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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Adrian Peterson: Running Back For The Washington Redskins | #ThePlaybook 177

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Adrian Peterson, future Hall of Fame running back, shares some insights about: [1:25] How an experience at Larry Fitzgerald’s camp led to him to launch a pillow company [8:19] Why it is so risky to invest in opportunities outside your comfort zone [10:55] How he analyzes potential business opportunities by taking the emotion out of the deal [19:55] What he believes is the true purpose we are all on this earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On this who outran Todd Gurley, creates value for himself and others

0:14.6

and how he created his pillow company.

0:17.1

You can learn all of this and more on the playbook.

0:20.8

This is entrepreneurs, the playbook. For each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and in the

0:35.8

boardroom.

0:36.8

I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.

0:41.8

This Dave Melzer with Entrepreneurs The Playbook.

0:44.0

I love having a guest that needs no introduction, but just in case you don't know sports,

0:49.0

this is Adrian Peterson.

0:50.0

He may be the greatest running back of all times. The reason I say maybe is his

0:55.1

career is not over even though he looks older than me. He's an incredible

0:58.9

athlete, but more importantly this is entrepreneur in the playbook,

1:02.6

as much as you're an extraordinary athlete

1:04.7

and running back.

1:06.1

I'm just so impressed at your entrepreneurial business

1:10.0

acumen because you have started several successful businesses and I know so many athletes I was just

1:16.0

with one of the kids that you're mentoring you know they want to understand not just

1:20.0

how to be successful on the field but off the field and I'm sitting next to one of my

1:24.3

favorite things that you do which is the Comfort 360 and I love this story how did you come

1:29.5

up with the idea of a football as a pillow You know it was so it was so random. I was down in

1:35.8

Arizona for a good friend's Larry Fitzgerald softball tournament so that he has he

1:42.1

has every year. So I was there and long story short Saturday was the event was the golf term I mean was the softball tournament and then Sunday he had a camp so I was actually supposed

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