27 | Yogi Roth on Playing and Coaching Football, Working with Pete Carroll, and the Power of Stories

Written By Evan Burk
 

Yogi Roth is a storyteller, a Pac-12 Networks college football analyst, former college coach, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Best-Selling Author, World-Traveler and podcast host.

In this conversation, Evan Burk talks with Yogi about what he learned working for Pete Carroll at USC, what separates the great athletes he’s worked in his career, and how he elicits a wide-range of emotions through his storytelling.

Tune into this episode to hear:

  • How Larry Fitzgerald set himself apart as a college player at Pitt

  • What it’s like to work with Pete Carroll

  • The common misconception of Pete Carroll

  • Adding competitive players and coaches to the USC football team

  • How Yogi’s worldview was shaped by his world travels

  • Yogi’s next chapter as a storyteller and tv football analyst

  • Getting his big break on the Red Carpet at the ESPY’s

  • The trait that separate 5-star athletes that have success

  • Yogi’s upcoming children’s book release

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Top Quotes from Yogi Roth

The Common Misconception of Pete Carroll

“He coached the coaches hard. He’s as serious and competitive as it gets. But guys wanted to play for him and guys wanted to coach for him.”

How Pete Carroll Recruited Competitive Players to Join USC Football Team

“If you want to be the best version of yourself, this is where you come.”

The Trait that Separates the 5-star Athletes That Have Success

“The evidence would say, you truly have to love the craft. And by love, what I mean is ‘Are you willing to do the lonely work? Are you willing to do boring things, longer. Are you willing to watch film, not party. Are you willing to invest in yourself.’ That to me is the difference.

The ones that truly love it, the ones that have a passion for it, that understand perseverance, that are willing to put in that time, that’s it. I think it comes down to that love.”

 

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Evan Burk

Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU.

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Evan received his B.S. in business management from the University of Colorado, and his Master of Liberal Studies degree from Southern Methodist University. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

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