00:00I am so with Fred Taylor.
00:04I like Fred anyway.
00:07I am so down with Fred Taylor after watching the beginning of the pivot episode with Kevin Durant, which dropped yesterday.
00:16And my son was sending me clips this morning.
00:20I mean, he was all over the KD pivot.
00:23But Fred Taylor, do you see the beginning of the pivot?
00:27I haven't watched it yet.
00:27He never watched it.
00:29Fred Taylor starts.
00:32You know how they always show the guest walking in and they dap him up and, you know, it's the whole vibe.
00:37It's the whole vibe.
00:40Fred Taylor, before they get rolling.
00:44There's a little lull in the conversation.
00:48Because some guys come in and they're, you know, he was a little bit reserved when he came in.
00:52Like he was dapping everybody.
00:53Not like he was like, you know, I think he may have been a little trepidatious.
00:58As to what was to come.
01:00He's not the center of the party.
01:01Right.
01:01Yeah.
01:02Right.
01:02Yeah.
01:02He's nice, but he's not going to make a conversation.
01:06So Fred Taylor leans over and he goes, well, as long as no one's talking here, would you mind autographing this for me?
01:14KD brought a trading card and a Sharpie lane.
01:18And I thought it was the coolest thing.
01:20And so of course, Crowder and RC go all over Freddie T.
01:25They're like, what are you doing?
01:27He's just hanging out with us.
01:29And Fred Taylor, so right.
01:31He says, you don't get opportunities like this all the time.
01:36And you got to take advantage of your opportunities when they're in front of you.
01:40And he was saying, Hey, we're not going to be hanging out with Kevin Durant all the time.
01:43And this guy's one of my athletic heroes.
01:46I'm going to have him sign something.
01:48And I, I am so down with Fred.
01:51It's not lame.
01:52It's lame.
01:52You're a grown man.
01:54So what?
01:54You ask another grown man to give his time up, to come on your platform, to help you boost your views and likes and all.
02:02And he's going to ask him, can you fan boy out and sign my card?
02:05Yeah, it's so it shows you, Hey, I'm not only interviewing you for a podcast.
02:12I'm a fan.
02:14I'm fan enough to ask you to sign something for me.
02:18It's not like Fred does that for everybody.
02:20Hey, post me up.
02:21Let me see if I can handle you.
02:22That would be great, too.
02:23I think that would be funny as hell.
02:25It's lame to me.
02:26And then he goes back to, well, now, now I can, you know, show people I met Kevin Durant.
02:31And I was like, I have a video resume of all the famous people I've met now.
02:35But to have something signed, to have something signed from one of your athletic heroes, I just think is an opportunity you don't pass up.
02:43Not as a grown man.
02:44I had all my Lawrence Taylor stuff as a kid.
02:46Stop it.
02:47Now I'm a grown man.
02:48I see LT.
02:49What's up, bro?
02:49But you've got all the stuff you wanted already.
02:51It's in a closet somewhere.
02:53Nah, there's something cool about it, though, because you see it all the time.
02:56Like, athletes in maybe soccer will sign a jersey and send it to Tom Brady.
03:02Right.
03:02That's one Hall of Famer in Fred Taylor looking at another future Hall of Famer and saying, I'm a Hall of Famer.
03:10I think both future Hall of Famers.
03:11Both future Hall of Famers.
03:12I just want to make sure we have it right.
03:14Both future Hall of Famers.
03:16I'm a future Hall of Famer.
03:16I was excellent at my craft.
03:18And I respect and love the hell out of you so much.
03:22I would like your autograph.
03:24Fred's been through that grind.
03:26He's been at the top of his sport just like KD.
03:28I actually think it's complimentary.
03:29I think for you guys, you and RC, not to ask him for an autograph is an affront.
03:35Like, I think it's complimentary.
03:37When it's coming from a guy with the athletic accolades of Fred Taylor, like, I was a little miffed that Kevin Durant didn't ask him to sign something.
03:47Yeah, because he's not, because Kevin Durant's a grown man.
03:50To your point, Solana, I'll go the other way.
03:52Okay.
03:53I'm a person in Fred Taylor that has been annoyed my entire life with people begging me for an autograph.
04:00Now I'm going to hang out with the boys.
04:01Our platform is, you're just sitting around talking with the boys.
04:04You're just chilling, hanging out.
04:05You're talking about your life.
04:06We're talking about sports.
04:07Can you sign this, please?
04:09That's not the way you did it, though.
04:10It was a bitch move.
04:12It was not at all.
04:13I am such a fan of Freddie T.
04:15Wait until you watch.
04:16It was like, for me, that was heartwarming.
04:19Where Fred Taylor was like, because you knew what Crowder and RC were going to do.
04:22I knew what they were going to do.
04:24And Fred was like, didn't back down.
04:26He's like, no.
04:27You have opportunities in life.
