From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket | The Evolution of NFL Hall of Famer Edgerrin James
Get Yo Ass Up Show With Tony The Closer
Tony The Closer Robinson
5 • 910 Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2022
⏱️ 114 minutes
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Summary
Tony The Closer welcomes NFL Hall of Famer and astute businessman Edgerrin James to the show for an inspiring conversation about life after football, cultivating confidence, and becoming a role model for future generations. Dive into this engaging episode as they discuss Edge's unique perspective on life, pride, and the power of HBCUs.
Listen as Edgerrin shares his insights on discipline, consistency, and the importance of being financially responsible. Get inspired by his powerful quotes and advice for up-and-coming players on building a legacy that goes beyond sports.
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KEY POINTS:
- How Edge became the person he wish he had in his life
- Who is Edge, according to Edge?
- Why, as a culture, we need to start putting our pride aside
- Advice for up-and-coming players
- Are HBCUs limiting or what makes students special?
- Faith, discipline, and consistency
QUOTABLES:
“I wish I had a me in my life.”
“If work don't wake you, I ain't gonna shake you.”
“When these people come knocking on the door, and they tell your mom that the mortgage hasn't been paid, you can't show them those Super Bowl rings. You got to show them the money. And so I've always kept that in perspective.”
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Get Your Ass Up podcast. I'm Tony the Closer. I'm here to inspire |
| 0:17.0 | and motivate you to never give up on your dreams. As a former NFL athlete who |
| 0:21.0 | overcame personal setbacks like going to jail and bankruptcy. |
| 0:24.2 | I turned my life around to become one of the top salesman in the world. |
| 0:27.7 | In this podcast we'll feature celebrity guests, successful entrepreneurs, and my incredible |
| 0:31.9 | network to give you real world advice on how to achieve |
| 0:34.2 | success in all aspects of life. Whether you're looking to build a successful business, |
| 0:38.4 | achieve financial freedom, or simply need some motivation to keep pushing forward, |
| 0:42.0 | we've got you cover. |
| 0:43.0 | Man, we've have amazing celebrity guests on here like Dame Dash, TI, my boy Joe Hayden and Eddron |
| 0:48.9 | James, Andre Berto or more, sharing their stories and insights on how to reach their full |
| 0:53.3 | potential listen so are you ready to get your ass up and achieve your dreams hit that |
| 0:57.4 | subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of the get your |
| 1:00.3 | ass up podcast and me your boy Tony the Closer. Let's dive in let's change your life together. Let's go |
| 1:09.6 | What don't wake you? I ain't gonna shake you. I'm always being an asset. It's like man look how was you and that's why I can relate to the youth so much I can rate to people in general because of the fact that I was them. You'll get that when your time come, but have fun, you know. |
| 1:28.0 | Go do all those things and I'm not going to tell you what not to do but understand that if you do those things be willing |
| 1:35.4 | accept what comes with those things right you know and that's my way of |
| 1:39.8 | teaching we need examples you know Our culture needs more examples. |
| 1:45.0 | We need consistent examples that say that's what you can do. |
| 1:49.0 | Depending on the decision that you make, the outcome is going to be the all you willing to accept. |
| 1:54.0 | You always stand up. I'm always about pushing whatever I got going. |
| 2:02.0 | Yeah, you got to that's what it's about. always about |
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