then

I have nothing.

So my whole thing was that I had to get something out of the deal.

As far as something out of the deal, it was like, OK, well, how much time can I miss? Because at Utah State, we were on a quarter system.

And the quarter system, if you miss two, three weeks, That could be detrimental to, obviously, your grade.

And I was like, in my spring semester, here I am at the finish line on the 10-yard line, and you just go quit? I couldn't do that and live with myself with no guarantee.

of making the team.

What are the issues that you think pop up for athletes who are small business owners and who fail to understand the value of their money or how to distribute their money? Talk to me, Al.

Yep.

And Fulton Sheen would always say, "Look to the higher love," the lo- the love of God, the love of the V- Blessed Virgin Mary, the saints, the, the love of your family.

That's true love.

That's love that is inspired by God.

So take your pick.

You got these three loves.

But choose the higher love, because you'll be dissatisfied with the lower love, and we've proven that time and time again.

Yes

Can you give us a little overview of this book, first of all?

All right.

Okay.

Archbishop Sheen was a master at presenting the seven last words with different themes.

And he beautifully related the seven words of Mary, and that he found that our Blessed Mother spoke seven times in Scripture.

But it was so beautiful how each of our Lord's seven last words had something very similar, something very similar to it.

And I'm just amazed at his wisdom, but of course God's wisdom, and how he has this great unity between Jesus and Mary.

I mean, you don't have to practice evil in order to understand or know evil, as we see quite clearly in the example of Jesus and Mary, particularly during the crucifixion.

And so Al, I'd love to, I'd love to hear your thoughts on, on this reality brought to life.

Yeah.

I mean, that book, um, Lift Up Your Hearts, um, many people love that because Fulton Sheen speaks to the ego, you know? He just, um, he knew we were becoming self-absorbed, um, in our own little worlds almost, in a way, and, and that's dangerous.

That's dangerous.

Uh, you know, again, modern man has difficulty living in the present because, you know, he's haunted by the past.

Um, I, I know many men that say, "Well, God'll never forgive me for this.

I, I, I'm just too wicked of a person for God to even love me." And they're, they're stuck in the past.

I know our listeners, so don't jump away, you can get 25%, uh, uh, discount if you listen to Al explain why he wrote the book.

Nope.

Nowhere.

Nope.

So we got a little bit more of a edge because we have television, that we can bring you these guys, just like you see the other guys on television that are well-known and highly marketed, and you hear their names everywhere you go, right? So that's the thing that we have with Pro Street Ball that the other guys don't have with their summer league platforms.

They're great platforms.

Lot of high level players.

The gyms are semi, you know, packed.

And so I appreciate you for allowing me to include that part of that aspect to the program, and so I look forward to, to being a part of it for sure.

And a Hall of Famer.

And a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, you know, "Man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do" and what have you.

And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team.

And, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Let's finish school.

You come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

Mm-hmm.

And a Hall of Famer.

And a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, you know, "Man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do," and what have you.

And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team, and, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Just finish school, you come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

You know, "You'll make the team, everything gonna work out," blah, blah, blah.

And that's what, uh, that's what happened.

Mm-hmm.

then

I have nothing.

So my whole thing was that I had to get something out of the deal.

As far as something out of the deal, it was like, OK, well, how much time can I miss? Because at Utah State, we were on a quarter system.

And the quarter system, if you miss two, three weeks, That could be detrimental to, obviously, your grade.

And I was like, in my spring semester, here I am at the finish line on the 10-yard line.

And you just go, quit.

What are the issues that you think pop up for athletes who are small business owners and who fail to understand the value of their money or how to distribute their money? Talk to me, Al.

then

I have nothing.

So my whole thing was that I had to get something out of the deal.

As far as something out of the deal, it was like, OK, well, how much time can I miss? Because at Utah State, we were on a quarter system.

And the quarter system, if you miss two, three weeks, That could be detrimental to, obviously, your grade.

And I was like, in my spring semester, here I am at the finish line on the 10-yard line.

