1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. I'm going to get to Mike Florio kind 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: enough to join us on short notice, and his new book, 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: by the Way, is a must. Playmakers comes out March fifteenth, 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: can be purchased both online and wherever books are sold. 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: Mike sent me an advanced copy, and there's a lot 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: of good stuff in there. Didn't autograph it, but there's 8 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: a lot of good stuff in there, Mike joins us. Now, 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: no autograph news, you are fake news. I autographed it. 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: Oh you signed it? Oh you did? Yeah? You haven't 11 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,279 Speaker 1: even opened it? Oh I did. I opened it to 12 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: the actual chapters, not to the first couple of pages 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: the cover. Okay, and there's a lovely inscription. It may 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: bring a tear to your eye. Probably won't, but I 15 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: did sign it. Polly, do you know where I have 16 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: Florio's book? I was going to look for it. Okay, 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: you keep the garbage. I think you got it right there, Polly, 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: Now I can. I got on it right here. It's 19 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: really close to me. Okay, let's see what it says. 20 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Florio's Playmakers, How the NFL really works and 21 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: it doesn't DP thanks for your friendship and support over 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: the years. Mike Florio, Well, that's not really you know, 23 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: but I did sign it. How about thank you for 24 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: my career. I never would have had this career without you, Dan, 25 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: That's true, that's true, But I've already told you that's 26 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: separately started to come up with something different. All right, 27 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: thank you, Okay, help you for my career. Help me 28 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: understand back now, help me understand the Sean McVay situation. 29 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: And does it affect Kevin o'connon Is it real there 30 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: it would affect Kevin O'Connell taking the Vikings job. Well, 31 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: you know, we learned four years ago in a Super 32 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: Bowl that was played in the stadium where the Vikings 33 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: play their home games, that none of this stuff's ever 34 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: done until it's done. And I keep seeing reports about 35 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: what the Vikings are going to do. I'm waiting for 36 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: the report that it's done. I want to see the 37 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: signature from Kevin O'Connell on the last page of the contract, 38 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: and until what happens. We saw McDaniel's joke the Colts. Now, 39 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: there's no real reason right now to think it's going 40 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: to happen. But if Stan Cronky's working behind the scenes. 41 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: He's the owner of the rams, obviously, and he's like, Hey, Sean, 42 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do. I think it's too early 43 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: for the Sean McVay situation to come to a head 44 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: where Stan Cronky would have to pivot to Kevin O'Connell, 45 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: and he's got Raheemorris the defensive coordinator if McVeigh does leave, 46 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: so it's not as critical as it would be. But 47 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: if McVay would exit like today, which no one thinks 48 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen, you'd have to wonder whether or not 49 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: Cronky would would want to try to keep Kevin O'Connell. 50 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: But I get the impression McVeigh is kind of sitting 51 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: back and waiting to see if one of these networks 52 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: makes him an offer that either he can't refuse or 53 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: that he can't resist. Taking to Cronky and saying, Hey, 54 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna pay me fifteen million. You're paying me x 55 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: Are you gonna pay me more or not? And I 56 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: think that's fair game. I think mcveig's spot now. Somebody's 57 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: either gonna make him an offer that he says, Wow, okay, 58 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: I'm leaving three, ESPN or wherever or Cronky's gonna pay him. 59 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: Either way, he's gonna get paid, Okay, So Aaron Donald, 60 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: is that a leverage play as well? It could be. 61 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: He's due to make fifty five million over the next 62 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: three years, about eighteen million in change. He puts a 63 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: lot of himself into his offseason preparation. LA is a 64 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: long way away from Pittsburgh. He's a Pittsburgh guy, and hey, 65 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: having flown from Pittsburgh to LA and LA to Pittsburgh 66 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: nine days apart, it's like two different worlds. And he's 67 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: out there for five months out of the year, and 68 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: I think that's wearing on him after eight years. So 69 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: you want to make it worth his while. You know, 70 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: he's currently doing it for eighteen million, nine million under 71 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: the top of the market for a defensive lineman. Maybe 72 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: that gets his attention and gets him to do it again. 73 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: But I really do think he's seriously considering calling it 74 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: quits while he's at the pinnacle of the profession after 75 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: eight years and after putting a lot of himself into 76 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: his game. I was also wondering about Odell Beckham Junior 77 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: with this knee injury. Knee surgery. At some point does 78 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: he start to look at what's next. Could you see 79 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: him in the media, could you see him as a 80 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: a studio analyst here? And what would be that value? Well, 81 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: I mean he always brings value because of who he is. 82 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: But as you know, at some point you have to 83 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: actually do the job. And there are plenty of former 84 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: players who become analysts, and they don't really become analysts. 85 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: They have to become a fan of the game. You 86 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: have to think like a fan things. You have to 87 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: follow the sport like a fan follows the sport, or 88 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: you quickly lose relevance, you quickly make no sense. It 89 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: can't just be well, this is what we did, this 90 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: is what I did, this is what you know, this 91 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: is what I know from when I played. You've got 92 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: to be a true student of the game. And I 93 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: don't know that he cares about football enough to make 94 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: that pivot. Maybe he does, Maybe he does, But you're right, Dan, 95 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: look same acl torn twice and Michael David Smith from 96 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: PFT pointed out yesterday that when he did it the 97 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: last time, it was like eleven months before he was 98 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: cleared to play again. He'll miss all of the season 99 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: at least all of the regular season if he has 100 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: that same trajectory with the same injury to the same knee. 101 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: I mean, that was heartbreaking for him. He could have 102 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: been the MVP of the game the way he was playing. 