The Welcome to South Beach Sessions and I will tell Marcellus Wiley this off the top.

I'm sure he's felt it off of me, but I will tell him for the first time that I admire you

so much meaningfully because your story is amazing and only part of it. I mean it starts with me discovering that you made it from

Compton to Columbia but then it got interesting to me like that was

plenty interesting because you lived a tough football life and you've fought your way in business in the

broadcasting sphere.

So I will tell the audience, Marcellus Wiley, someone I've admired for a long time because

the pain that you played with and the strength that you had that you showed on and

off the field has been something that's been remarkable to me. So thank you

for coming in and joining us here in your city because this

place feels very you right you you love you love everything about this place.

Yes I'm LA to the core man and I'll be remiss to find and give you your

flowers. I don't know your age but I've always looked up to you always

respected you the way that you can always peel back the layers the way that you

approach the craft the way that you did it your success and it's funny even

through all my journey since we met each other I will always reach out with the random text and it

was always at some critical points where I just needed some affirmation some

assurance from the triple OG yourself so I just want to say that whatever you see in me is always this

Voltron effect of pulling from people that I look up to and people that inspire

me. Thank you for that. I will receive it. I don't know if you

remember one of the first times I talked to you was on the Bristol campus in

the cafeteria, you and J. L. Rose. How long had you been at ESPN at that point?

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