On this episode of the Playbook, I have Jamie Roots, the former president of the Houston

Texans. And he's going to give up his winning game plan to success. That's right. Join me

for all this and more on the Playbook. This is Entrepreneurs the Playbook. For each week,

I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities and entrepreneurs to talk about their

personal and professional playbook to success and what made them champions on the field.

And in the boardroom. I'm your host, David Meltzer. I have another extraordinary entrepreneur,

Jamie Roots, COO of a SPAC, former president of Lone Star Sports and Entertainment,

the other LSSE, which I'll get into. And of course, former president of the incredible franchise,

the Houston Texans. But Jamie has recently, last I believe November, wrote a book called

The Winning Game Plan, which is exactly in the Playbooks wheelhouse. Jamie, welcome to the Playbook.

And I can't wait to learn about the winning game plan. Well, David, thank you for having me on.

I've admired you from afar. We've been in separate universes, but in the sports industry,

but you've certainly got a reputation that precedes you.

Well, thank you. I started my sports course. You know what the other LSSE,

Lee Steinberg Sports and Entertainment. So it was fun when I saw those acronyms. I'm like,

wait a second. But it's even more fun for me because you know how closely knit the industry is,

but yet you get to see someone's face and you're like, oh, yeah, I know exactly who that is.

And reacquaint ourselves. But number one, you know, you recently released this book, The Winning Game

Plan. You know, after everything that you're involved with, everything you've done,

why did you decide during COVID to release this type of book and a book in general?

Yeah, it's interesting because the timing wasn't related to COVID. When I made the decision,

finally, I said, look, either I have to stop thinking about writing a book or I have to go

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