103 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: The Rams lost the air out of the balloon when 104 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: he got injured, and they almost didn't get it back 105 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: in time. We're talking to Mike Florio Pro Football Talk 106 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: Live co host with Chris Simms. You can watch that 107 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: on Peacock. I know that Matthew Stafford is he a 108 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer? Was a big topic. I think we 109 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: ran out of topic, so it's like, Matthew Stafford a 110 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer? Question mark? But I have to give 111 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford credit for two things. Megatron's season that was 112 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: the greatest season we had seen by a wide receiver, 113 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: and now Cooper Cups, which is the greatest receiving year 114 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: that we've ever had. It doesn't feel like he gets 115 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: any credit of that. You're like, oh, that's write. He 116 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: was Calvin Johnson's quarterback. Where do you stand with Matthew 117 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: Stafford right now? Well, Matthew Stafford suffered through twelve seasons 118 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: in Detroit where he was pretty much alone but for 119 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: Calvin Johnson, and they did have a Don mckinsou for 120 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: a while, but it's a dysfunctional organization and they never 121 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: were able to put together a consistent winner. Now, there 122 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: have been times where I was concerned that he wasn't 123 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: as forceful from a personality standpoint as a Peyton Manning 124 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: or Tom Brady would be, and he kind of tolerated 125 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: not being part of a great team. Maybe he should 126 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: have forced himself out of that situation earlier. But he 127 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: can make all the throws. I mean, you've seen the 128 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: video the no look throw to Cooper Cup. He's always 129 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: been like that. He was Patrick Mahomes before we learned 130 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: about Patrick Mahomes. The guy's got incredible arm talent. And 131 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 1: when you look at the all time statistics, he's already 132 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: twelfth in passing yardage, twelfth in passing touchdowns and he 133 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 1: just turned thirty four last week. So this whole idea 134 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: of is you're a Hall of Famer, to me, it's 135 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: ridiculous because he's got five more years left. I don't 136 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: know how long he's gonna play. There's many chapters left 137 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: in this book. He could win another Super Bowl if 138 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: he gets another super Bowl. He's clearly a Hall of Famer. 139 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: He could finish in the top five of passing yardage. 140 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: Of course, that puts you clearly in the discussion. So 141 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: and I respect the fact that you know, he's not 142 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: a guy who's very demonstrative. We don't get a lot 143 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: of videos and him chewing people out on the sideline. 144 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: We don't get a lot of hot take reports about 145 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: whether he's selfish or immature. There isn't that kind of stuff. 146 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: And you know, it's hard to stand out if you're 147 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: not that way. But his play does all the talking 148 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: for him, and people are starting to appreciate it more 149 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: now that he's with a better team. What should we 150 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: keep an eye on with Deshaun Watson's offseason. Well, we've 151 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: been expecting or hoping or waiting for some sort of 152 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: resolution as to the criminal probe. The prosecution, potential prosecution, 153 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: grand jury work was supposed to be done the end 154 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: of January. Now that we're clear of the Super Bowl, 155 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: I need to go back and see where that stands. 156 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: You got twenty two lawsuits that are moving forward. Now 157 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: that the Super Bowl's over, he can be questioned under 158 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: oath by Tony Buzzby, who represents the twenty two individuals. 159 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: And you know the problem is, it's so obvious he 160 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: needs to put these cases behind him to continue his career. 161 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: That that gives Tony Buzzby more leverage when it's time 162 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: to negotiate a settlement. They had eighteen of these twenty 163 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: two cases ready to work out back in late October, 164 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: so he could have been traded to the Dolphins. There 165 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: were four holdouts. The value of that case keeps going 166 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: up and up and up, if you know, he's got 167 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: to settle these in order to get back to the NFL. 168 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: So at some point they just have to sit down 169 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: and work this out. He needs to work out satisfactorily 170 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: to the individuals who claim they were victimized by Watson, 171 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: something that allows him to put it behind him. But 172 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: you know the problem, Ban is the quarterback carousel is 173 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: gonna start spinning, seats are gonna get filled, and maybe 174 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 1: the teams he wants to go to will have moved on. 175 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: So it's it's gonna be a challenge for them to 176 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: get this taken care of. Thanks for listening to The 177 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to catch us live 178 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: every weekday morning nine to noon Eastern or six to 179 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. 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Well, 189 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: I have interviewed Tom Brady probably seven hundred and fifty 190 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: two thousand times, so there's a total familiarity. We've been 191 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: doing this show for more than a decade, so as 192 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: opposed to another athlete, there's a lack of familiarity, and 193 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: we're not doing a show together. But when you sense 194 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: something as good at reporters you are, when you hear 195 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: something you would normally pounce on that, how do you 196 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: approach that? If you sense something with Tom and you 197 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: know the approach of pouncing on it and realizing that 198 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: maybe there's a kind of breadcrumbs there for a bigger topic. Well, 199 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: we have much more time. We have twenty five minutes 200 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: a show and forty five minutes for the podcast. So 201 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: it's it's not like me doing the end of a 202 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: game interview where I have to get right to it 203 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: because we're rushing off to you know, the Tonight show 204 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: or Sports Center or whatever. So you have two questions 205 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: and you're done. So you can't you can't have a 206 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: conversation with somebody. You can't delictit more information, you can't 207 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: have a you know, there's no comfort there. You got 208 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: a boom boom boom. So it's just a lot different formats. 