Team Never Quit

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February 23, 2022Dale Brisby: Netflix Star & Producer of How to Be a Cowboy, Greatest Bull Rider Ever to Walk the Earth, Comedian
In this week’s incredible Team Never Quit episode, legendary bull rider and Netflix reality superstar Dale Brisby (How to Be a Cowboy) brings a brand of toughness, determination, fun, truth, and faith to the table. From Facebook to Snapchat to TikTok, this guy has attracted thousands with his hilarious cowboy-lifestyle videos. Brisby is the self-proclaimed greatest rodeo cowboy on the planet and shares an engaging conversation with Marcus Luttrell in the Team Never Quit Podcast Studios. You’ll see pretty quickly that Dale Brisby is not your typical rancher. And you’ll hear - firsthand – how a future bull-riding rodeo comes to life at Dale’s Radiator Ranch.
In this episode you will hear:
I’m the Navy SEAL of Bull Riders.
My bucket list is – I don’t want to kick the bucket anytime soon.
Marcus Luttrell can call me whatever he wants.
I was raised around rodeo & started pro rodeo in college.
If you’ll just not quit, that’s what you’re supposed to do.
The rule of wearing felt hats is: Use them in months that end in “R”. Texas is a bit more lenient.
The most peaceful thing that ever crossed my mind was if my old man was in heaven. It was as sure to me as gravity.
[As it relates to Marcus Luttrell’s experience in Afghanistan] A lot of Americans think about what we would do in that situation. There’d be an intense amount of prayer I’d have to be doing.
Salvation is like – alight you’ve graduated, but you still need to go to the classes.
My dad died, both of my granddads died, and I had this real moment of “Snap, I’m the patriarch now. My family’s gonna be looking to me…”
[Telling Marcus Luttrell] If anything devastating were to happen, and I’m sitting here older than you, but I’ve been an accountant, I’m letting you be the boss.
Always give 100% unless you’re donating blood.
There’s never a time when you can just lay down & wait for something to happen.
Offense is the best defense.
In business, don’t ask yourself “Is this right or wrong?” Instead ask yourself “Is this wise?”
When you have faith, live your life in response to that.
1 hr 57 min
February 16, 2022Zachary Bell AKA Veteran With A Sign: Husband, Father, and Marine Corps Veteran
Sharpie + Cardboard = Pearls of Wisdom. This week’s Team Never Quit guest, Zachary Bell, is known as the “Veteran With A Sign”. A former Marine Infantryman, Zachary uses common language related to his experiences in the military on his signs in an effort to bring people together via communication. He has a “Let’s talk about it” mentality. He has become known as a meme philosopher – from light to pointed – with many layers in-between. His signs are photographed and disseminated globally via Instagram, the internet and his analog tools consist of a sharpie and cardboard.
In this episode you will hear:
I always had this fear of living a life of regret, and it’s driven me to do everything I’ve done, right, wrong, or indifferent.
Comments on the internet are first draft thoughts – people just throw them out there.
I think that true love is finding the one person who always makes you wanna be the best version of yourself.
I asked my girl to marry me. She said yes, and five seconds later we found out she was pregnant with our first child.
I was invincible until the moment my daughter was born.
They told us we going to Iraq for 90 days. “We’re gonna be in the green zone, you’ll have wifi, you’ll have fast food, you’ll live like a Navy SEAL.
When my 2nd daughter was born, I knew my military career was over.
My daughters changed my capacity for love. They’ve made me a better person.
It’s a really bad pitch to say “Hey, we’re gonna get married, I’ll be around sometimes, and then you’ll be pregnant, and then I’ll be gone, hopefully, I’ll be back.”
I’ve always found the best version of myself in service to others.
Everything I’ve done in my life has been trying to help people.
Community is one of the most important things we have.
Marcus Luttrell is a cultural icon.
Everyone outside of the military thinks the military is like a high school and like we all meet up in the cafeteria. It would be cool if it was like that.
Wearing gators doesn’t make you a SEAL, but writing a book does.
If you’ve been kissed by violence, you can see it on other people.
I want to be the bridge between the military and the civilian world.
1 hr 5 min
February 09, 2022Dr Patrick Bisher: Former Navy SEAL, Author of Warrior of God, Founder of GRIT Academy
Are you experiencing adversities? When you tell this week’s guest, Dr. Patrick Bisher, that something is physically impossible – like walking – he’ll rise to the highest challenge and become a Navy SEAL. From his lowest of the lowest to the highest of the highest, Patrick shares with Marcus Luttrell how he overcame “impossible adversities” in his life. Patrick authored the book: Warrior of God.
If you’re needing some inspiration in your life, this is the podcast to bring it to you. Never say never.
In this episode you will hear:
My hip bone inside the socket deteriorated.
I found out at a young age that kids are mean, they tell the truth, they don’t sugar coat anything.
I went from being amazing at physical activities to not being able to do anything at all.
At 16 years old that I’d never play sports, but I proved them wrong.
In my recovery, my first goal was to get to the mailbox.
I don’t care what anybody says… I can do it. I take that mentality to everything I do.
It took an assistant coach to see that I was suffering. I opened up to him and my burden was lifted.
Be conscious of what you say - You never get your words back.
I loved every part of BUD/S because what I had been experiencing my entire life – other people were experiencing for the first time.
What comes out is the best version of you if you’re willing to be refined in the fire.
I proved the world wrong about what’s possible.
My own Kryptonite was my pride.
No matter what happens to me, there’s no way you’re going to hurt me to the point I’m gonna give up & quit.
I’m never out of the fight.
Instead of being selfish, I’m gonna be selfless.
It doesn’t matter your rank, what matters is the impact you make for the team.
If you are going through terrible scenarios, understand that bricks and stones will eventually build a bridge to cross over to where you want to be.
If you never quit & never give up, you can accomplish anything.
Connect with Dr.Bisher:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickbisher/
Grab the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-God-Dr-Patrick-Bisher-ebook/dp/B09QLGYJ1R/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1642699958&refinements=p_27%3ADr.%20Patrick%20Bisher&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Dr.%20Patrick%20Bisher
Visit his website:
https://patrickbisher.com/

