I'm Mark Willard and I'm excited to bring you the "Ballers with Babies" podcast, where I interview the top names in sports about the intersection of sports with family & parenting life. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to go a little deeper and humanize these stars of sport. With each guest, we’ll get to hear where they came from, how they achieved success, and how they blended that with their family life at home. We’re all tired of canned answer interviews. I promise that each episode w ...
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Melissa Jacobs, Founder & Managing Editor at TheFootballGirl.com
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Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle Sports Columnist
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Bernie Williams joins Ballers with Babies.
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Sage Rosenfels joins Ballers with Babies.
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Tom Tolbert, KNBR 680 Host and Former NBA Player
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Steve Baker joins Ballers with Babies.
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Chris Broussard, Fox Sports Analyst & Commentator
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Earl Watson joins Ballers with Babies.
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Kevin Frandsen, Former MLB Player and Current Broadcaster
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CJ Taylor, Mother, Football Coach, Community Leader
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George Wrighster joins Ballers with Babies. Find George's podcast here: https://unafraidshow.com/
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Joe Barksdale, Arizona Cardinals Offensive Tackle
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Cuttino Mobley, Retired NBA Shooting Guard
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Todd Ramasar, Founder & CEO, Life Sports Media & Entertainment
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Ramona Shelburne joins Ballers with Babies.
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Rhett Lewis joins Ballers with Babies.
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Nick Swisher, Former MLB Outfielder & First Baseman
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Charles Davis joins Ballers with Babies
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Will Allen joins Ballers with Babies.
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Charley Hoffman joins Ballers with Babies.
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Tim Flannery, Former MLB Player and Coach
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T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Former NFL Wide Receiver
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Clayton and Ashley Richard, MLB Husband and Wife
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JT O'Sullivan joins Ballers with Babies.
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Gabe Polsky, Director, Writer, and Producer
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Will Blackmon joins Ballers with Babies.
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Norm Chow, Former NFL and NCAA Football Coach
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Norm Chow is this week's guest on Ballers with Babies.
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Leigh Steinberg joins Ballers with Babies.
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Former Cleveland Browns offensive tackle, Joe Thomas, joins Ballers with Babies.
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A.Q. Shipley joins Ballers with Babies.
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Actor and comedian Rob Riggle joins Ballers with Babies to discuss family life, his latest projects, and more.
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Chris Gronkowksi joins Ballers with Babies.
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Former NFL running back Robert Smith joins Ballers with Babies.
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Seyi Ajirotutu is this week's guest on Ballers with Babies.
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Kyle Turley, Former NFL Offensive Lineman
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Former NFL Offensive Lineman Kyle Turley is this week's guest on Ballers with Babies.
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On this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, Jim Leyritz discusses his experience playing for so many different teams while trying to keep his family together, how he overcame mistakes and found a new purpose in life, and what the current Yankee squad filled with homegrown talent compares to the mid-90s teams.…
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Jordan Palmer, Former NFL quarterback, current quarterback coach and entrepreneur
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Jordan Palmer joins Ballers with Babies and shares why he turned out to be a better coach than player, his model for successful parenting, and whether or not Josh Allen and Sam Darnold are ready to start.
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Casey Jacobsen, Former NBA player and European Basketball Star
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Former NBA player and European basketball star Casey Jacobsen joins Ballers with Babies and shares what it was like playing and raising a family in Europe, what it was like going back to Stanford to complete his degree, and why he thinks Lebron made the right decision coming to the Lakers.
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Matt Chatham, Former NFL linebacker and current broadcaster
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On this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, Matt Chatham shares what it was like playing for Bill Belichick, memories from the Janet Jackson Super Bowl halftime snafu, and what it's been like transitioning from playing football to now covering it.
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Brady Quinn, former NFL quarterback and current broadcaster
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Brady Quinn joins Ballers with Babies and discusses why he feels his NFL career ran short, if he still has animosity towards USC for the "Bush Push" and what it was like playing with Tim Tebow.
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Willie Roaf, Hall of Fame NFL Offensive Lineman
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Willie Roaf joins Ballers with Babies and discusses the challenges of parenting after a break-up while also being a professional athlete, how he’s matured since his NFL playing days, and shares his thoughts on Terrell Owens skipping out on the Hall of Fame induction.
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Olden Polynice joins Ballers with Babies and shares what he learned from his playing days in the NBA, what it was like being traded for Scotty Pippen, and his advice for DeMarcus Cousins.
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Steve Fisher, Former San Diego State & Michigan Basketball Coach
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In this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, former NCAA basketball coach Steve Fisher joins to discuss life after coaching, how he recruited the "Fab 5" at Michigan, where he see's the future of college basketball heading, and what it was like coaching Kawhi Leonard.
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Actor Omar Epps joins Ballers with Babies to discuss his new book, "From Fatherless to Fatherhood."
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Dahntay Jones, former NBA player, joins Ballers with Babies. Among topics discussed include why he initially wasn't interested in playing for Duke, what he thinks of Draymond Green, how he came to discover Al Harrington is his cousin, and where he thinks Lebron James will sign in free agency.
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Lance Moore joins Ballers with Babies.
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Former NBA star Shawn Marion joins Ballers with Babies.
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Paraag Marathe, President of 49ers Enterprises and EVP of Football Operations
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On this week's episode of Ballers with Babies, Paraag Marathe joins to discuss his role running the 49ers - from blocking out the noise and the critics, managing a full workload with two young kids, what's it like negotiating NFL contracts, and what he learned from the great Bill Walsh.
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Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author
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Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author and sports writer joins Ballers with Babies.
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Former NFL defensive back and Super Bowl champ, Toi Cook, is this week's guest on Ballers with Babies. He shares the role coach Jim Mora played in his first son being born, whether or not he regrets playing football, the issues he has with the NFL concussion lawsuit, and why he's not a fan of early sport hyperspecialization.…
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