(#159) Family Pains to Peace Alone: Tyron Smith’s Fight for His Story

Ever feel like you are stuck while everyone else seems to be moving forward?

This episode kicks off with a listener question that hits home. A 29-year-old feels like his friends are ahead in life with careers, families, and homes. Kyle gives it to us straight. The truth is you are not behind. You are just measuring your progress with someone else's scoreboard.

From there, we dive into the story of Tyron Smith. From a quiet kid in Moreno Valley to an elite NFL tackle, Tyron seemed to have it all. But behind the scenes, he was fighting to protect something deeper. His peace. His boundaries. His future.

This one is not just about football. It is about healing from family pressure, making hard choices, and refusing to let guilt write your story.

💬 What You Will Hear:

• Why feeling behind is often a story you have been sold
• How Tyron Smith rose to the top through discipline and quiet strength
• The emotional weight of setting boundaries with family
• A closing challenge to take one bold step toward protecting your peace

“You do not owe anyone access to the parts of you they keep trying to break.” – Kyle

If you have ever felt stuck, unheard, or unsure of your next move, this episode is for you.

Transcript

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Welcome back to Kyle Talks, where I'm Kyle and we talk. Yo, yo, yo, what it doobie doobie do in these streets on my boys and girls. Hello, beautiful people. How's it going? Thank you guys so much. Welcome back to the Kyle Talks podcast where I'm Kyle and we talk. I don't know if you guys can tell. I'm really excited to talk to you guys today. I'm really excited. Yeah, you guys are good. Thank you. Before we jump to the episode, whatever you're doing, whether you're listening to this on your way to work, your way from home, you're doing your morning walk. A lot of people reached out to me a lot. We're not talking like jokes, but a significant amount of people reached out and said they now listen to the show for those who walk or work out, mainly walk in the morning, which is kind of cool. You're hearing this beautiful voice at 6 a.m., which is cool, or whatever time you walk. That's pretty cool. Thanks. I appreciate that, guys. With that, I just thank you for the love and support we've been getting for this podcast lately. We've been... Yeah, I mean, I know I say this all the time. I don't say this to detract from the progress we make. We're no Joe Rogan yet. Notice that keyword. But man, having people interact, share. I have people leaving comments on Spotify. That's insane. You guys are leaving reviews with words and you guys are sharing the reels and stuff. By the way, follow me at KyleTheHorton on X and Instagram for reels, little snippets. You know how that goes. But man, it's crazy. Kind of cool. A little bit surreal to see that. So I'm very appreciative. We've come far and we still got a lot to go. But thank you for the love. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for interacting. Thank you guys so much. Me and unofficial producer Rio really do appreciate it. Shout outs to him. This show can't happen. He's literally my secondhand man for this show. And so. Yeah, thank you guys. Thank you. What's new? You guys know I love to yap before boss and before the topic. What's new? Are you ready for this? Nothing. Nothing really much. Devoting. Well, here's what's new. Here's what's new. I am getting more and more into reels and making reels, putting them out there. I'm getting a... A recorded format of the version of these episodes ready. So I don't know when I'm not going to tell you when because I don't know when that will come. But getting that on the podcast so you can see my face and I can see your face and we can leave comments on YouTube. We're getting that ready. Working with, of course, unofficial producer Rio for that. And guys, it's just thank you so much. Yeah, it's by the way, my reels. I said thank you like three, four million times, but it's true.

