{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeyondathletic.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F36-38cd3e65","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#36 A 2x Olympian & FSN/NBC Broadcaster Dumb Enough Not To Quit with Kevin BARNETT","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ddd10a/ddd10a14-6ed8-415b-a536-5ba8019bbbef/2f5d52e2-d07b-40fd-abb0-f3b21ac27adf/1428896131artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"#36 A 2x Olympian & FSN/NBC Broadcaster Dumb Enough Not To Quit with Kevin BARNETT\r\nAthlete Case Study: Former Member of the Men’s USA National Volleyball Team, \r\n2x Olympian & Professional Broadcaster\r\n\r\n_________________________________________________\r\n\r\nApril 13, 2015\r\nKEVIN BARNETT | 2X OLYMPIAN & BROADCASTER | BEYONDATHLETIC.COM\r\nHello, World!\r\nBACKGROUND\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, we will be talking with one of my so called mentors, even though he may not have been aware of that, many things he did in the sport of volleyball, I shadowed and mimicked throughout my career to get better and create my own game. I’ve also always been inspired by the person he is and his character has encouraged me to be someone who speaks up. Today we will discuss the importance of having the will to show up no matter what and to keep going at it, and we need to give the best we have in that moment, and although we may not always be 100%, we need to give 100% of whatever we have on that day.\r\n\r\nBIO\r\n\r\nBorn, Kevin Rees BARNETT, from Lockport, Illinois on May 14, 1974.\r\n\r\nResided in Southern California in 2006 with wife and twin sons\r\n\r\nThere were no volleyball teams at the schools until his junior year of high school, Kevin didn’t join the squad until senior year\r\n\r\nTook one year off of school and just trained for volleyball and worked at the Cheesecake Factory\r\n\r\nPlayed at Pierce Junior College for two years, transferred and played two years at Pepperdine University\r\n\r\nPlayed on the USA National Team for 9 years after making the team in 1997; 2x MVP for USA, USA National Team Athlete of the year\r\n\r\nKevin is a two-time United States Olympian turned professional broadcaster; specializing in ball and motorsports, Kevin has covered a variety of broadcast roles since 2006. Over the past three years his primary focus has been Play by Play and Studio Host. This type of work includes: Volleyball / Basketball / Football and Racing.\r\n\r\nHe can be seen regularly on NBC / PAC 12 Network / Fox Sports West / ESPNU and elsewhere throughout the television universe.\r\n\r\nLEAVE A REVIEW & Subscribe to #BeyondAthletic in iTunes so other can find us too! Share this with one person you think could benefit the most…\r\nHello, World!\r\nPERSONAL QUOTE:\r\n\r\n“Get busy livin' or get busy dyin” \r\n- Red (Shawshank Redemption)\r\n\r\nMOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN HIS LIFE: \r\nKEN STANLEY; JUNIOR COLLEGE COACH, GOOD MAN AND GREAT COACH\r\nMARV DUNPHY; CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING ME INTO A BETTER PERSON"}