04:28You want to make the most of your opportunities.
04:30How often am I going to sit here and vibe with Kevin Durant?
04:33I loved it.
04:34How about Kevin Durant giving me the unreleased KDs?
04:38That was badass, man.
04:40Dwayne Wade did that, and all you did was buck Lee Ning.
04:43Well, those were Lee Nings.
04:45I wear some Nikes.
04:46I still have those Lee Nings.
04:48What size do you wear?
04:49Whatever size you got.
04:51After you see the Dwayne Wade statue, you know how interested he is in design and how well
04:56things look.
04:57It kind of explains the Lee Nings a little bit.
04:59The thing is, if Crowder asked KD for an autograph, KD knows right away, oh, this jackass is
05:06selling this thing.
05:07Fred Taylor, though, is a little different.
05:10You're exactly right.
05:10Fred Taylor, it's like mano-a-mano, respect to respect.
05:13Crowder, he's going to sell that thing the second he gets the offer.
05:16Crowder came in with 17 8x10s.
05:19Solana, I'm sure you heard this story in all these years.
05:22When Jordan came to the facility, because Jason Taylor was signed with Jordan, and JT and
05:27Michael played golf together, Jordans and Davey, Grand Oaks is across the street.
05:33The golf course, Jordan played at Grand Oaks.
05:35He hits JT, long story short, where in meetings, Michael Jordan opens the linebacker room door
05:41and says, hey, y'all boys, I'm going to be in here sleeping.
05:43Like to joke around, you know Michael Jordan's voice.
05:46Joey Porter, it was a bunch.
05:48It was 7'8", inside linebacker, linebacker, whatever.
05:51Joey Porter jumps up like a bitch.
05:53Oh, my gosh.
05:55And runs out in the hallway.
05:56Everybody jumps up and runs out.
05:57The coach, Coach George Edwards, he gets up and scuttles out the room.
06:01That's right.
06:02To Jared Michael Jordan?
06:04Yes.
06:04For what?
06:05You know, there are several athletes who are so great at what they do.
06:11MJ, Shohei Otani, Kevin Durant, obviously Victor Wembanyama, Shaq.
06:18Like, you absolutely react differently around greatness.
06:24If Mozart walked in here, you don't just treat him like another man.
06:29And granted, he'd be wild.
06:31He's dead for so many years.
06:33But so you wouldn't be able to just treat him.
06:34All the people you went with, huh?
06:36You went with Mozart?
06:37Because I was trying to come up with someone who is not...
06:39The Vinci.
06:40Well, yeah.
06:40Not in the athletic world, but is so important to...
06:46Michelangelo.
06:47Right.
06:48And again, if he walked in, crazy.
06:50Like, you know, anybody's going to treat him special.
06:53Michel.
06:53Yeah.
06:54Michelangelo.
06:54You're talking about from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
06:56Right.
06:56Yeah.
06:57The turtle.
06:57But yeah, MJ is one of those guys.
07:00Like, George Edwards should jump up.
07:02Joey Porter should jump up.
07:04To do what?
07:06To pay homage to someone who is better at what they do.
07:11I appreciate Shohei.
07:12I appreciate Jordan.
07:13I appreciate...
07:14Like, Dan Marino.
07:15I'm around him a lot now.
07:16You've been around there.
07:17Dan's a cool dude.
07:19Like, what do you...
07:20Why do you need to stand next to them to appreciate how great they are in the sport?
07:23Why do you need their autograph to appreciate that?
07:25I'm glad you bring that up.
07:26I've never asked a player, since I entered this business, for an autograph.
07:31I spent a lot of time, a lot of time around Dan Marino.
07:33I ask everybody for pictures.
07:35I never asked Dan for a picture, because I know he doesn't like pictures.
07:39Genuinely.
07:39Like, that's one thing everybody knows about Dan Marino.
07:41He doesn't like pictures.
07:42He doesn't like to sign autographs.
07:43Get over yourself, Marino.
07:45And I never asked him for a picture, even though I spent a number of evenings, you know,
07:51at the bar, whatever, traveling with the Finns, and I regret it every day.
07:55Yeah.
07:56Of course.
07:57I regret it every day.
07:58I have a picture with Marino, because I was with Arande, and Marino showed up, and obviously
08:03he's very friendly, and I'm like, well, we got to get a picture.
08:05And Arande's like, yeah, let's get a picture.
08:07And you show that picture to who?
08:09Yeah.
08:09I think you're internally weak.
08:11No, I'm internally strong.
08:13No, I think your persona is masking weakness.
08:17It's not.
08:17I've met the people.
08:18I remember meeting The Rock, and meeting Kevin Durant, and meeting Dwayne Wade.
08:25I spent more time with Shaq than my damn children.
08:28I don't think you do.
08:28Why do I need Shaq to sign something when I can call him when I get to Atlanta?
08:32This is why I like Fred Taylor better than you.
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