Ryan Ripken

Why I even started this media was because I got told starting off two things.

One, we like you, but we don't like you enough to give you more chances.

And two, are you going to be committed enough?

And it kind of hurts your feelings initially when someone says, we like you, but we're not going to pay you more.

And the other part was, you know, how committed and all I've done my entire life for playing.

And and even though it didn't work out the way I wanted to, you know, I got to the triple A level.

I was committed.

I busted my ass training.

We're talking about getting back the bunnies for the.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I trained my ass off.

My parts, I would say, were more mental and physical that held me back as a player because I couldn't get out of my head.

But I was committed to this thing.

And so Ryan Ripken Media started because I needed to work on my skills.

And I was at Jonathan Ogden.

I don't know if you know the football player who played for the Baltimore Ravens.

Arguably best left tackle of all time, if not one of the best.

And I'm at his golf event.

And I was talking, got paired up with a group and then was talking with this guy, Brad, who's now become a partner with me in this media operation.