209 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: So pouncing on something isn't isn't necessary. Take me back 210 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: to that weekend when Schefter and Jeff Darlington reported over 211 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: the weekend I think it was Saturday at two thirty 212 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: Eastern that Tom was going to retire. You take the 213 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: podcast then on Monday. Correct. Okay, So how do you 214 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: do you discuss topics? Give me let us behind the 215 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: scenes there of what you do in preparing for that 216 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 1: with Tom and Larry and that topic that weekend. I 217 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: was in Mexico that weekend and my phone was blowing up, 218 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: and I hadn't heard from Tom, and so I didn't 219 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: know anything about it. And I don't know if I'm 220 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: tenth on the list, Dan, or if I'm twentieth or 221 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: fiftieth or one hundred, but I'm on the list Somewhere 222 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: at some point he would have reached out and says, Jim, 223 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: I'm out, I'll talk to you later, or whatever it 224 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: would have been. I didn't get that. So I called 225 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: Tom's agent and he didn't know anything about it. I 226 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 1: spoke to mister and Missus Brady and they didn't know 227 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: anything about it, and they had just spoke to Tom, 228 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: and Tom said that wasn't the case. So we've been 229 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: involved with each other for a long time, Tom and 230 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: I doing this show. I always take Tom at his 231 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: word because Tom Tom's word is really good. So we 232 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: approached the show on that Monday, which was a couple 233 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: of days later, and I asked him what he was 234 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: doing and he said he hadn't decided yet. So you know, 235 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: this isn't a show where you're supposed to badger somebody's 236 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: he's the co host of the show. You have not 237 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: hitting him over the head, and it's his decision and 238 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: his life, and when he came to that decision with 239 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 1: his life, he would inform us. What did you think 240 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: when you heard on Tuesday or you saw this social 241 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: media that Tom was retiring. I thought that he decided 242 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: to retire, and that he decided over the course of 243 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: time with Gazelle and whoever else was involved with the decision, Jack, 244 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: Benny and Vibe that it was time time to do that. 245 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: By the way, then the club also hadn't been informed, 246 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: so Jason and Bruce, Arians and the Glazer family none 247 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 1: of them knew, and I believe they released a statement 248 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: to that effect and saying Tom had told them that 249 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: that wasn't the case. So I guess the Tuesday morning, 250 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: whatever it was, twelve or fourteen hours after we did 251 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 1: the show, that's what he had decided to do, and 252 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: wrote out his Instagram when it feels like people still 253 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: don't believe it's real. Do you believe it's real? I do. 254 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: I do, But I also believe that he doesn't know 255 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: if and when that urge will come back. So I 256 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: think he answered the question you know, to the best 257 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: of his ability and really honestly when he said you know, 258 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: never say never, because He's been doing this for thirty 259 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: plus years, and he's not leaving Dan because there's anything 260 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: physically wrong. He led the league in every statistical category 261 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: for a quarterback. So it's more of an emotional thing 262 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: perhaps that he'll be forty five and doesn't want to 263 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: get pounced on by von Miller and Aaron Donald and 264 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: these guys. But I truly believe that if he wanted 265 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: to play physically, he could continue to play at a 266 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: very very high level. And he's even said that probably 267 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: well beyond next year, if that's what he decided more 268 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 1: likely to play again. Tom or Larry Fitzgerald, Well, Tom, 269 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: Larry had no interest in coming back at all. No Wow, Larry, Larry. 270 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: Larry made that decision. He never turned in his retirement papers. 271 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: But Larry never wavered. Larry had calls every week from 272 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: great teams that really wanted him and could have played, 273 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: probably on a championship team, and he just never even 274 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: looked back. He never thought about it. He was enjoying 275 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: his life. He was going to his kids of flag 276 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: football games. He's very involved in a number of businesses. 277 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: He's a really philanthropic guy who was the NFL Man 278 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: of the Year Larry. Larry had decided that that was 279 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: it when Antonio Brown goes a wall. Did Tom try 280 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: to talk Larry Fitzgerald into playing for the Buccaneers, Not 281 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: that I'm aware of. No, and Larry and Tom have 282 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: not told me that, So no, Tom knew where Larry was. 283 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: Podcast together, they played golf together, They were around each 284 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: other last summer quite a bit a number of times. 