And you just go, quit.

What are the issues that you think pop up for athletes who are small business owners and who fail to understand the value of their money or how to distribute their money? Talk to me, Al.

And a Hall of Famer.

And a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, "You know, man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do" and what have you.

And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Just finish school.

You come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

"You know, you'll make the team, everything gonna work out," blah, blah, blah.

Mm-hmm.

And a Hall of Famer

... and a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, "You know, man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do" and what have you.

And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team, and, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Just finish school.

You come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

"You know, you'll make the team, everything gonna work out," blah, blah, blah.

Mm-hmm.

Foundation? What is that?

Well, the Sheen Foundation is a group of individuals that began in 1998.

Mr. Ladd from New York City, many people were saying, Sancto Subito, you know, as soon as Fulton Sheen died.

But there was a group that said, we want to see his cause started.

And so the foundation was formed in 1998, and we worked together to look and see what bishop would want to sponsor the cause.

And so we went to New York, and New York was busy.

They said, we got Dorothy Day, we got this, we got that.

And then when did the miracle tell us a little bit about more of the process?

Was this one just for Tennessee? Give folks an understanding of what the NFL Alumni does.

Well, the NFL Alumni is obviously across the country, mostly in NFL cities.

The one we have here is the NFL Alumni Tennessee Golf Classic.

for Tennessee that benefits charities in Tennessee and people in Tennessee.

But we have players come from all over Atlanta, across the country, Hall of Famers, just like you had on, whether it be Robert Brazil, Marcus Allen, Derrick Dickinson was in the house today.

Everybody was here enjoying themselves.

And we have across the country, but everyone in different cities, whether it be Dallas or what have you, they have their own NFL alumni tournament there.

You

And a Hall of Famer.

And a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, "You know, man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do" and what have you.

And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Let's finish school.

You come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

"You know, you'll make the team, everything gonna work out, blah, blah, blah." And that's what, um, that's what happened.

Mm-hmm.

And a Hall of Famer.

And a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, "You know, man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do" and what have you.

And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Let's finish school.

You come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

"You know, you'll make the team, everything gonna work out," blah, blah, blah.

Mm-hmm.

And a Hall of Famer.

And a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, "You know, man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do and what have you." And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Just finish school, you come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

"You know, you'll make the team, everything gonna work out, blah, blah, blah." And that's what, uh, that's what happened.

And I went back, like I said, I was in the back of that line and kinda, you know, week by week you just kinda, you know, you move up a little bit, you move up a little bit.

Mm-hmm.

So, [laughs] but so with that, um, being said, I think a, a lot of guys struggle with that because of the fact that they are, um, uh, trying to uphold some kind of image or, or some kind of standard that they feel like they have, you know, that they feel like they have to keep up with, but don't have the, uh, wherewithal or the means to do so, uh, post, you know, you know, post, you know, playing or whatever the case may be.

And a Hall of Famer.

And a Hall of Famer.

And, uh, and I said, "Talk to Warren." He's like, you know, "Man, I'm, I'm really struggling with this, you know, this decision of what to do," and what have you.

And he told me, you know, being a veteran, being a, you know, obviously a leader on the team, and, and he told me, "Man, you, you know, you too close.

Just finish school, you come, you know, come back and, uh, you know, you'll make the team." You know, you know, gave me some confidence.

"You know, you'll make the team, everything gonna work out," blah, blah, blah.

And that's what, uh, that's what happened.

Mm-hmm.

then

I have nothing.

So my whole thing was that I had to get something out of the deal.

As far as something out of the deal is like, OK, well, how much time can I miss? Because at Utah State, we were on a quarter system.

And the quarter system, if you miss two, three weeks, That could be detrimental to, obviously, your grade.

And I was like, in my spring semester, here I am at the finish line on the 10-yard line.

And you just go, quit.

What are the issues that you think pop up for athletes who are small business owners and who fail to understand the value of their money or how to distribute their money? Talk to me, Al.