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Suiting Up with Paul Rabil

Tiki Barber: NFL RB & Entrepreneur

Suiting Up with Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

Sports, Business

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

"At some point, your opportunity will hit. At the time when you're least expecting it. You have to be ready. You have to jump." Tiki Barber is one of the best all-purpose running backs in NFL history. He was undersized, under-recruited, and was given his first opportunity to play when the starting running back at UVA got injured. He never looked back. He grew up with his twin brother Ronde (also an NFL star and future hall-of-famer) and single mother who worked two jobs, and taught them what hard work, resiliency, and passion looked like. At UVA, Tiki studied business, and was quick to jump into media after being taken in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft. Like all athletes, Tiki knew that his playing career would end, but life after football could be huge -- as long as he worked hard and took advantage of the league's platform. Quickly, Tiki became versed in media, co-hosting the Today Show and Fox & Friends, while making appearances on a dozen other major properties. While rushing and catching for almost 2,500 yards in one season, Tiki also began his entrepreneurial career, co-founding Thuzio with his UVA classmate, Rick Gerson. Tiki's well-networked, works incredibly hard, and is amazingly articulate in sharing his life story with us -- including tips to becoming a better athlete, and ways to expedite your career in entrepreneurship. Hosted by professional athlete and entrepreneur, Suiting Up Podcast is a show that explores the psychology, playbook of tools, and strategies of the most influential people in sports, entrepreneurship, and entertainment. Also, thanks to our sponsors Beachbody, Bombfell, and Mattress Firm. Get $25 off your first Bombfell purchase HERE, and head to mattressfirm.com/podcast to get the play-by-play on how you can monumentally improve your sleep today, tonight and tomorrow.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From the ups and downs of my personal life through you know professional life

0:08.1

some of the failures and successes it's always been the same.

0:12.6

It's, at some point, that opportunity will just just hit at the exact right time.

0:20.2

When you're least looking for it, and you have to be ready for it you have to jump.

0:25.0

At one point our guest was considered to be pound for pound the strongest man in the NFL.

0:31.0

His life in football as he said gave him access to a much bigger

0:34.6

platform by which he could build multiple careers in media and entrepreneurship. He's a best-selling

0:39.5

author, television host, podcaster, and co-founder of Julius Enthusio.

0:44.3

He's held records for most yards from scrimmage.

0:46.6

He's made millions on the field and now has raised millions off of it

0:50.9

from pads to suit.

0:53.0

Welcome to an all new episode of Student Up Podcast.

0:55.0

This is a show where I dive into stories of today's leading athletes,

0:58.0

entrepreneurs, entertainers, and I'm your host Paul Rabel.

1:01.0

Enjoy my conversation with one of the NFL greats, now media

1:04.8

officionado, an entrepreneur, Tiki Barber.

1:07.8

Tiki, we're in your office here in New York.

1:15.0

Might be a little bit loud.

1:16.6

We waited for a siren to pass before we started.

1:19.0

That's New York, Paul, you know that.

1:21.8

Thanks for having me. I want to jump right in by starting with a

1:26.4

quote that makes a ton of sense to me you've said before every run from

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