285 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: So Tom didn't waste his time on that call. Is 286 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: the podcast on hiatus? Podcast was our last podcast on 287 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: serious was Monday Night, and we'll come back in August, 288 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: and both Tom and Larry and I were all set 289 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: to go for the next football season and series has 290 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: been a great partner and we'll have some more fun. Yeah, 291 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: I was wondering about that. People jumped on that, They're like, 292 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: it's on hiatus until you know, September, and then it 293 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: was like, oh September, that means maybe Tom's going to 294 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: come back, And I thought, well, they're not going to 295 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: talk football during the off season, I guess, and you 296 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: guys will just pick it up when you get ready 297 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: to start the season, correct. I mean, we don't that 298 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: that's been normal what we've done. We've done this show 299 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: for more than a decade, and so you know, we 300 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: but we don't do it all year. We don't come 301 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: on and start talking about the Final Four and the 302 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: Masters in baseball. I'd be I'd be curious about it, 303 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: because you know, Larry Fitzgerald a really good golfer. You 304 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: get their comments on Augusta. I'm fine with that. March 305 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: madness as well. Maybe we'll do a special, maybe a 306 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: little bit. We'll jump over from the mad Dog Channel 307 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: over to the Dan Patrick Channel, and maybe we'll do 308 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: a summer special. When did it start to click where 309 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: Tom Brady and you became friends not reporter in our partners? 310 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: I guess do you remember? Well? I had just asked 311 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: him Don Shula used to do Monday night football with 312 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: me on Westwood One, and he decided that he had 313 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: had enough that it was just, you know, too much. 314 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: And I believe at the time Don was maybe eighty 315 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: years old, seventy nine or eighty years old, So this 316 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: was twelve years ago or so, and so I just 317 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: happened to run in. I ran into topment. He was 318 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: watching his son Jack play play tennis at Riviera and 319 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: Jack at the time was maybe three or two years old. 320 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: Three years old, four years old, really just a youngster 321 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: plan lay tennis. I said, hey, did you buy chats? 322 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: Have any interest in doing Monday night football in the 323 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: radio with me? Because I had only done a local 324 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: show with w E I UH in Boston every Monday. 325 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: And he said, well, what is it, entail? And I 326 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: told him he said, well, why don't you write write 327 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: my agents? So what exactly it is? You have my 328 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: number and we'll just stay in touch. Well, a couple 329 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: of weeks later he got back in touch with me. 330 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: He said that he had just spoken to it Don 331 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: Yee and Steve Dubin said, yeah, I'd like to do that. 332 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: Then he wrote me a letter Dan before we started 333 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: our first Monday night thing. He said, you'll get the 334 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: same effort out of me on Monday nights that I 335 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: give my teammates on Sunday afternoons. And I still have 336 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,959 Speaker 1: that letter. And you know what he has. He's he 337 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: hasn't missed a show even when he's played on Monday nights. 338 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 1: He's taped it early and he's been he's just been terrific. 339 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 1: He's a better human being than he is a quarterback. 340 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 1: If you had to bet on what he's going to 341 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: do next next chapter. Could you see him being in 342 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: the media aside from the podcast? I was going to 343 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: say he's with us, of course, is I don't. I 344 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: don't personally see that. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. No, no, 345 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: I like I said I in the podcast there Lake 346 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: knowing that you would pick up on that. So I 347 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: but see. Could you see him doing a network thing, 348 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: a Manning cast Amazon? I don't want to speak for Tom, 349 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: but every every indication that I have would indicate no. 350 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: Might he do some more specials? Might he do you know, 351 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: another Man in the Arena or a documentary or appear 352 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: from time to time he's appeared on the Manning Cast. 353 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: He might do something like that. But I don't think 354 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: he's going to try and do something like Tony Romore Troy. 355 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 1: I could see him in Gronk doing a Manning cast type. 356 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: It's something on Amazon. What do you think that'd be fun? 357 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: It's a good idea. But I think Gron's gonna play 358 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: Oh you do I do with tampon? Tom said. Tom 359 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: said a couple of days ago on our final show 360 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: that he hoped Gron's play that he's got a lot 361 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 1: left in the tank, that he'll make any team a 362 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 1: whole lot better, that he still has championship football in him, 363 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: and that he would, you know, hate to see him 364 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: go at this point, but would totally respect whatever he 365 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: wanted to do. He's Jim Gray Hall of Famer. The 366 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: podcast Let's Go with Tom Brady and Larry Fitzgerald on 367 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: hiatus until August. Who's the athlete you have an interview 368 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: that you want to I've interviewed everybody I've wanted to interview. 369 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: I guess Babe Bruce. But unfortunately that's not going to occur. 370 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: It's not going to happen. Uh. I'm not I'm not 371 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: sitting here, you know, thinking that I've that I'm lacking anything, 372 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 1: or that there's anybody who I really you know, I'm 373 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: still curious. I'd like to interview. I guess I'd like 374 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: to interview Otani because he's great. I'm sure there's a 375 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: language barrier and it can be translated, but I think 376 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 1: he's a great athlete, so I guess I would be 377 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: the answer. Can you see Lebron staying and playing with 378 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: his son the important event? Yes, yes, I do. I 379 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: think that is important to him. I think he's kind 380 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: of stated that. I think it would be you know, 381 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: it would be a lot of fun to see Lebron 382 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: can still play at a high level. I don't know 383 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: where he'll be in a couple of years or what 384 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: that team would look like and how exactly that would work. 385 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: And if his son, you know, we're taking into account 386 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: that his son, Brownie, is good enough to play in 387 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: the NBA. Now, maybe somebody will do it for the 388 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: novelty of it, even if he's not good enough. But 389 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: I think he has a long way to go, you know, 390 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: in his development. But I wonder if Lebron looks at 391 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,479 Speaker 1: this and gets into an organ. I don't know, if 392 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: he ends his career with the Lakers, what do you think. 