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: minds of people who look into North Memphis to see 398 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: what's going on there. And then you decided, well, I'm 399 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,719 Speaker 1: gonna do this football thing. I'm gonna help these kids. 400 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: Now you're back at the NASAs working with those kids 401 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: of NASAs. You trying to keep your old teammates that 402 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: are your age now engaged in positive stuff. But you 403 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: still it still hurts your heart that people look into 404 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: your neighborhood and assume they know who they're looking at, 405 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: when sure, there's some bad going on in tough neighborhood, 406 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: but there's a lot of good too. So then you 407 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: decide you're going to start a thing called we Not Me, 408 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: We Not Me TV. Okay, what if we not meet TV? 409 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 2: We Not Me as a platform that I came up with, 410 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 2: and it's basically about the news promote so much negativity. 411 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: You mean the people on Fox and CNN, of the 412 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: tides that talk all the big spot words, the ones, 413 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: the ones that aren't on folks. 414 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,719 Speaker 2: Right, because it's a lot of positive stuff going on. 415 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 2: I got a friend that has a fool being is 416 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 2: this they played for announcers? There has a fool being 417 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 2: this upcoming. I got a guy, Tony Bell that I 418 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 2: played football. We has a community center, like a real 419 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 2: community center, like stuff that people need to know about, 420 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 2: like you boxing. Like when we grew up, we had 421 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 2: stuff to do, Like we could go to a community center, 422 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 2: we could go play football with our friends. We had 423 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 2: a lot of stuff to do. And there's so many 424 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 2: people that I'm around every day that's doing so much 425 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 2: positive things, and people don't talk about this. So We 426 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 2: Not Meet TV is just a platform where we can 427 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 2: shine the light on the positive things going on. So 428 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 2: what I do is go around with kids, with the kids. 429 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 2: It's a fun we do with your players, with my players, 430 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 2: and we give back to the homeless. We teach kids. 431 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 2: It's bigger than just sports. It's not all about sports. 432 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,679 Speaker 2: And We Not Meet TV is a platform where you 433 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 2: can come here and we can grow together. We not 434 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 2: me meaning everybody see me doing it, But it's bigger 435 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 2: than just me. It's about we. It's about the collectives. 436 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 2: And I feel like I want to start a platform 437 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 2: where where you come to my platform and it helps 438 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 2: you grow. Or we can do a sit down podcast 439 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 2: and you can let them sit and know what kind 440 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 2: of positive things you're doing or safe for instance, we 441 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 2: record football guys for high school players. They don't even 442 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 2: have to be a announce. They don't have to be 443 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 2: nobody that I'm familiar with. I go to a Germantown 444 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 2: guy and the player of the game, I gotta feel excess, 445 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 2: and I go on the sideline and do an interview, 446 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: like to make a kid understand it. This could be 447 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,919 Speaker 2: all the time for you. If you're good enough. When 448 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,239 Speaker 2: you go to school, you're gonna have to learn how 449 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 2: to talk in front of cameras and stuff like this. 450 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 2: So it's just like small things that make up the 451 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 2: bigger picture. 452 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: We'll be right back. So we not me. You spend 453 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: time away from Banasa's wait the extra time you have, 454 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 1: and you go around highlighting all the positive things going 455 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,159 Speaker 1: on in north like so if you got and it 456 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: could be a business, it could be a kid doing 457 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: something well, it could be somebody helping the elderly. 458 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 3: It could be any anything. 459 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: I was just trying to go around positive. We not me, 460 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: to change the perception of the people of exactly how's 461 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:06,360 Speaker 1: it going so far? Man? 462 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 2: We hit a million views three times, and it's just like, 463 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 2: it's not about race, it's not about tender it's not 464 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 2: about political beliefs. It's not about any of those things. 