{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthevictorydegree.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Faaron-rodgers-Yncbb52f","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Life of Aaron Rodgers: The Most Polarizing Athlete of All Time | Ian O'Connor","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/61e6bd4f-cf8b-4339-9a6b-539fdc58025b/12554d95-0943-4d11-b2b3-932823dfe164/podcast-episode-3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/c8e81b7e-0e2f-42f6-b859-1c0ed1bf7517\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Life of Aaron Rodgers: The Most Polarizing Athlete of All Time | Ian O&apos;Connor\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Welcome back to The Victory Degree Podcast! There are plenty of podcasts out there and so I thank you for choosing The Victory Degree today - the podcast where my mission is to dive into the minds of high performers, in sports and related fields, to uncover their long road to success and the tools & strategies they picked up along the way.  \n\nToday’s guest is Ian O’Connor - Ian is the author of his sixth book, “Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers.” His previous five books include four consecutive New York Times bestsellers — \"Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski,” “Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time,” \"The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter,\" which the Library Journal called \"excellent\" and \"the most complete account\" of Jeter's iconic career and \"Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry.\" O'Connor is a former ESPN.com, New York Post, USA Today, and New York Daily News columnist who has finished in 1st place 20 times in national writing contests. \n\nIn this interview, Ian & Nik discuss Ian’s latest book “Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers.” Everything from Aaron’s upbringing to the 2005 NFL Draft to Aaron’s relationship with Brett Favre & even Aaron’s falling out with his family, this conversation sheds light on one of the more polarizing sports figures we’ve ever seen. Ian reveals all sides of an all-time great and delivers a portrait of a complex man and four-time NFL MVP that will forever shape the way football fans view him.\n\nAs always, I sincerely hope you enjoy this episode. And if you do, please consider leaving a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find this episode. It helps the show more than you know. With that, let’s get to the episode…\n"}