Jason Belmonte Was Born to Bowl But Is He the Greatest of All Time?

About this episode

Jason Belmonte discusses his journey in professional bowling and the pursuit of his legacy.

Jason Belmonte or "Belmo" is widely considered one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport. However, if you ask him, he's not done yet. With 15 major championships and records that may never be broken, he is methodically chasing a legacy that would put the debate to rest once and for all. In this conversation, Kavitha talks to Belmo about the invisible playing field that makes professional bowling so brutally unforgiving, what it felt like to chase history in real time, life on a grinding tour that doesn't get nearly enough respect, and what he still has left to prove. Host: Kavitha A. Davison | Producer: Paroma Chakravarty I Executive Producer: Saadia Khan | Fact Checking and Research: Paroma Chakravarty I Sound Designer & Editor: Paroma Chakravarty I Sportly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover Art Graphic Designer: Sarah DiMichele Please share the love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify to help more people find us! You can reach the host, Kavitha, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kavitha@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Sportly on Instagram @sportlypod Follow us on TikTok @immigrantly Sportly is an Immigrantly…

People in this episode

Host: Kavitha A. Davison

Guest: Jason Belmonte

Topics covered

• bowling
• sports legacy
• professional sports
• interview
• athlete challenges

Keywords

• Jason Belmonte
• bowling
• sports
• athlete
• championships
• legacy
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Immigrantly Media, Epidemic Sound, Simon Hutchinson, Paroma Chakravarty, Saadia Khan, Sarah DiMichele

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