Who Are You: The Life Lessons of Sports

Jon landed his first broadcasting position at the age of 22 years old. How did he get it? What did he do? Where did he work? Listen to this exclusive part of the interview where Jon shares one of the most important stories of his historic career.

Jon Miller is a legendary broadcaster for Major League Baseball. He has worked with teams like the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox the Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants. Join us for an interview with a sports broadcasting legend and listen in as Jon shares his stories, such as his famous ‘That was the worst base running in the history of the game!’ statement, his dinner with George W. Bush, how he became the voice of Babe Ruth and even how he learned how to speak 5 languages!

John shares the story when his mom told him that he must be a really good coach because "They cheer for you much more now than they ever did when you were playing."

John O’Sullivan’s mission, as stated on his Changing the Game Project website is: to ensure that we return youth sports to our children, and put the ‘play’ back in ‘play ball.’  

John wants to provide the most influential adults in the lives of our children– their parents and coaches – with the information and resources they need to make sports a healthy, positive, and rewarding experience for participants, on or off the field.

Parenting and coaching young athletes is an art, not a science, and the information you find both in this podcast as well as on John’s interactive website, can help you navigate the maze of youth sports, and put a smile on your young athlete’s face, whether he or she is 6 or 16 years old.

John is completely dedicated and well on his way to help change the world of youth sports, are you?

Scott shares the story of his dad and how the 'never give up' mantra has truly and recently come into play for Scott and his family.

Scott Jones loves the quote ‘Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is A Choice.’ That message sets the mindset for Scott’s endless and abundance of positive energy into healthy minds and healthy body concept. Currently Scott runs his own personal training, coaching, and group training business.

Scott’s story starts like many other endeavors. A moment of inspiration that led to obsession and the overwhelming need to create something people can believe in, especially the sheer fact and mindset that everyone can make a difference both individually and with others. Athlete on Fire is the inspiration for the legacy of athletes of all levels showcased in one place, his Podcast, Athlete on Fire. Scott and his wife organize all sorts of athletic events, including trail runs, obstacle races and even the infamous, Pumpkin Run.

Scott's podcast Athletes On Fire where he, similar to our own Podcast here at Who Are You: The Life Lessons of Sports, strives to learn from people who do amazing things in order to turn around and teach the world to also do amazing things.

Who Are You Nation, it is an honor to share this unique podcast with you. Scott defines all the core values we hold dear here at Who Are You; there is so much to learn from Scott, Athletes On Fire and all of his achievements to date.

Kent shares the story and importance of being a good teammate as well as what may happen if you are not a supportive teammate. Either way, there is an underlying life-lessons embedded in this baseball story.

Kent Maggard threw a 90+ MPH fastball as a top "baseball player" and was a top professional prospect. The road to the Majors seemed to be destiny.

However while in college at Purdue he, in less than 1 inning, mysteriously lost his ability to pitch a baseball for four seasons. Most challenging was that it was all mental, but there was no stopping the issue.

During this time Kent worked as a banker and found that he had a liking for it. Even after his pitching ability returned and he played for the St. Louis Cardinals Kent found that he still had a future in banking. During the 1990 lockout he was cut from the team and returned to the bank.

Kent is now President and CEO of Maggard Business Advisers, Inc. He is also a motivational speaker, providing valuable lessons on teamwork and leadership. His Main message is from Jimmy Valvano: "Never, Ever, Ever Give Up!"

Debbi shares all the different, and oftentimes crazy training exercises she has tried over the years. As long as it was moral and legal, Debbi would try it!

Debbi Sullivan is a three-time USA Olympic Walker and created www.walklikethis.com to share her knowledge of top walking mechanics and techniques. Debbi was a runner in college until she was injured and unable to continue running.

However, her coach suggested that she try race walking and she was able to make the switch successfully. Debbi has competed as a race walker in three Olympics, the Pan American Games and US indoor and outdoor championships. Now retired, Debbi works to teach everyone not just to walk better, but to live better as well.