No Such Thing as a Bad Kid with Thaddeus Bullard
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Thaddeus Michael Bullard is an American college and retired professional football player and American professional wrestler better known as WWE Superstar Titus O'Neil. He is an accomplished athlete, global entertainer, philanthropist and author of the book "There's No Such Things As A Bad Kid."
He grew up in poverty, labeled a "bad kid" who would be dead or in jail by the time he was 16, but people invested in him when they had nothing to gain in return. As a result, he graduated from the University of Florida with academic and athletic accolades. Bullard has made it his mission to create change for those in need.
His professional wrestling career began when he was part of the second season of NXT and also competed on the show's fifth season, NXT Redemption. He has been a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion as part of The Prime Time Players with Darren Young and a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion, being the inaugural champion.
Through his Bullard Family Foundation, in partnership with Hillsborough County Public Schools, he's transforming Sligh Middle Magnet School and the surrounding area in Tampa, Florida into an innovative education and community hub to create lasting generational change. This includes a first-class gym for school staff, a multi-million-dollar track and turf field for community health and wellness, and a prosperity center offering support services to lift families out of poverty.
Recently Bullard was named a finalist for the ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award.
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| 0:00.0 | There's no such thing as a bad kid. |
| 0:03.6 | Just angry, hurt, scared, confused, impulsive ones expressing their feelings and needs, |
| 0:09.0 | the only way they know how. |
| 0:11.4 | We owe it to every single one of them to always remember that. |
| 0:13.9 | That is a quote from Jessica Stevens, Dr. Jessica Stevens. |
| 0:17.3 | Today, my celebrity guest shares insights on how we can love unconditionally, view our |
| 0:22.4 | kids through a lens of a little human being trying to find his or her own way and how |
| 0:27.4 | we can be the ultimate guide for them to navigate life. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:35.8 | The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. |
| 0:42.0 | We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:47.0 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because |
| 0:51.1 | of the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:55.5 | We are here to change the world, we are here to change relationships, we are here to |
| 1:00.5 | positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their grave with regrets. |
| 1:06.6 | We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention, passion, |
| 1:12.4 | purpose, and direction. |
| 1:14.8 | We are the Dad Edge and we are here to change the game. |
| 1:33.4 | What's up gentlemen? |
| 1:34.4 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 1:35.8 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this podcast show and movement. |
| 1:40.1 | Hope you guys are doing well. |
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