Forrest was actually selected two other times by the NBA's Phoenix Suns in 1975 and the ABA's San Antonio Spurs in 1975 but turned them both down to play his senior season in college at Grand Canyon University where he was a three-time NAIA All-American.
After his playing career, Bay founded Focus Ministries and for over thirty years, has been in ministry and spoken all across the US and around the world sharing his story and pointing people to the Gospel of Jesus.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Bay Forrest about his basketball journey, getting dunked on by Julius Erving, the desire to go into ministry and what it means to step our in faith.
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Maroulis was born in Rockville, Maryland and attended Magruder High School for three years, where as a freshman she became the first female wrestler to place at the Maryland state wrestling championships and at the age-group level, Maroulis was a three-time Junior World medalist (bronze in 2008 & 2010, silver in 2011).
Today on the podcast, we talk to Helen about her new documentary "Helen|Believe," staying humble, finding joy in the difficult times, why starting a prayer journal helped her grow closer to God and learning to play the harp.
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Tim Schurrer spent almost a decade of his career launching two brands— StoryBrand and Business Made Simple—as COO alongside New York Timesbestselling author Donald Miller. Before that Tim worked at TOMS as well as Apple Inc.
He is the host of the Build a Winning Teampodcast, where he offers listeners actionable advice as he interviews some of the top leaders in business.
His new book "The Secret Society of Success" is avaialble now.
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In college at Texas A&M, Damontre was a standout linebacker who was a consensus first-team All-American and first-team All SEC selection with 12.5 sacks in his junior year of 2012.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Damontre about his relationship with Jesus, how he's grown as a man during the ups and downs of his pro career, his desire to continue to play football and his encouragement for young players coming into the league.
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Griff Aldrich is the head coach of the Longwood men's basketball team. In 2021-22, Aldrich helped lead the Lancers to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance and a Big South Conference championship. For his efforts, Aldrich was named the 2022 Big South Coach of the Year.
Prior to arriving at Longwood in 2018, Aldrich was an assistant coach at the University of Maryland-Baltimore Country, where he helped that team pull off the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA Tournament when his No. 16 seeded club beat No. 1 Virginia.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Griff Aldrich about leading his team to their first ever March Madness appearance, what he learned through the successful season, his incredible story of going from lawyer to college basketball coach and the evolution of his faith in Jesus Christ.
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As a member of the US national soccer team, she participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and scored her first Olympic goal against Columbia and made her the youngest player to ever score a goal for the United States in an Olympic game. She also participated at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019.
Today on the podcast, Jon Ackerman talks to Mallory Pugh about her recent engagement to Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson, why 2021 was a year of growth in her relationship with God, what discipleship looks like for her and her desire to continue to play soccer at the highest level.
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Alongside his wife, Samanda, he co-founded Ahora Inc., a not-for-profit dedicated to empowering working-class families and low-income individuals to build self-reliance through financial literacy, money management, and wealth building.
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Demario Davis is a linebacker with the New Orleans Saints. He was originally selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. Demario would go on to play the next seven seasons with the Jets (2012-2015, 2017) and the Browns (2016). In 2018, he signed with the Saints and has been a starting linebacker for New Orleans ever since.
Since arriving to New Orleans, Davis was named First-Team All-Pro in 2019 and Second-Team All-Pro twice in 2020 and 2021. Demario is also an author and his book "The Unsuccessful Champion" was released in October 2019.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Demario Davis about the evolution of his playing career, almost retiring five years ago, missing his first ever NFL game in 2021, trusting in God and what it means to truly surrender his entire life to the Lord.
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Jenny Cavnar is a broadcaster covering the Colorado Rockies for AT&T Sports Rocky Mountain. She's also the host of "Unassisted," heard daily on MLB Network Radio.
