Ep 108 - Trust The Process with Alex Smith
What's Next with Eric Wood
Eric Wood
5 • 714 Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Alex Smith played 16 seasons in the NFL and was the #1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. Alex was a 3x pro bowler and the 2020 NFL Comeback player of the year after a gruesome leg injury in 2018. Alex's story of perseverance is inspiring and today on the show, he gets into the details on his return to football. Other topics include:
(2:00-7:30) - Growing up in San Diego, developing a love of football from afar
(7:30-10:00) - One scholarship athlete
(10:00-17:00) - The mental pressure of being the #1 NFL Draft Pick
(17:00-24:40) - Advice to rookies in the NFL
(24:20-31:00) - When did Alex know Patrick Mahomes was special
(31:00-42:00) - Alex's injury, his initial thoughts when it happened and his journey back to the NFL
(42:00-47:00) - The help of Alex's wife, his fear returning to football
(47:00-50:30) - Alex's new media career
And much more. Learn more about Alex at attitudeisfree.com
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| 0:00.0 | I got to a point where I was terrified to make mistakes. |
| 0:13.0 | I was trying to be perfect on the football field. |
| 0:15.0 | I felt like with every play, I was constantly worried about what people were thinking about me, about my validation as a draft hit. |
| 0:22.6 | So my mind's thinking about all these things constantly, you know, and it's hard to focus on playing football. |
| 0:30.6 | You know, being a quarterback, giving myself a chance to grow and learn. |
| 0:34.6 | And I really made it hard on myself. |
| 0:36.6 | I really kind of got in my own way for a while. |
| 0:43.8 | Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your |
| 0:47.7 | what's next in life your best yet by learning from high performers in a variety of industries. |
| 0:53.6 | Our next guest is Alex Smith. |
| 0:56.3 | Alex was the number one pick in the 2005 NFL draft and went on to play 16 seasons in the NFL. |
| 1:02.9 | He was a three-time pro bowler in the 2020 NFL comeback player of the year. |
| 1:08.0 | In 2018, Alex suffered a gruesome leg break that would put him on a journey |
| 1:12.2 | back to the field that all of us will be inspired by. You also hear some fun stories from his |
| 1:17.3 | NFL career that are always a hit on the podcast. If you enjoy this podcast, please rate, |
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| 1:29.0 | and tag me, I'll share it as well and we can double the impact. Enjoy. |
| 1:35.6 | Alex, welcome to the show, brother. Eric, thanks for having me, man. Yeah, I've been looking forward |
| 1:40.1 | to this one, honestly. And for a number of reasons, one were both Tim F fib guys joe thysman injury guys uh we got to connect down to nashville for a minute |
| 1:49.1 | and i love how this kind of came about organically so really looking forward to this one |
| 1:53.7 | let's start off the way we do with all the guests tell me about where you grew up and |
| 1:57.7 | what's what all sports did you play growing up yeah um i first off i grew up |
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