Playbook Optional with Daniel Gotera
Sep 8, 2026 · 34 min · 13 segments
**I thought I was healthy. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, everything started to fall apart.** In Episode 4 of *Playbook Optional*, I tell the most personal part of my story so far — my health…
Daniel GoteraHost
At the beginning of our marriage, I really wasn't motivated enough to do the workouts that she was doing or work out as much as she was doing.

I've had some back problems that have given me a lot of problems and issues over the years.

And the stress of that job, while from the outside may have seemed like a lot to people that don't understand it, for me, it wasn't any stress at all.

Sure, you had your moments trying to make deadlines, video coming in late, trying to make the show.

I still to this day, by the way, one of my biggest nightmares that I have, we all have like reoccurring nightmares.

And one of my biggest nightmares is arriving to the set late and missing my hit as an anchor.

At the beginning of our marriage, I really wasn't motivated enough to do the workouts that she was doing or work out as much as she was doing.

I've had some back problems that have given me a lot of problems and issues over the years.

And the stress of that job, while from the outside may have seemed like a lot to people that don't understand it, for me, it wasn't any stress at all.

Sure, you had your moments trying to make deadlines, video coming in late, trying to make the show.

I still to this day, by the way, one of my biggest nightmares that I have, we all have like reoccurring nightmares.

And one of my biggest nightmares is arriving to the set late and missing my hit as an anchor.
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