Prepare to be inspired.  Our guest is a retired professional basketball player – born in England to a military family, grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the NBA for such teams as the Supersonics, Clippers, Mavericks, Nicks and Jazz.  As a business man in retirement, he owned six physical therapy clinics and served on the board of directors for the National Basketball Retired Players Association. But he’s also experienced his share of setbacks: Bouts of depression, failed businesses, divorce and bankruptcy.  But he came back and now has a foundation called Your Gift of Life, and he’s running for mayor of Seattle, WA.  At 7ft 2in, he’s the tallest mayoral candidate in Seattle history.  Rudy welcome James Donaldson.

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About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

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