The Dave Lewis Show: Recent Episodes
Dave Lewis
"At times, I try to show these guys some of my film so I can coach off of that. A lot of times, they think I'm talking just to talk but I try to show them that I lived it and I've done everything that I'm saying, which a lot I've learned from previous coaches. I'm just giving back that same knowledge that was once given to me and I'm just trying to give that back."
"I have a lot to learn. Everyday, I learn something new...There weren't nearly as many interviews or a lot more cameras but behind the scenes everyday, I try to stay in a routine because you are responsible for more things. That's been the biggest challenge--making sure I'm the head coach and that I'm here for everybody in the program and not just one side of the ball as I was before. It's been very rewarding to be around so many great people that are trying to help you. Our staff has been awesome. We've hired some new guys that are great. The guys that were here--we've formed a bond we share that is very strong. And just working for a guy like Mark Orr, who's been there to help me through everything as the Athletic Director. I don't feel like I'm doing this alone.
On getting to play with the Kings, Ford's hometown team: "It's amazing to have everything come back full circle. To be back in Sacramento it's crazy because as a professional, you don't exactly where you're gonna play. I've played in Greece; I've played down in L.A. For me to be back is such a super rare situation...I'm super blessed and grateful I can end up back in my hometown."
"Where it hit me the most was our intro running onto the field. The corner of the end zone and the tunnel we came out of--it was like deja vu because I remember vividly running out of that tunnel being introduced for my first start in Vegas. My first game was the first game of the Vegas franchise and I was the starting quarterback for that game. When I came out of that tunnel, it was 'Dalton Sneed for the Vegas Knight Hawks.' Now, I was standing in this tunnel and they were about to call us out...It's amazing how life works and comes full circle. I was a part of that team and it felt like in a blink of an eye I was back there in that tunnel standing in the same spot thinking 'Wow'. The only words I had for it were "Wow, I'm about to run out of this tunnel and play for a national championship."
The Indoor Football league is an off the grid sport played on a 50-yard field in an arena where padded walls frame the playing surface. Men […]
On working with Gary Radnich: "There's something he said when I first started that resonated with me and still does even today. He said if you want to make a niche in this market and if you want to be a presence in this market, you do something where you walk up to somebody and go 'name something that somebody did that you remembered.' And If they rattle off stuff then you've done your job."
"I won the starting job over a real good player who was the starting quaterback the year before. And I was playing my old school, Bella Vista High School, in our very first game. On my first pass, I threw an interception. One of the assistant coaches on the staff...wanted to pull me to get me out of the game and put the other quarterback in the there. In fact, I was standing there as he told (Head Coach) Max Miller to go with the other quarterback. I'll never forget it. It was a turning point in my life. Max never even looked at him and said, "Troy's our quarterback. I went back in and we had an unbelievable year. It really changed my life.
In his 11th year as the radio play-by-play announcer at Saint Mary’s, Alex Jensen talks about the team’s prospects for a deep NCAA Tournament run, star guards Logan Johnson and Aidan Mahaney and the staying power of Head Coach Randy Bennett. AJ and Dave break down the WCC Tournament bracket, the potential Cinderella and the conference’s postseason awards. The Gaels are the top seed in the the West Coast Conference Tournament at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, needing two wins to secure the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. At the time of the recording, Saint Mary’s is projected as a number-five seed, according to ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi.
Oakland Athletics play-by-play announcer Johnny Doskow
If you need encouragement to persevere to reach a goal, look nor further than the story of Johnny Doskow. After 22 years as the play-by-play announcer of the Sacramento Rivercats, Doskow finally got his break into the majors with the Oakland Athletics. Doskow can’t conceal his appreciation to get this opportunity at the age of 56. He shares with Dave the travails of working in the minors along with acceptance and finding satisfaction where you are. Doskow and Dave talk about the emotions of getting that call and sharing the experience with his family who had been along for the ride. He offers advice to broadcasters in any stage of their careers and what inspired him to write a book of Haiku, “Goodnight Em”. Nice things happen to nice people. We hope you enjoy the listen.