465 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: It's about the real, uncut, every day positive things going on. 466 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 2: And when I say, everyone that I'm in contact with 467 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 2: every day feels like this is the platform I want 468 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 2: to be on. 469 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: Are you having people now reach out to you say hey, 470 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: I want to be. 471 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 2: On We not, Yes, I have if I don't know 472 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 2: if you guys know. But Mario Bradley, his name is 473 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 2: Grove Hero. 474 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: He is not a rapper. 475 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 3: Yeah he got the hand, he got the little missed 476 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 3: up hand and he's. 477 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: The little messed up hand got. Yeah, he got a hand. 478 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 2: And he's the guy that he just did a Christmas 479 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 2: giveaway for over ten thousand people, just gave away free 480 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 2: gifts to kids. 481 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: Had all over North Memphis, all over. 482 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 2: The city, just nor Memphis, like all of So I 483 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 2: went out and profiled him. I just went out and 484 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 2: did a short video with money Bag Yo and Quinn 485 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 2: Bonhanna the Memphis Cowboys. 486 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: What is that? It's the money. 487 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 2: Rapper, he's like the one of the biggest represented And 488 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 2: who's the cowboy thing Quentin Bonhana, He's he the starring 489 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 2: d tackle for the Dallas Cowboys. 490 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: I got it. 491 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 3: They did a giveaway. 492 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 1: These guys from Memphis, Yeah, yeah, they're from it. And 493 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: so because people like me don't know nothing about all that, 494 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: so that you went it on We Not TV, We 495 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: Not Me DV. 496 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 2: And you know how many people loved him and we 497 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 2: can get ten twenty thousand views just off them reaching 498 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 2: out to me to follow them. 499 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: And so not only are you coaching little kids north 500 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,160 Speaker 1: of Steelers, you're working them in Nassas. You're including all 501 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: the players around you. Now you've started this We Not 502 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: Me platform to highlight the good things going around, right, 503 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: and we got and I got to ask you one 504 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: more time, who told you to do this? 505 00:26:58,800 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 3: This is somebody came. 506 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 2: Oh I posted with my first video from We Not 507 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 2: Meet TV hit one point five million views and a. 508 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: Month So Chavis, the point is what keeps anybody from 509 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: anywhere in this country from doing the same thing in 510 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: their communities. 511 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 3: No excuses. I just try. 512 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 2: That's all I'm doing is trying and trying, trying, obviously 513 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 2: trying his work. 514 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 1: So I'm just trying. 515 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 2: And when I say, most of these videos I record 516 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 2: from my phone, but I got iPhone thirteen and the 517 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 2: videos are just crazy. And I'm like I said, I'm 518 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 2: just learning new stuff. I'm learning how to do graphic design. 519 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 2: I'm learning how to make logos. I'm just all over 520 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 2: the place trying my best to just not be out 521 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 2: or not be doing anything. I'm tired of hearing about 522 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 2: us killing each other, because it's a lot of us 523 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 2: out here helping each other. If I got an opportunity 524 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 2: and my friend struggling, I try my best to, like, 525 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 2: you know, even if it's just a word of mouth, 526 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 2: even if it's just doing it, it's on the platform 527 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 2: and saying that I see you and I see the positive. 528 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 2: Because most of these people I'm talking about here rough 529 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 2: upbringings just like we all did, and they ain't making 530 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 2: no excuses. They going out and making it happen and 531 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 2: providing for their kids. And I want to advertise like 532 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 2: it's black fathers that really take care of their kids. 533 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 2: I know so many black fathers just active every day. 534 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 2: I got five children, then I'm active in all five 535 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 2: of their lives. So I want people to notice because 536 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 2: like the picture of a lot of people pain of us, 537 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 2: it's not really us. 538 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: So let me get this strike. North Memphis has got 539 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: an army and normal folks just trying to do good things. 540 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 2: Right, the army of normal folks just trying to make 541 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 2: a difference. And sometimes a lot of people their fire 542 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 2: inside them is extinguished because they feel like no one cares. 