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What do you guys think of my reels? If you're not following me on Instagram or X, Twitter, whatever you want to call it, follow me at Kyle LaHorton. I'm putting out a reel a week, little short clips from the show to give you more of an idea of what behind the scenes look like. You get a little sneak peek of this week's episode. So let me know what you guys think. I wouldn't say it's not good, but it's not the top tier. You know what I mean? I'm still learning, so be... gentle with me i'm still learning if you have tips i will genuinely take them like i'm not in a position to turn down if you have tips please let me know um i will listen to you and if you have good tips i'm here you know where to find me um but yeah just more focusing on the podcast lately you guys are taking it more serious clearly um the listener audience taking it more serious so i gotta apply game and take it more serious um i have been taking it serious but it's like I don't know. It's like real recognizes the world. You get what I'm saying? Like I have. But it's also like, oh, like we're really I don't know if that makes sense. But yeah, I'm grateful and it's a cool feeling. But yeah, that's about it. Nothing crazy, too crazy new. Carson, he's a hit in all the reveals. I think I'll keep on using him. We'll have him on the podcast one day to give us his thoughts about puppy food. But yeah, that's it. That's it. That's it for my yet. Nothing new. I'm just grateful. And I'm really excited to jump into today's boss segment and jump into today's topic episodes. So let's do it. This segment is called Boss, our before opening show segment. This podcast is awesome. All about, oh, I didn't e-sell out. That's okay. I'll do it now. This podcast is all about people who don't think the same, dress the same, believe the same, pray the same, vote the same, do nothing the same, and we still have conversations. That's the whole reason for this podcast is disagree on everything, but agree on talking. That's the whole premise of this podcast. We've lost the art of having conversations. We've lost the art of sitting down and disagreeing with someone. And Gen Z, which I am a proud member of, we're going to bring that back. We're going to bring conversations back and sit down and have those hard conversations with people. Check out episode 156. If that intrigues you, you'll love that episode. So check out 156. I'm really excited for what we're building here and the community that we're building. So with that in mind, If this is your first time here, please give yourself a pat on the back. If this is your millionth time here, welcome to Kyle Talks Studio in sunny Los Angeles, California, where the White Claw and LaCroix flow like honey. My favorite, Pamplemousse, but Lemoncello, hello, come on, someone gotta love Lemoncello out there. People, I've gotten hate, you like White Claws? I don't know, I'm feeling healthier than you are. I hate to say it, but it's true. I'm feeling good about myself. I'll drink my$80 carbonated alcohol water,$80, my 80 calorie carbonate. Go ahead. Have your 600 calorie wheat. Go ahead. Hey, sorry. That got intense because I have been getting, you guys have been reaching out and saying like, it's disgusting. I'm like white call. I mean, I'm being called basic white and I'm half white, so it's okay. But we will not stand for White Claw hatred on this podcast. So we'll actually have a conversation. Anyways, yeah. So thank you for returning. If this is your first time here, welcome. If you've been here multiple times, welcome. And then that's the core of our show. Disagreeing on everything, but agreeing on talking. With that in mind, this podcast is all about community conversations. And if I didn't have a segment where it gave us an opportunity to have a conversation, I'd be a sham, a charlatan. And whatever other words you can think of. So what bosses stands for before opening show and gives us a moment for me to read your question and just have a, it's a bro to bro talk. I'm only 28 years young. I don't know what I don't know yet. I'm still learning. I'm still figuring out the world. Um, so this is just an opportunity for us to have a conversation. We've had stuff about going to field trips, life choices, money in the Netherlands, um, Topic ranges from serious to not serious to everything. It's just an opportunity for us to have a conversation. If you would like to send your question in, send it in to KyleTalksPodcast at gmail.com and put Boss, B-O-S-S in the subject line and then your question for a chance to get read live on air. Well, I feel like I said a lot there. Don't worry. I got LaCroix, Pamplemousse next to me in the ticket. Quick sip. Ah, oh yeah, boys, we're doing good. So let's jump into today's boss question. This question comes from a loyal viewer who says, can you please not say my name? I got, he says it in bold. You bold and italicized it at the top. W, I got you. I will not say your name. And it's not like we're, anyways, yeah, thank you for sending your question. I just have any side thoughts. Appreciate you saying it. The question goes, Hello, Kyle and super unofficial producer Rio. Super. Huh. Be super now. All right. Got it. Let's move on. I really I really appreciate the vibe and I'm not I think I'm only a few months older than you. So I not even a full year almost, though. But I have a question for you from one guy to another. Perfect. I do kind of vet these questions beforehand. I don't really read it, read it, ask it. So let's jump in. I'm a little bit older than you, not even a year, but I feel like I'm OK. OK, I'm twenty nine and I feel like everyone around me is is doing so much more than I am. That could literally mean that could literally mean careers. Some people I know have families, parentheses. They are cute, though, end quote, end parentheses. Some people my age are buying houses. That completely ruins my day. Me too, brother. And I feel I don't know what I don't even know what to know. I