Jan 24, 2021
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Mike
O'Malley, actor, producer, and youth sport advocate. You have seen
Mike on Morning Show, The Good Place, Yes, Dear;
Parks and
Recreation, Justified; My Own Worst
Enemy; My Name is Earl; Welcome to the
Family and The Mike O’Malley Show. Mike is
also a champion for youth sports.
During our discussion, we dive into the state
of youth sports, yelling during a band performance or writing
assignment, and making youth sport teams fair for the benefit of
all. Mike shares many great insights on the world of youth
sports!
Highlights and great quotes from the this episode:
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What is the state of youth sports?
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Allowing your kids to fail and succeed
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Why aren't more kids playing multiple sports and learning basic physical skills?
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Yelling during a band performance or writing assignment
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Making youth sport teams fair for the benefit of all
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Deciphering the difference between a pizza party after a win or after a loss
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Working with Lebron James
More About Mike O'Malley
Mike O'Malley is the creator of the award-winning television
series Survivor’s Remorse, which recently completed
its four season run on Starz. Currently, he is the showrunner of
the LionsGate/Starz hour long drama Heels which began shooting last
summer. O’Malley also wrote on
Showtime’s Shameless for the first four
seasons.
As an actor, Mike was nominated for his groundbreaking
portrayal of Burt Hummel on Glee, and more recently
starred in Wayne, now airing on Amazon.
Television acting credits include: Morning Show, The Good
Place, Yes, Dear; Parks and
Recreation, Justified; My Own Worst
Enemy; My Name is Earl; Welcome to the
Family and The Mike O’Malley Show. Film
acting credits
include: Sully, Concussion, 28
Days, Deep Impact, Cedar Rapids, Eat Pray
Love and Meet Dave. Way back when, he
hosted the Nickelodeon shows Get the
Picture and Guts.
Mike co-authored the book for the Broadway musical Jimmy
Buffett's Welcome to Margaritaville and has
written two plays that have been published by Samuel
French: Three Years from
Thirty and Diverting Devotion. His
play Searching for Certainty was adapted into
the film Certainty, which won the Best Screenplay
award at the Boston film Festival. Born in Boston, and raised in
New Hampshire, Mr. O’Malley resides in Los Angeles with his wife
Lisa and their three children.
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