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https://www.instagram.com/team_neverquit/
1 hr 28 min
February 02, 2022Michelle Black: Gold Star Widow & Author of Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth
“Speak the complete truth.” That is all our guest Michelle Black is asking from U.S. Army officials and AFRICOM (United States Africa Command), as it relates to the death of her Green Beret husband, Staff Sergeant Bryan Black. Our guest Michelle Black, a Gold Star widow, lost her Green Beret husband in the 2017 Niger Ambush.

In her inspiring and revelatory memoir—Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth—she used exclusive interviews with the surviving members of ODA 3212 to write what has been hailed as “the best after-action report to come out of the ambush and subsequent events."
In this episode you will hear:
I reached a point where I realized that my husband and all the men who fought and died alongside him were being completely dishonored.
I had to make a decision. If they come after me and take everything, what are they going to do to me? I was doing exactly what I was supposed to do.
God was with me. He was giving me the strength. I was the right person at the right time to do the right thing. What a shame if I hadn’t.
Once I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to do and God’s behind me, there’s a different boldness that doesn’t exist in any other area of my life.
I don’t want to waste what Bryan fought for.
We hold those accountable who should be held accountable.
I’m pushing for changes in the way military investigations are done, so we have better oversight.
How can you lead people if you’re doing a poor job? It’s a good ol’ boy system no matter how good or bad a leader you are.
You don’t have to accept what you’re being told if you know it’s not true.
The men on the ground want you to know the truth.
You can do anything you set your mind to.
47 min
January 26, 2022GySgt L. Christian Bussler: Retired Mortuary Affairs Marine & Author of 'No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor'
Is it possible to grow accustomed to the sight of charred bodies in the battlefield, and worse yet – be responsible for bagging them up and processing their return to loved ones with honor? This week’s Team Never Quit guest, Marine Reservist Chris Bussler, filled that role for the U.S. Marines as part of a Mortuary Affairs Unit in Iraq.Listen to Chris’ account of the reality and consequences of war from a different perspective than most. It’s almost unbelievable that a man could go from being an everyday postal carrier to an active participant in the front lines of battle with a single phone call.
3 tours of duty later, Chris’ book, No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor, came to fruition and provides an autobiographical account of his experiences, and their unforgettable impact on his life.
In this episode you will hear:
I grew up traveling and never having a place to call home. So I really didn’t want to see the world, but I wanted to serve.
I was told the reserve unit near my house accepted grunts, but what they didn’t tell me is that they didn’t do grunt things, so I was assigned to go out on the front lines in a mortuary affairs unit, find the guys that got killed, recover their remains, and bring them back.
A 22mm mortar picked me up and threw me off the road and destroyed the radio I was carrying. As a result, I got an ice cream scoop taken – “a shark bite” - out of my calf.
I still have a piece of shrapnel near my femoral artery.
Family was always big, but now, family is everything. I want to be there as a good father.
Even the mightiest of mountains will eventually tumble into the sea.
If you let the waves hit you every day, eventually it will knock you down.
It takes a village to welcome back the warriors. My book reminds people that the guys that are killed on the battlefield are just the beginning of the sacrifice.
The guys that go to war are real people with real aspirations.
Soldiers put their families on hold, everything on hold - to do a job that the American people asked them to do. That’s sacrifice.
When we heard there were SEALS operating in our area, we thought “Holy cow, we must be high on the totem pole.”
I still remember the razor burns to keep a good seal on our gas masks.
We were training with World War II manuals and making things up on the fly.
Connect with Chris:

