In today’s episode: Paul interviews retired soccer player Jay DeMerit. Jay discusses his amazing journey from seventh-tier team to Watford, playing to the USMNT, and being the first player to sign with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the MLS
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0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Playing multiple sports or focusing on one?
3:44 - Jay’s college experience
5:20 - Soccer culture in the UK vs. U.S
7:25 - From semi-pro to the Premier League
11:00 - Getting the national team call up
15:25 - Jay DeMerit - First player signed in the Whitecaps franchise
18:30 - Quincy’s 5 questions
18:40 - What is the most important skill/quality that helped you become successful?
20:23 - What is the biggest mistake pro players are making?
22:35 - What advice would you give to a young player trying to go pro?
25:58 - Why the passion for soccer?
28:22 - What is something most people think it’s true, but you believe isn’t?
28:32 - What is something you’d move forward with, if you weren’t scared of a bad outcome?
28:46 - “Sneaky Fox and TST revived my passion for the game!”
32:55 - Fun Questions: Football or Soccer? Messi or Ronaldo?
35:05 - Outro
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