543 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 2: The fire that burn inside of us to do the 544 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 2: right thing is put out because like people already got 545 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 2: this narrative of who we are are and. 546 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: It's not like it. 547 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 2: So what I'm trying to do with we not Meet 548 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 2: TV is way bigger than just chaves from Undefeated. It's 549 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 2: made bigger than changed from the Northman f Stillings is 550 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 2: about not even just mythis like anywhere, who can see 551 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 2: a post that I post of me being a daddy 552 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 2: to my kids, or me posting my little daughter able 553 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 2: saying inspirational words to other kids, Like I want people 554 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 2: to see those type of things because it's so much 555 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 2: good going on, y'all. Did a lot of people are 556 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 2: just overlooking or don't even just or simply just don't 557 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 2: know about it. And I want to shine a light. 558 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 2: And I want to be a vessel to like shine 559 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 2: my light on the good things and not just our nigga. 560 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: One of the things on an army of normal folks 561 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: that we do as we're finishing up here is everybody. 562 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: All of my guests give their contact information. I give 563 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: my contact information. We all give contact information because the 564 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: idea behind our arm or normal folks, is that we 565 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: want to create a movement of an army of people 566 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: across this country just seeing places of need just like 567 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 1: you have and saying hey, I have a certain talent 568 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 1: in this area and I can help. So all of 569 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: our guests have given out their information. So here it is. 570 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: If anybody hears this and is inspired by what you've 571 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: done with the football and the work of a Nassis 572 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: and we Not need TV any or all of it, 573 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: they want to reach out because they want to start, 574 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: but they want to hear some guidance from you. Or 575 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 1: if anybody listening wants to help out the North Memphis 576 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: Steelers or the We Not Need platform and reach out 577 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 1: to work with Chaevis, donate to Chaevs or help him 578 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: in these pursuits. How do they get in touch with 579 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: Chevis Daniels. 580 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 2: I do a social media I do Facebook. All of 581 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 2: it is my name Shaves Daniels. We not meet tv 582 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 2: is on individual platform. I me TV on Facebook, We 583 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 2: not me TV on Instagram. 584 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: And so when people can reach out to you through 585 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: those channels and you will respond. 586 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, yes, will I will respond. 587 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 2: And like I said, we've been kind of We've been 588 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 2: having a lot of positive things, guys, and it's so 589 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 2: much that could happen. I'm just I'm here for it, 590 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 2: and I'm just locked in and focused on what's nicks 591 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 2: because I'm so tired of people talking about undefeated. So 592 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 2: we got to think about the next day. 593 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: This Chavid Daniels, as I've said three times, I'm proud 594 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: of you, and you know I love you. I love you, 595 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: and Shavish, you're making a difference. And to think of 596 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: the skinny, little impetuous ninth grader that showed up at 597 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: Manassas and look at the man now who's making such 598 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: an imprint in a neighborhood who so desperately needs all 599 00:31:55,360 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: the positive I am uh, I'm inspired, I'm honored, I'm 600 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: proud of you, and I love you. And you are, 601 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: without a doubt a member of the army of normal folks. 602 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: And the beauty of it is all the work you're 603 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 1: doing will just help grow that army. And it doesn't 604 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: matter if you're in a wealthy neighborhood and a suburb 605 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: or in North Memphis with the demographics that you all heard. 606 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 1: All you got to do is have a heart, some humility, 607 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 1: and a little effort and you can make a difference. 608 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: And you are thanks for being with me, Chavis. 609 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 3: I appreciate the opportunity, Coach. 610 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 1: And thank you for joining us this week. If Chavis 611 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: or another guest has inspired you to take action in 612 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 1: your community, please let us know. I'd love to hear 613 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: about it. You can write me anytime at Bill at 614 00:32:56,200 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: normalfolks dot us and I will respond to you. And 615 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: if you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast, rate it, 616 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: review it, share it friends, and on social do all 617 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: the things you can to help us grow an army 618 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: of normal folks. I'm Bill Courtney. I'll see you next week.