"Through ESPN’s 2026 Veterans Week, we are proud to share powerful stories of service, celebrate our veteran colleagues and strengthen the programs that support veterans and military spouses as they pursue their next chapters.”
"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."
If securing a nomination means engaging in social events, press rounds, and foot-kissing rituals designed to curry favor with an elite few, it begs the question: is it still an award for achievement or merely an accolade for networking?
"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."