Cavnar grew up a Rockies fan and her father Steve is in the Colorado High School Baseball Hall of Fame as a baseball coach. Jenny is a pioneer for women in baseball as she was the first woman to call play-by-play for baseball in over a quarter of a century back in 2018 for a Rockies game. . She also filled in on radio as an analyst in 2015, becoming the first woman to provide color commentary on radio for a National League team.
In 2021, she was the first woman ever named Colorado Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Jenny Cavnar about her baseball broadcasting career, balancing life as a mom and wife, trusting in God's direction for her life, and the importance for her to continue seeing women have opportunities in baseball media.
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Emma Ritter is a softball player with Virginia Tech. She is currently a sophomore outfielder and is one of the top hitters for the Hokies softball team. In high school, she was one of the top players in the state of Maryland was named All-Conference each of her four years and was named twice as the Varsity Sports Network Player of the Year.
In her freshman year, Emma led Virginia Tech to the NCAA Super Regionals and here in 2022, she's one of the top performers leading her team in batting average, runs scored, doubles and stolen bases.
On the podcast today, we talk to Emma about the culture within the Virginia Tech softball team, developing strong relationships with her teammates, playing for an audience of one and how following Christ has become her number one purpose for her life.
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Jim Wideman is a pastor, author, Alabama football fan and for the past 45 years has led and guided church ministries with a clear vision of how to help leaders find solutions to seemingly impossible problems.
Jim currently serves as The Executive Operations Pastor at The Belonging Co. In Nashville, Tennessee. Jim believes his greatest sermon, is his family.
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Clarisse Garcia is the head women's basketball coach at Charleston Southern. Prior to her current role, she had coaching stops at Seton Hall, Stetson, Alabama, Auburn and Wake Forest.
As a college basketball player at Villanova, Garcia was a three-time BIG EAST All-Academic team and a captain her senior season.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Clarisse about her first season as the head coach at Charleston Southern, the lessons she learned in a difficult season, finding joy in the trials and why her faith is the most important part of her life.
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After a successful high school career in Royce City, TX, Taylor attended San Jacinto College and Oklahoma Baptist U where he was drafted four times before signing with the Nationals in 2015. He was then traded to the Pirates in 2016 and then gain to Texas in 2018. In 2021, he appeared in 42 games with the Rangers and had 11 starts to go along with 6 wins.
Today on the podcast we talk to Taylor Hearn about his baseball career, pitching for his hometown team, living for Jesus and the gratitude he has for being a professional baseball player.
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Lucy Westlake is an endurance athlete, mountaineer and 2-time world record holder. She is the youngest female to climb all 50 U.S. state highpoints and part of the youngest father-daughter team to climb all 50 U.S. state highpoints.
In April 2022, she began a climb to the summit of Mount Everest that would make her the youngest American woman to ever climb to the top.
Lucy is raising money to make the climb to Mount Everest, dedicating the journey up to the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation. The foundation helps make mountains accessible for girls of any age to climb them. She started a GoFundMe for this effort, with the goal of raising $40,000.
Kirsten Watson is a mom of seven and wife of author and retired NFL tight end Benjamin Watson. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a marketing and Spanish degree, Kirsten worked for a Fortune 500 company and then in the nonprofit sector, aspiring to one day run her own company.
Now she’s CEO of a family of nine and the executive editor of MomLife Today. With Benjamin, she founded the One More foundation and together they cohost Why or Why Not with the Watsons. Her first book, "Sis, Take a Breath: Encouragement for the Woman Who’s Trying to Live and Love Well (but Secretly Just Wants to Take a Nap)" released May 3, 2022.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Kirsten about marriage, parenting, being a "former" NFL wife, trusting in Jesus, talking about the difficult seasons of life and what it means to live and love well.
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Christy Winters-Scott is the lead basketball analyst for the Big-10 Network's Women's basketball coverage. She's also a WNBA analyst for the Washington Mystics and a high school basketball coach for her alma mater at South Lakes High School in Virginia.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Christy about how she juggles the busy lifestyle of coaching, broadcasting, parenting and marriage. We also talk to her about her faith and the important example her father set as a pastor for many years.