hope that makes sense. I don't know what to do. I'm not I'm not inferring that you have it all together, but you do talk about this a lot. And you've had some guests in the past like Jack, which I really enjoyed. Hi mom, hello everyone. And Kyle, you always say, do you know me? You kind of know me. You've said hi to me one time when we worked at Lowe's in Fresno. But that's about it. Anyways, appreciate you. Keep it real. Until real, I said hi. That, I like that. That's like a real, yo, what's going on, dude? I've worked with you at Lowe's. No, you said I said hi to you. Maybe I worked with you. I'm not sure. But what's up? Hope you're doing well, big dog. I'm in SoCal now. I'm in Los Angeles. Man, working at Lowe's really was great. Working at Lowe's, I really had a good time working at Lowe's. That was really a good time, to be honest. Shout out to anyone from Lowe's listening. I have a Lowe's story that I want to tell, but I'm saving it. It's a good story. It's a good story. I've posted it on some comment sections in YouTube on certain videos. So there's that. If you can find it, I doubt you can, but I have. And I have a great little story to tell one day. But let's jump into your question. I appreciate you for sending that question in, by the way. Super real. Yeah, brother, you may be 29, not even a full year, but we're the same age. For all intents and purposes, we're the same age. And genuinely, when you said when people buy houses, that ruins my day too. Because I'm 28. We're the same age, essentially. And... When I see people buying houses, I'm like, all right, hate you. Block, ignore, next. It's true. Like, I get it. I get it. But your real question is like feeling stuck and everyone else is doing cool stuff. Can I say me too? Like, is that okay for me to say? Like, I feel like that too. And I think, you know, shout out to the great... Oh my gosh, what's his name? I know who he is. He does the NFTs, Vee Friends. He's really an amazing, he's an amazing person. Gary, Gary Vee, Gary Vee. I forgot his last name, but Gary Vee. He's an amazing man. And I was actually filming like this, asking official producer Rio. I was talking to, this was a while ago. I was like, man, I feel like, you know, the podcast, I just lost my job at that time. Like, I got no kind of emotion. And he was talking to me, and some Gary Vee memes, reels, came up. I don't use CCP talk, sorry. That's a whole other conversation. But anyways, Gary Vee came up, and this lady was like, and I'm sure you've seen it. It's popular. But she was like, oh, yeah, I'm posting every day, Gary. And just so you know, one day I'll be somebody. And he turns around, and he's like, Oh, that's the point. You are someone right now. You are somebody. And that was like. Dang, I kind of hit me like that's when when you just see it and you can't relate, it feels good. But when you see something like that and can relate to it, it like it brings on a whole new meaning. So for me, that was like, yeah, I needed to hear that personally. I mean, I'm sure you know who Gary Vee is. Obviously, he's freaking huge and amazing man. I would say look stuff. Look, look to him a lot because you've had people who have come on his podcast and his reels and been like, dude, I'm only like 40. I'm 36. I feel like I'm he's like, dude, you just getting started. Yeah, we're just getting started. Big dog, my friend. We're just we're still in our 20s and 30s. From what I'm told, the 30s are just like your 20s with more money and you're a little bit more mature. So we still got a whole nother decade of being young. Once you get 40, you know, that's just I'm just being serious. But we still have to finish our 20s strong. And then we have our whole 30s with more money and a bit more maturity. So we have time, big friend. I don't know. I don't have specific advice for you because we're One man to another, one bro to another, one friend to another. Yeah, look up people that say like, hey, you are somebody, Gary V. Or you're just getting started. What are you talking about? And also the other thing is don't compare. It's super cheesy. I know, I know. But comparison genuinely is the thief of joy. Oh, this person has a bigger podcast. This person has... two kids already or a house how do they afford a house like yes it's like they're doing great and like you're happy for them and not at the same time so i i get it um as someone who's done it i get it but we can't compare to ourselves like we're doing our own thing they're killing it whatever it is um Yeah. And then my last piece, and this is, you guys know I love practical advice. This is something that was told to me by a mentor, and I try to keep in my head every day. Just do something every day that gives you one step closer to your goal. If it happens overnight, good. Spoiler alert, it's probably not going to happen overnight. But do something... You only got to do one thing a day that gets you closer to your goal. So for me, I had a business teacher tell me that. And then my mentor told me that same thing, different wording, same thing. So for me, I do three things. One, I better myself physically. That means going to the gym, et cetera. Two, I better myself spiritually, which you guys know I'm a Christian. I would implore that you try Jesus because he loves you more than you understand. But if Christianity is not your thing. Hey, that's okay. This is a space for everyone, even if we disagree. Something spiritually has to be bigger than you. And mentally, reading a book, understanding cosmic equations, something like that. Do something to better yourself physically, spiritually, and mentally. That's what I do every day, and they add up. Nothing's going to change the first time or the seventh time or the 26th time. But stuff will start to change like the 100th time you do that, 200th time, the thousands, you know, things like that. So that's my advice for you. Thank you for sending that question. I hope that was at least some kind of helpful, but I get it, my friend. Trust me. You and me, my friend. Yeah, trust me. