Brian Koppelman
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I'm six feet.
And I was about 235, but like 40% body fat.
And I was playing in 93 degree heat.
I was 57 years old.
And I was playing against a 27 year old kid in the first round of a tournament at a place outside of the city.
And I won the first set pretty easily because I was better tennis player.
But he was in much, much, much, much, much better shape than I was.
And he won the second set and it was 93 degrees.
And I was on two different blood pressure medicines because my blood pressure had gotten too high.
And my doctor put me on two medicines because one wouldn't handle it.
And I think the combination of those things made it and the heat that I knew I was going to faint.
And I couldn't.
And for the first time in my entire life ever at a sport,
I quit, I shook his hand and I conceded the tennis match.
And before the third set, I always prided myself, like I'll play five, I don't care.
And I literally was at, and Amy had been inside and was in our car.
So we were driving back from upstate and on the way to, I knew I had this first round of this thing.
I was like, I'll play this tennis tournament.
She was like, great.
She's a writer.