Facebook: No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/no_tougher_duty/
Grab the Book
https://www.amazon.com/No-Tougher-Duty-Greater-Honor/dp/1546604936/ref=asc_df_1546604936_nodl/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312174487654&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18368735048976612618&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9015645&hvtargid=pla-583483912008&psc=1

Follow Us:

https://www.instagram.com/marcusluttrell/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewbrockenbush/
https://www.instagram.com/team_neverquit/
1 hr 11 min
January 19, 2022 Joseph Balogh: 100-Year-Old Retired U.S. Army Air Corps Major, WWII Veteran
What a distinctive guest we have in the studio for this week’s Team Never Quit Podcast. It is our honor and privilege to have 100-year-old Retired U.S. Army Air Corps Major Joe Balogh with us. This American hero has innumerable stories of his World War II service with an uncanny recollection of detail. In addition to being recognized by President Harry Truman for his bravery during his service, Joe also worked for Henry Ford himself in one of his factories. This is a fantastic, entertaining interview you’re certain to love.
In this episode you will hear:
• I was the only farm boy that went to high school.
•I struggled in school because I couldn’t speak English very well as my parents were both Hungarian.
• I had to walk 7 miles to high school.
• Luck has been with me all my life.
• Henry Ford paid my way to the University of Michigan. • I’ve been shot down twice.
• You have 28 seconds to exit a burning airplane if you can’t put the flames out.
• You could never get me to jump out of an airplane unless I’m scared.
• [Marcus] All my jumps were at night, even during the day because I always had my eyes closed.
• In Europe during World War II, 72% of all pilots and crews were killed.
• I never thought I’d live this long.
• I’ve never had a headache, or a stomach ache, or a broken bone.
• My secret to a long life is – I eat bologna sandwiches for lunch every day.
• If somebody’s nasty to you, walk off. It’s not worth a fight - walk away.
• I don’t like to see guys fight in war & get killed over what’s not worth it.
• No matter your field, you’re as great a professional as anyone if you strive for excellence.
1 hr 30 min
January 12, 2022 Elijah Stacy: Author of A Small If, Public Speaker, and Founder of Destroy Duchenne
Sometimes all you need is “A Small If” – That’s all Elijah Stacy would need to do something that had never been done before –change the shape of his own spine. This week’s Team Never Quit guest brings to the table his incredible story of the phenomenal pursuit of life itself. Elijah suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – a fatal disease - which took the life of his younger brother. Yet he maintains a positive outlook on his future, despite the odds.

Does Elijah Stacy stay at home in his wheelchair feeling sorry for himself? Not hardly. He launched a non-profit organization – Destroy Duchenne at age 15 in an endeavor to find a cure via gene-editing technology. He is a public speaker and has a passion for business.

Listen in as Elijah encourages all of us to be the change that we seek.
In this episode you will hear:
• When I was 6 years old, I was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
• I have an athlete’s mindset as my dad was a football coach.
• My wheelchair symbolizes suffering. Everyone will suffer at some point in their life.
• But I sit on top of my wheelchair. I symbolize that you can overcome adversity.
• My mind is set on being great.
• Be a better version of yourself.
• Let me be the difference.
• Adversity is an opportunity to improve your character.
• One of my priorities is to bring awareness to this disease.
• I’m trying to be the Magic Johnson of Duchenne.
• If we can learn to edit our DNA, we can cure any disease.
• Every day is a never-quit day.
• I love when people doubt me. I’m like “Oh, let’s bet on it.”
• I hung a picture of my curved spine on my wall, so I could visualize it being straighter.
• All I needed was a small ”if”. I just needed to know it’s possible.
• Everything I do is in service for other people.

Connect with Elijah:

https://www.instagram.com/elijahjstacy/

https://www.amazon.com/Small-If-Inspiring-17-Year-Old-Disease/dp/1544525079/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1641964594&sr=8-1

Follow Us:

