Men in Blazers 12/28/22: Throwback Pod Special with J.J. Watt
Men In Blazers
Men In Blazers
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🗓️ 28 December 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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In the wake of his retirement announcement, we revisit Rog's conversation with future NFL Hall-of-Famer J.J. Watt in which the pair revel in J.J.'s love for soccer, how he became a diehard Chelsea fan, and his views on the importance of the sport globally and in the United States. Originally released Aug. 20, 2021.
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| 0:08.0 | Hi, I'm David Brown, the host of Wonderree's podcast Business Wars. In our latest series, a scandal upends the art world. |
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| 0:34.0 | It's Roch! Here, with the Men in Blazers pod special, and wake of yesterday's news, that JJ watt, that NFL Hunter of Hunters on the football field. |
| 0:52.0 | A gen who terrified all-comers, albeit in the most noble of ways, is calling it a day on his peerless career after 12 seasons, |
| 1:02.0 | three of which saw him walking away with the defensive player of the year. He said he'll retire at the end of the season. |
| 1:11.0 | We wanted a wonder is career by dropping this pod special of his appearance last year on the Men in Blazers show because, well, |
| 1:20.0 | it's symptom wonder. First of all, the origin story of his career, which is an inspirational tale. |
| 1:29.0 | Very much the road less taken tenacity in the face of challenge over and over again, a gently driven by his inner monologue is in a hunger that's fusible |
| 1:41.0 | with his love of football, our football, both Chelsea Football Club and his adoration of an admiration for the women's game, |
| 1:52.0 | which is connected in part of course to his relationship with his now wife, Kelia watt, Striker for your Chicago red stars. |
| 2:01.0 | And his old conversation is genuinely lovely and before I leave you with it, I want to read a JJ quote that's resurfaced of his life philosophy, |
| 2:12.0 | which JJ gave to Robert May in an interview back in 2014. He said, the way I look at it is that somebody in the world, |
| 2:21.0 | no matter what your field is, teacher, violinist, football player has to be the best. Why not me? |
| 2:30.0 | If I dedicate all my time, if I cut out all the other crap from my life, if I give everything I have to this game for 10 or 12 years, maybe it is. |
| 2:39.0 | And when I'm done, I'll go sit on my front porch with my buddies, have a beer and say, that was pretty cool, wasn't it? |
| 2:49.0 | Enjoy that beer, JJ. And when I read that, I do realise that this great American's journey is only just beginning. |
| 2:59.0 | We'll be on NBC, 3.30pm Eastern time at NBC proper this Saturday. But here's JJ watt. |
| 3:08.0 | My guest today is a bonafide, a great American, born in Walker Shore, Wisconsin, blessed with superhuman quality, size, strength, power, quick hands and feet, America. |
| 3:26.0 | He's proceeded to dominate NFL lines as scrimmage since 2011, defining himself as a poet warrior, one man wrecking crew, future hall of famer, national women's soccer league official, Ardo, box jumping legend, who's also a Chelsea fan extraordinaire. |
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