DAVID POLLACK | Every Day Counts (Ep. 901)

About this episode

David Pollack discusses his journey from football stardom to personal development and faith.

In this episode, we welcome David Pollack to the show. He is a three-time All-American football player from the University of Georgia, the 2004 Chuck Bednarik Award winner (top defensive player in the country), a two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and a first round pick in the 2005 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals (17th overall). He is also the author of a new book, “Every Day Counts: Start Where You Are. Use What You Have. Do What You Can”. In this interview, we discuss his heart for helping men level up, how he had an identity crisis after his dream of becoming an NFL player ended during his second career game, his faith journey as a disciple of Christ, how to execute on ideas, how parents should approach youth sports and church attendance, how to fix the problems with collegiate athletics, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kyle Thompson

Guest: David Pollack

Topics covered

• identity crisis
• faith journey
• youth sports
• collegiate athletics
• personal development

Keywords

• David Pollack
• NFL
• identity crisis
• faith
• youth sports
• collegiate athletics
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Georgia, Cincinnati Bengals

Books & works: Every Day Counts: Start Where You Are. Use What You Have. Do What You Can

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