https://www.instagram.com/marcusluttrell/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewbrockenbush/
https://www.instagram.com/team_neverquit/
1 hr 6 min
January 05, 2022 Mat Fraser: 5-Time CrossFit Games Champion & Author of HWPO: Hard Work Pays Off
The CrossFit lifestyle – that’s the ultimate description of this week’s incredible guest - Mat Fraser. Mat is the first athlete in history to have won five consecutive CrossFit Games titles. He is an amazing specimen of an ultra-fit man. What a never-quit story he has to tell – suffering two breaks in his L5 vertebra and still competing in the Junior World Weightlifting Championship in Bucharest, Romania. That injury required him to wear a plastic brace on his torso for four months, but it failed to heal properly. Instead of spinal fusion surgery which would have certainly ended his athletic career, Mat elected instead for experimental surgery to have his back re-broken, inserting a protein sponge to help heal the bone with two plates and six screws attached to his lower spine. The silver lining in this seemingly insurmountable circumstance was finding CrossFit, which helped him achieve different, yet impressive athletic goals.
In this episode you will hear:
• I’m gonna learn what I don’t know, I’ll fuckin’ hammer it till I’m great at it.
• There’s no road trip too long if you have a fun person in the car.
• I wasn’t the most naturally gifted athlete. I always had incredible body coordination. I was always the strong one in the group.
• Anytime there was something I wasn’t proficient in, I would seek out a professional, seek advice – show me how to do this.
• If your outcome is determined by one person that isn’t as dedicated as much as you, it fucks up everyone’s effort.
• Absolute max effort today allows me to train tomorrow & the next day.
• My mom is 66, and she goes to CrossFit every morning.
• [Markus] “Every morning you get down to do 1 pushup – eventually, you’ll do 2.”
• Not every time I drank I got in trouble, but every time I got in trouble, I had been drinking.
• When I told my coach I hurt my back, he said “there’s a difference between pain and injury.” He assumed I was just young and being a pussy.
• Thank God I hurt my back because I would’ve never found CrossFit.
• When I was broken & hopeless, I remember thinking, “What good is gonna come of this?”
• If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t know it well enough.
• I’m a good coach because I didn’t pick up on things naturally.
• How you do anything is how you do everything.
• The most valuable thing is learning how to learn.
1 hr 28 min
December 29, 2021 Anthony Milton, CEO of Tilted Concepts & Michael-David Reilly, Director of Marketing of Tilted Concepts
In this week’s episode, we’ll hear from 2 bad-ass entrepreneurs who are driven, creative, and successful. Anthony Milton (CEO of Tilted Concepts) & Michael-David Reilly (Director of Marketing) are a powerhouse team of business concepts plus superior marketing techniques. Together, they have made their business ventures - Tune-Up (The Manly Salon), Balanced Foods, and Martinis & Manicures “take off like a rocket ship.” Listen in to hear these guys bring their stories and personal thoughts on successful thinking, and a pursuit of excellence.
In this episode you will hear:
• I don’t have a never-quit story – it’s been my entire life. [13:31]
• Every time I’d hit something, it would just go to shit. [13:36]
• How fast, how far was up to me. [14:56]
• How do you ride 100 miles on your bike? I just decide to. It’s one pedal stroke after another. [17:13]
• Everything is a choice. [17:34]
• I used to be completely paralyzed by fear. [18:54]
• You’re in this position because you either made a series of bad decisions that led you here, or you just didn’t react correctly. Fix your shit. [23:09]
• The idea of merging a bar and a barbershop all in one. It took off like a rocket ship. [39:25]
• We now have 56 stores in 5 states. [40:48]
• Where people get bogged down in their ability to pursue their dreams - is the unknown. [51:45]
• Our franchisees have a support system to help them be successful. [70:09]
• Most people let their day dictate how they feel and what they do. [86:55]
• Our greatest commodity is our focus. [87:06]
• Before I go to bed, I write down 5 non-negotiables that I will complete the next day. [88:22]

• Pressure is a privilege. [89:39]
• If my attention is on gaming 24/7, I’m gonna go nowhere. [89:05]

Connect with Anthony & Michael-David:

https://www.instagram.com/tiltedconcepts/

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https://www.instagram.com/team_neverquit/
https://www.instagram.com/marcusluttrell/
https://www.instagram.com/mojoluttrell/
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Episode Resources:

https://navyfederal.org/
https://www.truebill.com/tnq
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1 hr 43 min
December 22, 2021 Phil Klay: Marine Veteran, Award-Winning Author of Redeployment, Host of American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories Podcast
Everyone has a story to tell, but in the case of this week’s guest, Phil Klay has the inherent gift of conveying his collection of insights and perspectives in short story form. His writings bring deeper meaning to life as they engage a broad audience. Phil is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and his short story collection Redeployment has won multiple national book awards.Listen in as he joins Marcus & Morgan to tell of his military and personal life experiences.
In this episode you will hear:
• I’ve always believed in public service.
• National service is a standard that everybody should serve in some way.
• When I feel like I’ve almost died, it inspires me to convey that intensity in a novel.
• Throwing in people together, who are different from each other, but all trying to achieve something in the service of the country, would be almost spiritually healthy.
• It’s stupid to climb off trail when there’s no one around.
• When you try to figure out how you feel about something, put it in a story.
• There are some things that need to be communicated. It’s important to communicate that to people.
• The Marine Corps is a very complicated thing.
• I started writing about my experiences, outside of the mold of typical conversation.
• It’s not that our life experiences themselves are very interesting, it’s that you should reflect on them. It forces you to think more deeply about life.
• When you think of your limits, know that there’s a mental component to that.
• If you think you can’t, you can always take another step.
53 min

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