Never Settle
Sports, Family, and the American Soul
Published on 6. August 2019
272 pages
978-1-5387-3300-4 (ISBN)
Description
The amazing and blessed life of popular ESPN reporter and correspondent for College GameDay, Marty Smith, whose mission in this thoughtful and funny memoir is to return fans to the true soul of sports in this country.
You know Marty right? The guy during College GameDay hanging off the back of a pickup truck while zooming around the Clemson athletic facilities. The guy who visits Nick Saban's lake house and somehow gets Coach to jump in the lake. The guy who sits down with Dale Jr. at Daytona to talk through tears about his miraculous return to racing. The guy who interviews Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning and Jimmie Johnson -- the guy who gets paid to live the fantasy of every sports fan in America.
Never Settle is the funny but oh, it's true story of how Marty got here, and a revealing look at his journey. Never Settle includes all the best stories and behind-the-scenes moments from Marty's wild life, covering topics including: college football, racing, fathers and sons, how sports can bring us together, and how it all goes back to growing up on a farm and playing high school ball in Pearisburg, Virginia.
You know Marty right? The guy during College GameDay hanging off the back of a pickup truck while zooming around the Clemson athletic facilities. The guy who visits Nick Saban's lake house and somehow gets Coach to jump in the lake. The guy who sits down with Dale Jr. at Daytona to talk through tears about his miraculous return to racing. The guy who interviews Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning and Jimmie Johnson -- the guy who gets paid to live the fantasy of every sports fan in America.
Never Settle is the funny but oh, it's true story of how Marty got here, and a revealing look at his journey. Never Settle includes all the best stories and behind-the-scenes moments from Marty's wild life, covering topics including: college football, racing, fathers and sons, how sports can bring us together, and how it all goes back to growing up on a farm and playing high school ball in Pearisburg, Virginia.
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Marty Smith is one of ESPN's most popular and recognized reporters and hosts who currently covers a variety of sports including college football, basketball, both the NFL and NBA, NASCAR and others. Smith's features and reporting are often seen on ESPN platforms including SportsCenter and ESPN.com. Smith, who joined ESPN in 2006, launched his own show Marty Smith's America in August 2017 on ESPN2. Smith also co-hosts the popular radio show Marty and McGeeon ESPN Radio.
From 2007-2014, Smith was ESPN's lead NASCAR reporter for both SportsCenter and the former NASCAR Now program. Prior to joining ESPN, Smith was a senior writer for NASCAR.com. A Radford University graduate, Smith covered sports for daily newspapers in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va., before joining NASCAR.com.
From 2007-2014, Smith was ESPN's lead NASCAR reporter for both SportsCenter and the former NASCAR Now program. Prior to joining ESPN, Smith was a senior writer for NASCAR.com. A Radford University graduate, Smith covered sports for daily newspapers in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va., before joining NASCAR.com.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Foreword by Eric Church
- Preface
- One: Jump!
- Two: Just Trust Me
- Three: We're Not Gonna Do That
- Interlude: Exile
- Four: Olivia
- Five: Define Your Own Life
- Poem: "Beach Girl"
- Six: Keep Your Money
- Seven: Dirty 'Merica
- Eight: Girl Power
- Poem: "The Middle"
- Nine: Forever Friday
- Ten: Sam, You There?
- Interlude: You'ns
- Eleven: Gifted
- Twelve: Father Time
- Poem: "Out Like That"
- Thirteen: Be Yourself
- Interlude: Bust
- Fourteen: Workin' Hard to Get My Fill
- Interlude: Muriel Plays Piano
- Fifteen: Chess Lessons
- Sixteen: Hunter
- Poem: "Old"
- Seventeen: Be a Light
- Eighteen: i love you, L
- Nineteen: Always Dreaming
- Poem: "Innocence"
- Twenty: Boston. Stronger.
- Twenty-One: Wally World
- Interlude: Bomb Squad
- Twenty-Two: Do as I Do
- Poem: "Cut & Paste"
- Twenty-Three: May We Ever Aspire
- Twenty-Four: Never Settle
- Photos
- Acknowledgments
- Discover More
- About the Author