393 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: I don't either. I don't either. You know, it's it's 394 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 1: also transient now and everybody just kind of comes and goes. 395 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: I mean, look at James Harden. Three teams in a year. 396 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: James Harden is a great and offensive force in the 397 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,640 Speaker 1: history of the NBA as we've ever seen. And you know, 398 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: he's just Kevin Durant, the best player in the NBA. 399 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: Look at look at this now and we spend more 400 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: time wondering where these guys are going to be than 401 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: we actually do paying attention. It's like it's own. It's 402 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: not even a hot stove league. It's just like constantly burning. 403 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: It's like one of these wildfires unfortunately we have here 404 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: in California. So all the speculation is going to go 405 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: on and on. So I could see Lebron playing someplace 406 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: else if that meant you could play with Brownie. Did 407 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: you save your interview notes from Lebron's Decision night? I 408 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 1: probably have him somewhere. Let be curious. Here, here are 409 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: the interview notes Dan right here. There was just this 410 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: season with Let's Go, which you were a part of. Yeah, 411 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: so yeah, I probably have him somewhere. I still go 412 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: back to that question I asked, and I did follow 413 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: up with you when I talked to Tom about that 414 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: pole that you feel with your family that I felt 415 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: when I was at ESPN and I left at fifty 416 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: and here's Tom at forty four. And I followed up 417 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: with you, and you were kind enough to share that, 418 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: you know, you could tell that maybe it kind of 419 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: hit Tom in a different way because everything else was 420 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: football related and I went family related. Did you glean 421 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: anything from that answer from Tom? That maybe you didn't 422 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: realize at the time of what he might be really feeling. 423 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: I thought it was a great question by you, and 424 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: I don't say that because we're friends or because this 425 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: is your shows. It was a lousy question. I tell 426 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: you stink that was a great question. But I also 427 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: know how Tom feels about his family, and there's a 428 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: there's a spot that it touches, whether it's his parents 429 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: and his sisters who were so important to him, or 430 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: whether it's Benny, Jack, Viv and Gizelle. You know, when 431 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: he goes there, it brings out an emotion and he 432 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: wants to be with his son and his sons in 433 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: New York. And so when you ask that question, I 434 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: knew how he felt, and I know how it bothers him, 435 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: and I know he wants to spend more time. So 436 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: I could see that it touched him, and everybody else 437 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: did kind of focus on some of the other things. 438 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: There was that young man who was in the stands 439 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: that also touched him, held up that sign about cancer 440 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: and saving his life and inspiring him. So I could see. 441 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: You know, Tom's an emotional guy, and he's a real guy, 442 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: and he really really cares. He cares deeply about football, 443 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: cares about people. He wants to see his teammates succeed. 444 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 1: He doesn't feel in any way that ripping somebody else 445 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: somehow enhances him. So he's tried to inspire and lift people. 446 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: So when you talk about his family, that took him 447 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 1: to a place, you know, where he wants to be. 448 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: His social media is unbelievable. I don't know. I would 449 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: love to have had that social media with the Patriots. 450 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: But why did Tom all of a sudden go unplugged 451 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: here with the Buccaneers. Well, there's a different atmosphere and 452 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: there's different folks. And Tom has tremendous respect and reverence 453 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: for his time at the Patriots, and he's grateful, but 454 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: those folks are tightly wound, and it's a whole it's 455 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: a whole different. You know, Bruce arians is out having 456 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: fun on the golf course and once in a while, 457 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: once in a while he may have, you know, an 458 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 1: adult beverage, and it's a little it's just a little 459 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: looser atmosphere. So Tom could be more of himself. And 460 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: you know, Tom wanted to follow. Tom's a great teammate, 461 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: so Tom wanted to follow what it was the protocols were, 462 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: and Coach Belichick just wasn't going to have that and 463 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: didn't want that, and here he could be more of 464 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: himself and that's all much more permissible and part of 465 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: the program. Have you had Belichick on the Lets Go podcast? 466 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: We have not. We haven't requested in me, oh, we haven't. 467 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: An you gotta have him on? Well, maybe next year, 468 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, if Tom's out of football, perhaps Belichick. Now, 469 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: he asked for Coach Belichick a number of times on 470 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football and he wasn't available. But he wasn't 471 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,199 Speaker 1: available at Super Bowls any and he did come on 472 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 1: and answer the questions, and he's always to me, he's 473 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: always very courteous, very nice, very respectful, and obviously he's 474 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: the greatest coach probably in the history of the NFL, 475 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: with the exception of the numbers. And I'll go with 476 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: Don Shula because he has three forty seven. But I 477 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: think Coach Belichick's gonna stick around until he breaks that render. 