Former Sacramento State cornerback Prince Washington
It’s all about belief for Prince Washington. From riding the bench in Wyoming to starter for the #2 team in the country, Washington never wavered in the quest to prove the doubters wrong. The former Sacramento State corner is showcasing his skills around the country in hopes of catching the one eye that could make the difference and get to the NFL. Washington explains his journey with Dave and the mindset necessary to excel on the field which can translate into any field of endeavor. The attitude includes being willing to pay dues on special teams to get a foot in the door, similar to former Hornet star Todd Davis, who began his NFL career on special teams. The multi-faceted Washington has business interests and is also a rap artist who sent Dave one of his tracks moments before recording the interview, catching the host off-guard with lyrics not made for a Disney cartoon at the 17:00 mark. Confident, persistent and versatile–Washington embraces the challenge of football and life.
After a seven-year run at legendary news station KCBS, Mary Lenz had an offer he couldn’t refuse. The morning news anchor at KOA has a chance to fulfill a career dream while being close to family.
In his conversation with Dave, Marty covers the gamut from the love of dogs and the impact they have on our lives. Lenz also touches the prospects for the Nuggets to make a deep playoff run and whom he thinks will be the next coach of the Broncos. The former Colorado State football player sees a bright future for his alma mater and explains how to be at the top of his game professionally while having a balanced life as a husband and father.
"Work within reason and sanity. And don't do practices when it's 105, 110 or 115. It sounds like we're exaggerating but no, that's how hot it's been. And high school coaches, college coaches be flexible. Nighttime practices or early morning because you can't do it when it's 115 despite tradition, schedules and normalcy...because you could have a disaster."
"There weren't a lot of examples of thriving, really killing it in motherhood. It's different now with people who have already made it. Everyone knows that J-Lo has her twins, you know, and that's fantastic. She wasn't trying to make it and have her kids. She'd already made it. I'd like to be the other side of that story. I'd like to be that "she's 49-years-old, three children, passionate as ever. The fire is burning out of control and is relevant, lit up, hungry, excited, dreaming and reality."
"With this platform of benefitting the American Suicide Prevention Foundation...having to pretend to be something to please a group of people--sometimes it's your own family, friend group of whatever. And denying truth or some parts of yourself...you're afraid that you won't be enough and that you won't be loved anymore. That's so painful and creates circumstances that it's better to end their life."
As an upper classman at Elon University in North Carolina, Brian Morris was at a personal crossroad. The color commentator for Phoenix men’s basketball was on […]
"I'm what's known as an 'over-communicator' so the players never have to wonder what I'm thinking or how I'm feeling. They know it's all about them. The staff is human, too. So don't mistake our kindness for weakness. So that's our approach. Always make sure they know what, how and why we're doing something. So win the day, win the week and win every game. I've never met a player or coach who practices to lose...when things don't go your way, we can either change what we're doing, change how we're doing it and/or change who we're doing it with."
"We've only had two NBA champions over the last twenty two years outside of the top ten in defensive rating. The Warriors were 11th in '17 and then it was the Lakers in '01. I believe they were 21st. So now you look at it and ironically the Celtics led the league in defensive rating and the other three remaining teams also in the top 10. Miami fourth, Golden State second and Dallas seventh. So it's true: offense sales tickets, defense wins championships and you've got a very cohesive connected unit. Excellent shell drill defense by the Celtics and you're right Dave when you switch you have less rotations to contend with. "
"You're supposed to be a good sport. Someone is going to win the game and somebody's going to lose the game...I just remember and athletic director of mine saying 'you can't be so hard on yourself if you miss a shot. If you're willing to take the shot, it's either going to go in or it's not. And if you can't handle those odds then you shouldn't take the shot.' And if you can't handle the odds of 'you might lose this game" also then maybe you shouldn't be a part of it. I think that we ought to be able to fist bump or shake hands and respect what an opponent is capable of doing maybe better than you were capable of doing that day."
