Welcome to John Gordon's Positive University podcast. My name is Daniel Decker. I'm the co-host of

Positive U. And on this episode, John Talks with Marty Smith. Marty is one of ESPN's most popular and recognized reporters and hosts who

currently covers a variety of sports including college football, basketball,

NFL and NBA, NASCAR, and more. This interview is really impactful

as Marty talks about what it means to never settle and work in life.

He also shares how he went from a relatively unknown

motorsports rider to being recruited to work for ESPN.

How it seemed like a devastating setback in college actually led to his current career

and success, what the soul of America is and much more.

Fire up your notes app or pull out a pen and paper because you're definitely going to get some

nuggets of wisdom out of this one.

And when you're done listening, be sure to grab a copy of Marty's new book never settle it's

available anywhere books are sold if you enjoy this interview be sure to subscribe in

iTunes or wherever you subscribe to podcast so you can get the next episode too.

We release one each week with a dynamic guest.

You can also visit positive university.com where you can access dozens of other interviews with

people like Dabo Sweeney,

Sean McVeigh, Carrie Walsh Jennings, Tony Bennett,

and more.

So let's join John and Marty.

Hey, I'm John Gordon with Positive You, and today my guest is Marty Smith.

Marty is my favorite reporter in all of TV, and he works for ESPN,

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