Underdogs, Training Montages and Buzzer-Beaters: When Sports Movies Got You Through It

Death, Sex & Money

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Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

With their underdog-against-all-odds-redemption stories and epic training montages, sports movies can be the best source of support when we’re deep in the toughest moments in our lives. Earlier this year, when our executive producer, Liliana Maria, found herself surrounded by cancer and death in her close circle of family and friends, she turned to the Michael B. Jordan movie, Creed III, to help her keep going. She kept repeating Adonis Creed’s mantra to herself each day: “One step at a time, one punch at a time, one round at a time.” In this week's episode, hosted by Liliana Maria, we share your stories about sports movies like Hoosiers, Whip It, Brittany Runs A Marathon and Cool Runnings, which have accompanied you when you needed them most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Anna. We have a very special episode for you coming up that's going to make you feel good and inspired,
0:07.0	and also like you have a lot of movies to add to your watch or rewatch list.
0:12.0	It's a treat hosted by our show's executive producer and resident
0:15.4	movie expert Lilliana Maria Percy Ruiz, but I'm popping in quickly to
0:19.5	remind you of something. We are still collecting voice memos from you about what death, sex, and money
0:25.4	has accompanied you through in your life during your time as a listener. We are loving hearing
0:31.3	from you about the moments in the show that have stood out and stayed with you,
0:35.8	and we'll share them with you as we end our nine and a half year run at WNYC at the end of this year.
0:41.4	Record your thoughts and tell us about what the shows meant in your life.
0:45.2	Send it to us at deathsexmoney.org. Also, while we are still figuring out what's next for the show, that is not stopping us
0:55.1	from celebrating our show and our team and what we've built together.
0:59.9	If you live in New York City, or you can be there on Saturday afternoon on December 9th,
1:04.8	join us for a live event called Four Interviews and a Funeral.
1:09.4	It's at Kaviot, a Cabaret on the Lower East Side.
1:12.4	There will be special guests, music, and a reflection on
1:15.9	endings. There's a link to ticket information in our show notes. Please join us.
1:21.6	Okay, here's our new episode for you.
1:23.9	Enjoy.
1:26.0	I'm actually quite surprised that I'm so excited
1:28.6	to talk about sports movies, but here I am.
1:33.0	I am the parent to a two and a half year old, his name is Hank,
1:38.0	and he's a really special dude.
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