Leigh Bodden was a non-scholarship athlete during most of his time at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, a I-AA non-scholarship football program (at the time), before going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft. Leigh played 9 years in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and New England Patriots.  On Episode 13, Leigh & Noah talk about the underdog mentality and the mindset it took for Leigh to go from not even playing football his freshman year of HS, to signing million dollar deals in the NFL. Speaking about his: confidence starting at a young age...seeking out crazy challenges...self-assessing himself...questioning if he'd make it...keeping the faith and so much more! Noah & Leigh talk about:  - How being crazy worked for him
- Eagerness to learn  - Financial literacy / financial freedom / building a team - What clicks in the pro's mind at a young age - Sustaining the mindset through the ups & downs - Beating the odds of being non-scholarship & undrafted  - What he would tell himself to eliminate his doubt & fears  - Advice he'd give to someone who has played a sport their whole life and is now approaching the end  Time Log  0:00 - 3:25 - Noah's Intro 3:25 -  37:25 - Leigh's story / Mindset / Underdog mentality & perspective 37:25 - 1:07:45 - "Quick" Hitters - Memory of Brady & Belichick.....One fun moment about 0-16 season in Detroit....Moment w/ Deion Sanders....Being released by Pats.....What receiver in his era did he check the best....and a few more! 1:07:45  - 1:15:25 - Extra Leigh & Noah candid convo / Leigh's Commencement Speech / Noah’s Outro  - Leigh scared to tried out for football freshmen yr of HS - How Noah got Leigh on the podSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.