Episode 018 - Avis Brown-Riley Says Life Has No Mulligans - Skip Told Her She's Wrong (Pt 2)
Friends & Legends with Skip Martin
Host: Skip Martin
Summary:
Part 2 with LPGA pro Avis Brown-Riley goes to the heavy stuff: faith, upbringing, and what actually carries a person through. Avis traces her hope back to the Holy Spirit and a childhood spent travelling the country as a little Black girl facing racism head on. Skip lays out his seven C words for success, Avis answers with her three D's, and it opens into willow trees, Muhammad Ali, and Skip's near-drowning in ice-cold river water with a brother who couldn't swim, twenty yards from water that turned out to be calm and two feet deep. Then the disagreement: Avis says golf taught her there are no mulligans in life. Skip says failure is the do-over, and it's the only reason anybody gets good at anything.
Main Topics:
• Faith and hope as the thing Avis held onto through adversity
• Being introduced to the Holy Spirit at a very early age
• Facing racism and discrimination as a little Black girl travelling the country
• Skip's seven C words for success, ending on a relationship with Christ
• Why success is a double-edged sword, and who actually pays for it
• Avis's three D's: desire, dedication and determination
• The F words behind them: follow through, finish, favor and fortitude
• Why willow trees survive the wind, and what that means for handling change
• Muhammad Ali and taking the impact out of the punch
• The river story: two teenagers, one raft, one paddle and ice water off Lake Tahoe
• Mulligans: Avis says life has none, Skip says failure is the do-over
• Greatness is painful, and why practice is really about being ready
Intriguing Quotes:
• "One completed idea is more valuable than a thousand dreams." - Skip Martin
• "Success is a double-edged sword. The people closest to you pay the biggest price." - Skip Martin
• "You know why willow trees keep surviving? Because they always bend with the wind." - Skip Martin
• "Life is like a river. If you struggle against the current, you're gonna drown." - Skip Martin
• "Your worst day could be somebody else's best day." - Avis Brown-Riley
• "Not failing means you didn't try, so you're not growing." - Skip Martin
Key Moments:
[--:--] Avis on faith, hope and needing something to hold onto
[--:--] Growing up on the road as a little Black girl facing racism
[--:--] Skip runs through his seven C words for success
[--:--] Why success is a double-edged sword
[--:--] Avis answers with the three D's: desire, dedication, determination
[--:--] Follow through, finish, favor and fortitude
[--:--] The willow tree, and why bending is strength
[--:--] Muhammad Ali and rolling with the punch
[--:--] The river story: a raft, a brother who couldn't swim, and ice water
[--:--] The sheriff, the rescue, and twenty yards to calm water two feet deep
[--:--] Avis on your worst day being somebody else's best day
[--:--] No mulligans: Avis and Skip disagree on second chances
[--:--] Greatness is painful, and practising for when the door opens
[--:--] Skip's sign off: don't play no games
Notable Resources:
• ABR Golf, Avis Brown-Riley's golf instruction site: https://abrgolf.com/
Connect with Avis Brown-Riley:
Website: https://abrgolf.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avis.brownriley
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avisbrownriley/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avis-brown-riley-1a493247
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/avisleebrown
Connect with Skip Martin:
Website: https://www.skipmartinmusic.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skipmartinmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skipmartinmusic/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/skipmartinmusic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/skipmartinmusic