"We're trying to figure out what movie she goes hey let's see this movie here. It's Rocky 3. I go 'I don't want to see a boxing movie' and and I didn't I did not want to see a boxing movie I wanted to see something like you know Somewhere in Time or On Golden Pond or something like that, right? So we ended up going to see Rocky 3 and that movie changed my life... I remember the movie opening it said 'starring Sylvester Stallone' and then I remember it said 'written and directed by Sylvester Stallone' and I go and this is when I'm doing extra work in movies and I'm trying to figure out what I'm gonna do. Am I going to be a makeup artist? Am I gonna be a stunt man? Am I gonna be an actor? What am I? I know I want to do something. And I say 'I want to do that." And not to mention the shape that he was in...I've never seen any human being like this in my life so that movie changed my life and it made me do the things that I've done in in the film world."
"We're fascinated by random things. I'll see a weird Tik Tok like this woman who said, 'I just learned that pigs can eat people and to this day in 2022, farmers are having heart attacks in the pig pen and they die because the pigs eat them.' And so I said, 'That's crazy. That is so random. How weird.'...and we had a bunch of calls and text messages and e-mails like 'That does happen. There's a First 48 episode about it' or "My uncle was on a farm and it's true. He lost his brother to a pig eating accident.' So it just goes down a rabbit hole. "
On passion for golf: "It's not a team sport. I think it's all on me. So it's probably one of the first times, maybe the first thing I've ever done where it's all on me. So If I play bad, it's on me. If I'm good it's on me. As a team, we're winning together, we're playing well together, playing bad together. The second part, it's a nice mental break from soccer...In any aspect of life, you can't really harp and (focus ) on one thing all the time."
"When I first started, it was all about the wins. That's all I cared about was figuring out how I could win and a lot of the mentors were telling me when I was younger, 'Don't worry about the wins. The wins are byproducts of what you do. Just do what you do and do it right the wins are going to come. Don't worry about it.' And I was young and dumb and didn't really understand how to coach...Now I'm getting to the point where I understand what they were trying to tell me."
"You gotta draft well and the Kings have had too many clunker drafts. Too many misses. Quincy Douby to Thomas Robinson to Jimmer Fredette. Nick Stauskas. Marvin Bagley. And that's a lot of players. Nobody can say the Kings didn't give them a chance. It's just they don't fit. Good players but it's hard to find the right fit. And the Kings have to have upper management leadership to forecast better and draft better. That's supposed to be their job."
"Honestly, if you have your brain in a place where 'I'm not sure I should ask this question', that means you should ask the question. Because what's the worst that can happen? They're going to get mad at you.....Candy Maldonado came at me once in the Giants' locker room and Roger Craig, the manager, kind of stepped in and saved my life."
"I think this is the NFL's pound of flesh--they got Gruden...What Gruden did there's no excuse for. I totally understand it....I agree 100 percent with Shannon Sharpe. You wonder what else have they found. This all originated about the Washington Football Team and Dan Snyder. We know the owners are out to protect themselves so if it's 'Hey, look over here. Jon Gruden was a bad guy.' I think he's just one tree in the forest.
"I was in bands where I was doing 100 shows a year. Cover bands--singing other peoples music and stories which I love. I make them all my own. I forget that Steve Perry sings 'Don't stop Believing' and I feel like it's my song at this point. But that wasn't the dream. It was cutting it short to be safe to make sure everyone was happy. And then when I remembered what it was I really dreamt of my whole life--what I really, really wanted. I had to do it."
"In doing these movies, a lot of it is getting to know these people and their backgrounds. There are some fantastic people out there who just love acting, either as a passion or a side job or they're following a dream. We're just happy to part of their career, whatever that may be. "