Jerry's Open Road
-
Jerry Colangelo Highlight (1:05)
-
Interview (3:40)
-
Never Fear Failure (0:17)
Interview Excerpt -
You Can Control Today (0:08)
Interview Excerpt -
People Who Make It (1:08)
Interview Excerpt -
No Script For Life (0:10)
Interview Excerpt -
Nine Suitcases and $300 (0:22)
Interview Excerpt -
Afraid To Fail (0:13)
Interview Excerpt -
Calculated Risk (0:28)
Interview Excerpt -
Price Of Winning (0:43)
Interview Excerpt -
Growing Up Poor (0:27)
Interview Excerpt
-
INTERVIEWED BY:
Destination Unknown
-
INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Phoenix, AZ
-
AIRED ON:
Public Television: Season One
-
ON DVD:
JERRY COLANGELO
CEO
Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns
INTERESTS:
THEMES DISCUSSED:
Chance Choices Determination Failure Focus Hard Work Passion Planning Risk Struggle Transitions Community
TAGS:
athlete, balance, baseball, basketball, Chicago, childhood, competition, competitive, dreams, injury, Italian, learning, opportunity, Phoenix, set back, starting over, younger generation
BIOGRAPHY:
"As an athlete, my whole life was geared toward winning a basketball championship or becoming a major league pitcher. And I paid a price for being as competitive as I was." The price Jerry paid was a blown-out arm at the age of seventeen. However, while some would wallow in self-pity, Jerry was quick to bounce back up with hard-edged determination. Not one to despair, Jerry was driven to obtain a profession in sports. With hard work and a few risky decisions, Jerry accomplished his goal, and by the age of twenty-eight, Jerry earned his way to the general manager of the Phoenix Suns; the youngest general manager in the history of sports. Jerry's success and strong character have much to do with his challenging background, and he is quick to recognize and give credit to this.