478 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: I agree. Hey, great to talk to you. Sorry I 479 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: didn't get a chance to do a drive by there 480 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles. Damn. I'm sorry missed you. Next time. 481 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: How's your pursuit of the corn Ferry Tour going. Uh, 482 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: it's good. I'm I'm taking a couple of weeks off 483 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: for the corn Ferry Golf Tour, but you know I'm 484 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: not ready for Riviera. Let's put it that way. Well, 485 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: the Pearls are this week, so tune in. It should 486 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,159 Speaker 1: be fun. Thank you, Bud, Thanks thanks for having me on. 487 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: Jim Gray, hall of Famer and co host of Let's 488 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 1: Go podcast with Tom Brady and Larry Fitzjow. Yet, Jim 489 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: invited me to play Riviera, and you don't turn down 490 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 1: an invitation to play Riviera. It was just I was 491 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: doing the show. We got up early in the morning, 492 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,719 Speaker 1: and then we'd have to go to dinner with clients 493 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: at night, and I didn't have that window where I 494 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: could go there and play. Riviera is one of the 495 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: great courses in the world, and you can't have a 496 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,959 Speaker 1: bad day. You can have a bad round at Riviera, 497 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: can't have a bad day at Rivia. Really a great 498 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: experience there. 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Today, 523 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: the aforementioned Sean White, thirty five years of age, turning 524 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: thirty six, coming up in September, growing up right before 525 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: our very eyes, and I believe officially retired back from 526 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: the Olympics, finishing fourth and the half pipe, and Sean 527 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: joins us, Now, are you officially retired? I am yeah, 528 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: which is so wild to say. I'm thirty five. You know, 529 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: I guess older in the sport of snowboarding, but I 530 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: still feel like I got allowed to look forward to. Yeah, 531 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: but you're thirty five. Brady just retired at forty four, Sean, 532 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, yeah, I mean I guess. You know, 533 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: when I think about it, if you're throwing the ball 534 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 1: and you're off a few inches or so, it's it's 535 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:01,639 Speaker 1: not as bad as the air. This nicy wall. This 536 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 1: isn't good. What is that feeling like though, when you're 537 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 1: getting some big air and you know that this might hurt? 538 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. It's like the scene in Talladega Nights where 539 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: he's like, oh, fly through the air, everything good, you know, 540 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: like everything slows down and you're just like, oh, my goodness. 541 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: It's kind of like when you you hit a ball 542 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 1: or you you know you you do that shot, and 543 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 1: you just know you messed up right away, so you 544 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: have all that time in the air to think about, Wow, okay, 545 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: so I want to land on my back? Do I 546 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: want to Why did I get into this situation the 547 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: first place? UH say, yeah, it's not good. Do you 548 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: teach yourself how to fall how to land? No? But 549 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: there is art to it, I would say, because a 550 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: lot of people they just panic and I kind of 551 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: like assess the situation and go, okay, well there's there's 552 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: kind of like a way to roll out of it 553 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: or slide or something. But you know, it is it happens, 554 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: You're gonna crash. Just like anything. There will be mistakes, 555 00:28:57,960 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: and you know you gotta kind of like roll with 556 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: the as injuries and learn from them. We were wondering 557 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: if you've ever held a job? A job? Yeah, so 558 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: let's go around the room here. Who believes other than 559 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: snowboarding or skateboarding has Do you believe that Sean White 560 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: has held a regular job? Todd, I think he has. 561 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: I think he may have dabbled in like a little 562 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: something with children, like a little camp counselor thing, the 563 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: little summer camp. Okay, to help the kids out with skateboarding, bai, 564 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: I want to say, yeah, brief pizza delivery at a 565 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: young age on a bicycle, okay, Seaton, look at a 566 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: very young age paper route that count? Okay, Sean. Have 567 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: you held an actual job snowboard? I mean I was 568 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,959 Speaker 1: sponsored at seven, so it was pretty much, what are 569 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: you making at age seven? How much money are you 570 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: making at age seven? Well? I was amateurs, so I 571 00:29:56,400 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: was of course. I just had travel budget and whatnot, 572 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: which was pretty wild. But I started making money when 573 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: I was probably fourteen and I got my first I guess, 574 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. I didn't even know what this meant 575 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 1: at the time. I was like a million dollar deal. 576 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: I was like, okay, well, I guess that's good. We 577 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: won that. Now what Like? I didn't really just like 578 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: a number, and I had everything I ever wanted, which 579 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: was skateboards and snowboards. So how did million dollars change 580 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: your life at the time? Not much? I mean I 581 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: was just so thrilled. I mean, once I turned you know, uh, 582 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: sixteen seventeen, I could get a car. That was pretty cool. 583 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: And then you know, I invested. My mom got me 584 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 1: into like real estate because I think they were worried 585 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: about the car in the cars that might come. So 586 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: it kind of tied a lot of my finances up. 587 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: But honestly, it was it was quite a burden in 588 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: the beginning, because you know, it's fabulous to make it, 589 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: you know, and then it's just like what do you do? 590 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: And it's not something I really learned in school, and 591 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: people do go to school to learn exactly how to 592 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: invest and do these things, and so that was kind 593 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: of like a hard thing to learn. But but yeah, 594 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: I mean it gave me that comfort, I guess of 595 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: saying like, wow, at least it all falls away, you know. 596 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: Through this snowboarding, I was able to put a roof 597 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 1: over my head and that's that's you know, fantastic. So 598 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: that was kind of that why I ended up getting 599 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 1: a home when I was so young. What role did 600 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: Tony Hawk play in your career? Yeah, Tony Hawk, I 601 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: mean he basically, you know, was my hero. Every kid 602 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: at my age was just fascinated with him, and he 603 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: would skate my local skate park and I just assumed 604 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: one day at this grand plan in my head that 605 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: if I just skated well enough, he might come talk 606 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: to me, so it's too terrified to approach him. And 607 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: it worked. I skated in I did new tricks every day, 608 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: and he strolled by and invited me to go to 609 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: this skate boarding devil with him, which sparked this friendship. 