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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Power of Humility and Desire with Marshall Faulk

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I sit down with NFL Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk. We explore his remarkable journey from college standout to one of the greatest running backs of all time. Marshall shares an emotional story from his Heisman Trophy experience and the lesson it taught him about humility and perseverance. We discuss the transition from his stellar football career to becoming a successful entrepreneur and the importance of starting at the bottom, regardless of past achievements. Marshall's dedication to family, community, and lifelong learning is truly inspiring, making this conversation a must-listen.

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0:00.0

This is the Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success.

0:12.0

Welcome to Office Hours, I'm David Melzer. Welcome to Office Hours.

0:12.9

I'm David Melzer.

0:14.2

This is the Dream Team Edition

0:16.2

and the players keep on getting better and better.

0:18.6

And I'm blessed to be the six man on this team

0:20.6

with some incredible teammates up here as co-host, Madeline, Joseph, and Chad.

0:25.5

Thank you all for joining the team on office hours today.

0:28.6

Nice service.

0:29.6

Our last guest today is a special friend of mine. I've known him since he was in college and

0:34.7

actually was blessed. One of my best friends blocked for him is center at

0:39.2

San Diego State University and God bless him for knowing where his own talents lied because they wanted him to be a defensive

0:47.6

back not at San Diego State but most colleges won't even consider him being a running back, but yet when people saw him in college,

0:54.8

I've been told Chad, they said, holy lamole, this guy is the combination of every great running

1:00.3

back.

1:01.3

His career proved that because he ended up to be one of the

1:04.3

greatest Hall of Fame running backs of all time besides being a Super Bowl

1:10.0

champion in a season that he didn't even believe was going to be his

1:13.0

Super Bowl championship year. Seven Pro Bowls back when the Pro Bowl meant

1:16.8

something because people could actually play in the Pro Bowl. First team all

1:21.4

pro, second team all Pro, many years, the NFL Most Valuable Player Award,

1:27.0

the Bert Bell Award as well, three-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and the NFL Offensive player of the year and the NFL offensive rookie of there.

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