Episode 41: Doug Pederson—Head Coach Philadelphia Eagles

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Doug Pederson has been an underdog his entire career—and thrived on it. He's a member of an elite class of NFL royalty, having won a Super Bowl as both a player and a coach. Doug's infectious wisdom is on full display, sharing insights into success, leadership, and how COVID is rewriting the game he loves.

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0:00.0	In the long run, passivity won't pay off.
0:08.6	It never pays off.
0:11.4	If you want a life of meaning and transcendence, you're going to have to move.
0:17.5	Aggression doesn't have to be toxic or damaging.
0:20.7	Healthy aggression risks.
0:22.4	It builds new things.
0:23.6	It breaks through barriers.
0:25.1	It's the key to living a life that matters.
0:28.5	I'm Brian Tome.
0:29.5	And this is the aggressive life.
0:32.1	Thank you. You know, very few people reach the upper echelons of the National Football League,
0:48.6	let alone win a Super Bowl as a player and a coach, let alone get to talk to such a person.
0:55.9	Well, today, we get to talk to such a person on the aggressive life.
1:01.8	We're talking about legends, legends like Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, Tony Dungey, and our guest
1:10.0	today, current head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, Doug Peterson.
1:15.1	Doug spent the majority of his professional career playing with the Green Bay Packers.
1:18.7	He served as a backup to Brent Farve and a holder on place skicks, winning Super Bowl 31.
1:24.3	And after retiring as a player from the NFL in 2005, Doug spent four seasons at a high school
1:29.6	football coach in Louisiana, but he had more to prove. In 2016, he was hired as the head
1:35.3	coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. In his only second season, the team went 13 and 3. Despite
1:41.5	being underdogs in the playoffs, Coach Peterson led his team to victory in Super Bowl 52 over the New England Patriots.
1:49.1	God bless America.
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