610 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: And you know, he never really sat me down and 611 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: gave me specific advice, but he was the only one 612 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: that I knew that was going through everything I was 613 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: about to go through. He had his video game, people 614 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 1: knew his name everywhere, and you know, but he was 615 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 1: still a family man and I got to just watch 616 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: him interact with fans, how he divided his time with 617 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: his family and things, and he really remained the same 618 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: guy through all of it, the success and the ups 619 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: and downs, and so he was just like that, that 620 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: perfect person to be around. When he fills out his taxes, 621 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: I said, what do you put down? And he said 622 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: skateboarder he does, Yeah, I bet you don't put what 623 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: do you put down as your occupation? I guess I'd 624 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: say athlete, but yeah, snowboarder would probably nowadays they might 625 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: be like, Okay, yeah, it's pretty cool. I saw where 626 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: some athletes reached down to former ones. David Beckham, Tom Brady, Yeah, 627 00:32:57,160 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: pretty pretty cool territory. Yeah, I was getting these funny 628 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 1: emails of like, your application has been accepted to the 629 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, David Beckham retirement home. Nice. No, 630 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: so cool. I mean, amazing talents and legends in their 631 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: sports and to kind of have them cheering me on 632 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: and having followed my career and uh, I mean, it's 633 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: just so great the respect among athletes, and I'm so 634 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: pleased to call them friends, you know, and and it's 635 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: exciting to look at their careers and what they still 636 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: mean to their sport even though they haven't been competitive 637 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: in some time. You know. It's it's it's definitely a 638 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: weird territory and new waters for me. You know, I'm 639 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: so used to like getting out there and earning my 640 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 1: my cred and to finally be putting that to rest 641 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: and you know, enjoy what I have accomplished already, and 642 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: to see those those messages really you know, solidifies a 643 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 1: lot of that for me inside. So that was really nice. 644 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,960 Speaker 1: He's retired now Sean White and he placed fourth in 645 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: the half pipe snowboarding competition in Beijing, and then you 646 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: left Beijing that you wanted to attend the super Bowl. Yeah, 647 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: well I had my girlfriend sat me and I She's 648 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 1: like she should be. I was like, I got so 649 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 1: much stuff I want to do when I have the 650 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: time for it. You got to make a list, and 651 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 1: like third on the list was like, go to the 652 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: super Bowl. I've never been. There's always some competition or 653 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 1: something that's kept me from attending. And and boom, I'm 654 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: flying home from China. I land like families there to 655 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: meet me. I said, hide everyone, and then I rushed 656 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 1: off to the super Bowl and it was just amazing. 657 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 1: The rams one, which was so cool having spent so 658 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:45,239 Speaker 1: much time in La But yeah, it's like all those 659 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,280 Speaker 1: little things I get to do now. I'm very excited 660 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: about What was number one and number two on the list. 661 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: I'm trying to remember. I think it was just places 662 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: to travel to somewhere warm, you know, so much time 663 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: in the cold. What about getting engaged? Where is it 664 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:03,840 Speaker 1: getting engaged on your list of things to do? Yeah, 665 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: it's in there somewhere, you know. It's it's it's so 666 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 1: nice to finally have the time to spend with somebody 667 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: you know, and I am in an amazing relationship, so 668 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 1: we'll see where it goes. But I know my my 669 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: brother and sister m have children, and uh, you know 670 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,839 Speaker 1: that the thought of that was so I'm pushing it 671 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:27,520 Speaker 1: off for so long. Um, you know, but then once 672 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: you're you know, siblings have their own kids and you're 673 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,480 Speaker 1: in the knicks and his family is so important to me, 674 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure something I definitely I don't want to experience 675 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,880 Speaker 1: in my life. So we'll see. Well, you're grown up, now, 676 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 1: you got to do big boy things. Now you're thirty five. 677 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:47,359 Speaker 1: You got no excuses. She put you up to this, No, no, 678 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 1: but I I saw on social media and it's like, okay, 679 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: so you know, just so you know that Sean's girlfriend, 680 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,240 Speaker 1: Nina Dobrev is an actress and she put some pictures 681 00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:03,479 Speaker 1: I guess in your travel bag. So yeah, yeah, well yeah, 682 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 1: and I mean people couldn't. No one was allowed to 683 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,919 Speaker 1: attend the Olympics. And it was so hard because every 684 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: time normally a family, friends, you know, support group, and 685 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: no one was there. This time it was just my self, 686 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 1: coach and actually the physical therapist in Esther, who was 687 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: just incredible. Um that was along for this this ride, 688 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,879 Speaker 1: and she got a medical credential to go. Um. But yeah, 689 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 1: I opened up my bags and they were just pictures 690 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: of our relationship together and friends and family pictures with 691 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: notes and all these things that I kept finding and 692 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:37,239 Speaker 1: then made this incredible video of people wishing me, um, 693 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 1: you know, the best of luck and what I meant 694 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 1: to them, and uh, you know, just the years. You 695 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,719 Speaker 1: forget how many years you've been doing something, and how 696 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 1: it's kind of like the ripple effect of everyone and 697 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,520 Speaker 1: they're like, all right, like we finally get your home, 698 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:52,680 Speaker 1: we get your back, we get me in time with you. 699 00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: Obviously it's wonderful winning these awards, but we like to 700 00:36:55,760 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 1: spend time with you just you know, uh, doing normal things. 