Nathan Whitaker | New York Times Bestselling Author and Speaker - a podcast by Richmond Weaver

Episode 98: Nathan Whitaker | New York Times Bestselling Author& Speaker

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Show Notes:Rich Spotlight: Nathan Whitaker

Has always enjoyed speaking and when he worked for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers he was involved in speaking within the communityHe feels that its energizing to speak and really likes connecting with people

Has always loved sports and as a kid, he would ride his bike to watch University of Florida Gators gamesRecruited by Duke for baseball and walked-on at Duke for football

Went to law school and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law SchoolNever thought he wanted to have a career in sports and went to law school because he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do

#1 trait is competitivenessFelt convicted to write Tony Dungy’s book and always appreciated Tony’s witness during times of the circus but Tony didn’t want to write a book and it took about 3-years to convince him

Jamie’s death was the tipping point for Tony to agree to write the book with NathanTook him 24 days to write the first book,“Quiet Strength” with Tony

Tony told the publishers that either Nathan writes the book or there’s no bookNathan still has a lot of self-doubt during every project

Billy Donovan is someone he would like to write for and he would also like to get out sportsWords of Wisdom from Nathan Whitaker attributed to former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Chuck Knoll:“Stubbornness is a virtue if you’re right.”“Leaving the game plan is a sign of panic and panic is not in our game plan.”“Champions are Champions not because they do the extraordinary things but because they do the ordinary things better than anybody else.”








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