Bob Costas - Legendary Broadcaster (ep. 392)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Bob Costas has earned 29 Emmy awards - more than any other sports broadcaster. He is also the only person to have won in news, sports and entertainment. So, what do Bob and I have in common? Bob was mentored by my dear friend, Jack Buck.

Don't miss this heartfelt conversation as Bob reflects on his humble beginnings + his most iconic interviews and memorable moments from 25 years of covering the greatest events of our time.

Watch the interview on Facebook or YouTube.

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BOB COSTAS' LIVE INSPIRED 7

Q. What is the best book you’ve ever read?
A. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
Q. What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today?
A. A sense of wonder.
Q. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be?
A. Photo album.
Q. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be?
A. Jackie Robinson.
Q. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
A. Professionally, be yourself.
Q. What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
A. Your youth is not as short as you think it is. You're still a young man when you're 50.
Q. It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read?
A. He paid it forward.

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0:00.0	My hometown of St. Louis is an awesome baseball town. For those of you who know my story, you know that story. You know the impact of the St. Louis Cardinals and Jack Buck and baseball on my life. You also know it's a phenomenal hockey town. And for those who have read the book on fire or know the impact of the St. Louis Blues, not only in this community,
0:22.1	but also on a little boy named John O'Leary, you know that it's a hockey town as well.
0:26.3	What you may not know is the town keeps expanding.
0:29.7	We are now, drum roll please, a soccer town as well.
0:35.7	That's right.
0:36.1	We've been a soccer town for a while,
0:37.5	but now it's official with MLS moving to St. Louis.
0:40.8	And our friends at Keeley companies are proud construction partners
0:45.1	in building the new stadium downtown St. Louis,
0:48.2	focusing on applying their extensive building experience,
0:51.8	their commitment to developing,
0:53.4	and then implementing a successful
0:55.2	workforce development with diversity inclusion. Keeley Company's CEO and my friend Rusty Keeley said
1:01.6	this. We are honored to be part of the project of creating a positive legacy in St. Louis.
1:07.9	Learn more about that project and other projects going on at Keely Companies by
1:12.0	visiting them right now online at keelie Companies.com. Welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with
1:22.0	John O'Leary. John is the number one national bestselling author of the book On Fire.
1:31.9	He's a world-class inspirational speaker, and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast.
1:38.2	John interviews extraordinary individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more fully live your life story.
1:42.5	Here's your host, John O'Leary. Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the
1:48.1	Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. Today, in this episode, I already recorded it. I already know
1:56.7	what's coming next. I already know who the guest is. I already know some of the questions that were
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