Don Yaeger - 11-time N.Y. Times best-selling author on earning athletes trust and living out his faith in Jesus
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
As an award-winning keynote speaker, an eleven-time New York Times Best-selling author, host of the top-rated Corporate Competitor Podcast, Executive Leadership Coach, and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated, Don Yaeger has fashioned a career as one of America’s most provocative thought leaders.
The son of a preacher, Yaeger has earned the trust of some of the biggest names in sports, collaborating on books with Walter Payton, John Wooden, John Smoltz, Warren Moon, Bubba Watson, and Deion Sanders.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Don Yaeger about his journey of faith, earning the trust of athletes, personal stories from his time with Walter Payton and John Wooden and the importance of mentoring in life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, coming up today on Sports Spectrum, this is one of my favorite interviews I've ever done. |
| 0:06.7 | And I've said that a few times, but I mean that when I talk about the stories that are shared on today's show. |
| 0:13.0 | Don Yeager is our guest. |
| 0:15.2 | He is an 11-time New York Times best-selling author. |
| 0:18.3 | He's a leadership speaker. |
| 0:19.6 | He's an executive coach. He's a podcast host. |
| 0:22.9 | He used to work with Sports Illustrated for many, many years as a associate editor there and a writer. |
| 0:29.4 | And he's done tons of books with some of the biggest names in sports. When you think about people |
| 0:35.4 | like John Wooden, Bubba Watson, Walter Payton. He's doing one |
| 0:40.9 | right now that's coming out in about a month or so with Dion Sanders, Coach Prime, and man, |
| 0:46.4 | does this guy have stories to share? He's also a faithful follower of Jesus and a lot of what he talks about with the stories |
| 0:56.1 | that he shares are connected because of faith. |
| 1:00.1 | It's almost like faith has been an advantage of his, faith in Christ as an advantage of |
| 1:04.9 | his to be able to get access to some of these people at the highest platform who also love Jesus, |
| 1:12.8 | like Scott Drew, like John Wooden, like Coach Prime. |
| 1:17.1 | I was just listening. |
| 1:18.5 | That's all I was doing, guys. |
| 1:19.8 | I asked a few questions, but I listened because Don Yeager is a wonderful storyteller, |
| 1:24.9 | and I can't wait for you to hear the conversation coming up here on sports spectrum. |
| 1:29.0 | First, I want to tell you about our friends at the Faith in Sports Institute at Baylor's |
| 1:33.6 | Truitt Seminary. It's a place where Christian leaders in sports are formed and equipped through |
| 1:39.3 | theological education, practical training, and useful resources. Baylor University, it doesn't get any better |
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