The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals #255 - Tyler Campbell on THE BALL CAME OUT
Jun 9, 2022
01:00:55
Multiple Sclerosis ambassador and motivational speaker Tyler Campbell chats with Trey Elling about THE BALL CAME OUT: LIFE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD. Topics include:
- Tyler's goal with the book (3:00)
- The thing that caused him to let his guard down a bit as a kid (4:36)
- Growing up as an African American in an affluent, predominantly white community (7:13)
- How the discovery of football helped him (12:15)
- An mistake that derailed his life as a junior in high school (15:29)
- How his mom and dad reacted to that mistake (19:37)
- Ending up at Pasadena City College in California (27:02)
- Getting that full ride to play at San Diego State (30:10)
- Swallowing his pride in making a name for himself on special teams (33:03)
- The terrifying details of his first experience with Multiple Sclerosis (35:03)
- Continuing to play football through this debilitating condition (41:08)
- Becoming an ambassador for MS and a highly sought-after public speaker (46:48)
- Inheriting Earl's skill as a public speaker (50:18)
- The key to a good story (52:14)
- What his mom means to him (54:51)
- What his dad means to him (55:44)
- What his wife means to him (56:37)