701 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: So it's nice to kind of see all that. But yeah, 702 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 1: she's been so monumental in this whole transitioning period for 703 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:11,719 Speaker 1: me and showing me what that other life looks like. 704 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,800 Speaker 1: That's great. You have your final run and you know, 705 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 1: you couldn't help be moved watching you be emotional there 706 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 1: and get kind of like, have you seen yourself after 707 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:27,439 Speaker 1: you've had that run and how emotional you were. I've 708 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: watched a bit of it. Yeah, I can't watch it 709 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:36,279 Speaker 1: without getting emotional, you know, you. I guess I was 710 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 1: told when I was a kid that this day would come, 711 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: and hey, it's the inevitable. You'll get to a point 712 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: where you either can't ride, or the tricks get too heavy, 713 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:47,920 Speaker 1: or you something some sign will happen and you'll retire. 714 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: And just to be actually living that moment that I'd 715 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:56,080 Speaker 1: heard about and never really thought about until it really happened, 716 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,799 Speaker 1: and yeah, it was moving. And a lot of the 717 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:02,400 Speaker 1: competitors had lined up at the bottom and came and 718 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:04,600 Speaker 1: gave me a hug and told me what it meant 719 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: to them that I was there competing with them, and 720 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,879 Speaker 1: what I've meant to them for their careers. And I mean, 721 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:12,920 Speaker 1: one of the guys was like, I haven't told you 722 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,399 Speaker 1: this ever, but I my first board. I had your 723 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 1: pro model board. I wore your the jacket you wore. 724 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: I wanted to be you. It's just so wild, you know. 725 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 1: And and then they pulled up my family on the 726 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:28,680 Speaker 1: big screen. They had a big, big TV there, and 727 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 1: just to see their faces and realize, you know, we've 728 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:34,839 Speaker 1: all been in this kind of journey together for so 729 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 1: long in a sport that was very misunderstood. You know, 730 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 1: um snowboarding had no Olympics. It had the X teams 731 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,279 Speaker 1: had barely been started. It was very like we were 732 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: kind of throwing our lives away in people's opinions by 733 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, putting so much into this sport. But I 734 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:54,440 Speaker 1: just believed and I knew that at the end of 735 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:56,560 Speaker 1: the day, I enjoyed it so much that who cares? 736 00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 1: But it turned into this amazing thing, and just to 737 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:03,680 Speaker 1: see where it's come from and how big of a 738 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: part I played in that was just wild. So I 739 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:08,800 Speaker 1: got very emotional. I don't think I've cried as much 740 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: at an Olympics before. And I got emotional watching the 741 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:16,400 Speaker 1: Dear Writer documentary at the at the very when you 742 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: guys are doing the ceremonial basically goodbye with Jake Burton 743 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:24,640 Speaker 1: and uh, I mean and his wife and watching that 744 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:31,360 Speaker 1: with his weather kids, and that was pretty impactful there. Yeah, heavy, 745 00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: you know, like really the father of our sport and 746 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:37,960 Speaker 1: his passing was just so heartbreaking for a lot of us, 747 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,759 Speaker 1: you know, and it happened very suddenly. So I know 748 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 1: he had his certain health problems throughout his life, but 749 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 1: you know, this one came so quickly and so abruptly 750 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:51,399 Speaker 1: and you know, just remembering him. And that was something 751 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,200 Speaker 1: I even mentioned in one of my interviews out there. 752 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:55,160 Speaker 1: It was just like it's so bizarre to get to 753 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: the bottom because I've seen him after every Olympics, you know, 754 00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: and taking our photo together and you know, I think 755 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:04,960 Speaker 1: he would have been proud um on how how everything ended, 756 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,800 Speaker 1: and you know, it's just it's just wild to see 757 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: much the sport he used to dig those happened doubles 758 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: now look at them. You know, it's two football. I 759 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,400 Speaker 1: mean I don't think the TV really for the scale 760 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:22,239 Speaker 1: at all, you know, but just to see where it's come, 761 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,880 Speaker 1: it's just incredible. Go get a job, Sean, Okay, yeah, 762 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 1: you totally. I didn't want to have a I didn't 763 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:32,160 Speaker 1: want to have a summer job at Like, I wanted 764 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:35,359 Speaker 1: to go to in and out Burger and work the 765 00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:37,680 Speaker 1: counter and just kind of give people a hard time 766 00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: when they came through. You know, what you should do 767 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:43,640 Speaker 1: is get a documentary crew and just all of these 768 00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:46,680 Speaker 1: jobs that you thought about doing and just do one shift. 769 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, I like that, that's not bad. Just go 770 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: into in and out and you're there taking orders. Get 771 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:57,400 Speaker 1: it done. Yeah, Go to a dairy queen. Yeah. I 772 00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,200 Speaker 1: mean there's a lot of things there that test. I 773 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:04,120 Speaker 1: like it. Good luck, Sean, thanks for all the entertainment 774 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:07,120 Speaker 1: through the years. Thank you someone thanks for having me. 775 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:11,360 Speaker 1: That's Seaun White, now retired. I have five time Olympian, 776 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 1: three time Olympic gold medalists. We'll take a break. I 777 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:16,560 Speaker 1: have us a lot of fun to reminisce with him. 778 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:19,440 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be 779 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,040 Speaker 1: sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine until 780 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 1: noon eastern six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, 781 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:28,280 Speaker 1: and you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at 782 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 1: FSR or stream us live on the Peacock app.