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Scott Drew is the men’s basketball head coach at Baylor University. In 2020-21, he led his club to the mountaintop of college basketball, winning the national championship. This past season, he led the Bears to another number one seed and 27 wins.
His journey to Baylor began in 2003, when he was hired to help resuscitate a program that had been rattled by controversy after the firing of coach Dave Bliss. Since then, Drew has won 419 games, including twelve 20-win seasons in his 19 seasons.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Scott Drew about lessons learned from victories and defeats, writing his first book "The Road to J.O.Y." and what discipleship looks like in the midst of his busy lifestyle as a college basketball coach.
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Dan Scott is the Director of Broadcasting and Play-By-Play Voice of the Furman University athletics.
Prior to Furman, Dan spent seven years on the Clemson University baseball and women’s basketball broadcasts, plus served as studio host for network football pregame and postgame shows. He also hosted a daily talk show on the Clemson flagship station for 11 years. In addition, Dan has more than a decade under his belt as an award-winning sports editor/writer.
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Lane Kiffin is the head football coach with the Ole Miss Rebels. He was named to his current position in December 2019 and led his team in 2021 to a 10-3 record and a berth in the 2022 Sugar Bowl.
Prior to his arrival in Mississippi, Kiffin led Florida Atlantic to two bowl berths and 26 career wins. His previous stops include Alabama, USC, Tennessee and the NFL's Oakland Raiders.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Lane Kiffin about the satisfaction he gets in seeing his players get drafted into the NFL, the growth in his faith, being humbled as a younger coach and why he's coaching for a greater purpose now.
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Aqeel Glass is a former Alabama A&M quarterback who is a 2-time Deacon Jones Trophy winner and a 2-time SWAC Offensive Player of the Year. During his time with Alabama A&M, he passed for 12,136 yards and 109 touchdowns.
In 2021, Glass was there SWAC Offensive Player of the Year and passed for 3,568 yards and 36 touchdowns in leading his team to a 7-3 record. After his college football career finished, Glass played in the 2022 NFLPA Bowl All-Star Game and the HBCU Legacy Bowl. He is currently preparing for an opportunity in the NFL.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Aqeel Glass about his faith in Jesus and how it guides him as a person and a football player. We also talk through his desire to play in the NFL and why he believes he can make an impact on the next level.
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On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Daniel Jeremiah about preparing to cover the 2022 NFL Draft, reminiscing about the first NFL Draft he ever attended, what time with the Lord looks like during a busy season of work, and how he's grown and evolved as a follower of Christ.
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Phillips' new book “Wrong Lanes Have Right Turns: A Pardoned Man’s Escape from the School-to-Prison Pipeline and what we can do to dismantle it” is available now.
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T.J. Storment is a former college football offensive lineman, who played 38 games at the FBS level with Texas Tech, TCU, Colorado State, Fullerton College and Old Dominion. In 2021, he earned Honorable Mention All Big-12 honors. In 2020, he earned All Big-12 honors with TCU.
In high school, Storment attended Statesville High School in Statesville, NC where he played football but also served with his parents with their ministry "Power Cross," where he led Bible studies and small groups.
Today on the podcast, T.J. Storment discusses his preparation for the NFL and his desire to play professional football. He also shares about the importance of faith in his life and why his desire is to use the platform of football to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others.
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Derek Orndorff is a senior outfielder with Liberty University's baseball program. He is a grad transfer from Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania. He began his collegiate career at Penn State for two years.
Gray Betts is a junior catcher with Liberty University's baseball program. In 2021, he was a member of the Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team and a member of the NCAA Knoxville All-Regional team that same season.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Gray and Derek about their desire to glorify God in the game of baseball, their faith journeys, the unique culture that exists at Liberty and why they're trusting in God to direct their steps.
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