Andy Frye's Sports Podcast Andy Frye

If a golfer retires, do they really retire? When I spoke with Michelle Wie West, she explained that golf is as much a fun pursuit as it is a competitive endeavor.

But Michelle Wie West has been busy since effectively retiring from weekly competition in the LPGA. For one, she is now a parent, but she's also been gardening, mentoring young players and promoting her latest investment endeavor with beverage brand Casa Azul.

We wrapped up our conversation by reminiscing over celebrities she's met and one she can never forget—Adam Sandler. Michelle expressed her appreciation for the sport and explained in her own words why golf is so fun.

(Part 1)

2:00 What's next in this "retirement" chapter

(Part 2)

5:18 Partnership with Casa Azul

7:27 Golf and Seltzers

(Part 3)

10:20 How Michelle grew with the sport with respect to her equipment, her swing, and her overall game

13:07 Michelle's best memories of her career

13:40 Playing with Adam Sandler

15:19 The common threads of golf

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Once lampooned as a "circus act," Tony Hawk rose up to become skateboarding's brightest star while transforming the sport over four decades. This year, the skater known as "Birdman" turned 55.

In two interviews, Hawk talked about the risks and rewards of skateboarding as well as the business of extreme sports, challenges along the way, and how truly inclusive skateboarding has become. This is a compilation of interviews from 2019 and 2023.



Show notes

(Part 1)

02:30 Tony Hawk talks about age, health routines, and his new Citizen's SmartWatch

06:06 Skateboarding: A great melting pot

07:59 Video games, equity, changing culture

10:05 Tony Hawk's early days

11:40 Recovering from injury

(Part 2)

15:46 The Bones Brigade and skateboarding team concept

18:15 Rivalries with Christian Hosoi and other skaters

19:24 Birdhouse and Hawk's other businesses

20:45 Women in skateboarding

21:43 Tony Hawk talks about challenges and triumphs



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Tom Brady announced his retirement from professional football after two-plus decades in the NFL and seven Super Bowl wins, at the start of February 2022. But don't expect Brady, arguably the greatest quarterback of all time, to pull up a beach chair. This year he just launched BRADY Brand apparel, and I got to talk with him about it just before the New Year. 

She's one of the greatest golfers in history. But in January 2022, Annika Sörenstam will be playing with actors, pop stars, and other sports legends in the celebrity tournament of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. In Episode 30, Annika and I talk about Nelly Korda's spectacular 2021 season, as well as the play of Lexi Thompson, Tiger Woods and son Charlie Woods, plus her junior golf coaching through the Annika Foundation as well as founding the coed Swedish Mixed. 

She defends like a rock and moves like a Tasmanian devil. Kelley O'Hara is part of the "back four" that makes up US Soccer's world class defense. In this episode, I talk with the two-time World Cup winner about her intensity and her defensive play, as well as her love of Atlanta Braves baseball, and growing the game of soccer for kids in America. 

She's a five-time Wimbledon winner and holder of 49 career singles titles. Venus Williams is a tennis legend and a highly successful entrepreneur. But she has set her sights on a new goal—and it's getting us all talking more about our wellness and our mental health.