Kirstie Ennis in the Fish Bowl

Green Light with Chris Long

Chris Long

Sports, Entertainment News, News, Football

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

War Hero and Marine, Kirstie Ennis, is Chalk Media's most powerful and emotional show of the series. Kirstie and Chris talk about Pat Tillman, her ESPY speech, her foundation, her climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro to support Waterboys and how she overcame adversity to help inspire others. Kirstie also tells the full story of the helicopter crash in Afghanistan that almost took her life and lead to her leg being amputated. About Chalk Media: Following the unfiltered voice and vision of Chris Long, Chalk Media is the interactive online community for you, the intelligent and humorous sports fan. Driven by access, Chalk delivers a unique perspective that cuts through the canned talking points and provides a variety of content from your favorite sports and entertainment celebrities. Here at Chalk, we don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are rooted in challenging the perception of professional athletes. We embrace the “real” with a unique combination of humor and intelligence. Chalk is a community with a voice beyond 240 characters that brings a perspective and vibe to a traditionally brash and boastful sports media space. Subscribe and enjoy weekly content including podcasts, documentaries, live chats, celebrity interviews and more. Nothing is off limits at Chalk - hot news items, trending discussions from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA are just a small part of what we will be sharing with you. 🌍🏀🏈SUBSCRIBE NOW ⚾🏒⛰️ http://bit.ly/chalknetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So a really, really special podcast this week.
0:04.0	A good friend of mine and somebody I'm proud to call a good friend.
0:08.0	Somebody I really love, man.
0:10.0	Kirstie Annis, you know, she's the Pat Tillman Award winner.
0:15.0	She's an athlete.
0:17.0	She's an inspirational story.
0:22.0	Somebody who empowers women and girls everywhere.
0:26.0	She's in above the knee amputee.
0:28.0	She's the first above the knee amputee to Summit Kilimanjaro.
0:31.0	And she's a Marine.
0:32.0	And, you know, she's definitely a Marine when you meet her.
0:35.0	She's a badass, but she also is a really great soft heart.
0:39.0	And, you know, anybody she meets, she would definitely tell you that.
0:45.0	And I got a chance to climb that mountain with her.
0:48.0	She's done a lot for charity.
0:50.0	She's a philanthropist.
0:52.0	Kind of a Renaissance woman.
0:54.0	And, you know, again, Pat Tillman Award winner.
0:56.0	Met, you know, talk to her in LA before she got the award.
1:01.0	So, you know, it's interviews a little dated, but she was awesome.
1:07.0	And, obviously, it overcame a lot of struggles and tough times after she lost her leg.
1:16.0	But I don't think there's anybody better to tell her story.
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