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So thank you for sending in that question. If you would like to send in your own question, please send it in to KyleTalksPodcast at gmail.com and put Boss, B-O-S-S in the subject line for a chance to read it. Now, you've read the title. You know what this is about. But speaking of doing one thing every day just to get to your goal, bettering yourself in some way and not comparison. And in the vein of the show, hearing... Regular people doing extraordinary things. I want to talk about one of my favorite stories and really the story that has spoken me to a kid till now. We're going to talk about changing your story. And that brings us to today's episode. It's all about a man who had nothing. Zero, zip, nada, zero. Born in Nowhere Town, Loserville, which I'm actually pretty close to. Yeah. but kept fighting and turned something regular, non-extraordinary into something extraordinary, and then had to turn around and fight for his own personal peace. And this is the story of Tyron Smith. I like this story a lot. It's one of my favorite stories, and I think you and me, especially with that boss question, I think this fits in perfectly and fits the vibe of the show. And what we want to do with the show, before we jump in, I'll remind you, the show is about not thinking, drinking, looking, praying, dressing, eating the same and still having good conversations. And what comes from that? Hearing the stories of regular people doing extraordinary things. And I want to talk about a regular person who did something extraordinary. He became to be an NFL player, but. regular person in his origins and his roots and where he grew up um so i want to talk about the story and what we can learn from it from tyron smith um he is well tyron smith is a former retired um left tackle he spent the majority of his career within the cowboys and outside of that he wants the jets for a little bit uh l jets um but he retired as a cowboys player some accomplishments and accolades he was the left tackle um which may sound familiar because i played left tackle in collegiate ball and he was my story tyron smith was my story um so he was the cornerstone of the cowboys offensive and you guys thinking oh sports no if even if you don't love sports this has nothing to do with sports but this has everything to do with mentality so stick around even if you don't like sports this has nothing to do with it stick around But what did he do? Smith, he was the cornerstone. And I was raised watching him play. He truly was the lineman offense for the Cowboys. He was the left tackle. He earned not only one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven, but eight Pro Bowl selections. And he was the first team player. All pro in his honors. He dealt with a lot of injuries throughout his career, mainly with his leg. He always had different energies, but he was the cornerstone 14 years in the NFL, majority spent with the Cowboys, left tackle, legendary, changed how their offense worked and their offense revolved around Tyron. He's a legendary, one of the best linemen, in my opinion, super dedicated, worked hard, and he started from... Nothing. How do you get there? This is the part where I want to tell. So how Tyron, this is all about regular people doing something, something extraordinary. So Tyron Smith, he was born in 1990. So he's seven years older than me. So if I'm 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, he's 35 and he spent 14 seasons in the NFL. You do the math on that. And he was born in Moreno Valley, California. Which is kind of crazy. The MoVal Mall sucks. So yeah, he was raised with a boring mall. I've been there. I don't like going to the Moreno Valley Mall. It kind of sucks to be super honest with you. Yeah, I go to Moreno Valley to shop for at Aldi's and Costco sometime. Am I doxing myself? I don't know, but it's a pretty good Costco. But the mall sucks. induces depression. And what's significant about this, he was born to, well, significant and unfortunate. He was born to a single mother in a working home. So mom was usually gone working one to two jobs just to provide for Tyron. At a younger age, he was quiet. He didn't really do much in school, but he was disciplined. And who knows, that came from his mom. Parents, you are important. Growing up and see his mom do that. Very driven. He didn't really talk too much growing up, but he was very loud on the field in athletics. He went to Rancho Verde High School. He came great in football, great in track and field. He got noticed. He moved up. And he ended up going to USC. So he wasn't loud. He wasn't flashy. But he had something. And what I want us to take away from this is it doesn't matter how you start. Tyron went to do great things and be, in my opinion, one of the best linemen in the game to this date. And I'm recording this in 2025. The best lineman to date in July of 2025. And I see it going forward. But he didn't start with a spoon in the mouth. He didn't start super great. He didn't start... Oh, I'm mother. I would like two caviar, please. Like he didn't start like that. That's not maybe there's somewhere there is that you did. I don't know. But what I want you and I want me to pull out from it is I've had person a I feel stuck. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't have all these great tools. These other people are ahead of me that it doesn't matter. We can still do extraordinary things. Remember, at this point, he's a regular shmegular person in a city that's not too far from me with a terrible mall with a single mom working all the time. And he went, you don't need these great things. You don't need all these things. That's what I want us to take from that. He let he didn't need those great things. He did definitely feel stuck. I mean, look at the kids around him. They had a dad. Just that alone makes you feel like, okay, you've had a way bigger step. Just that alone. So he wasn't flashy. He didn't talk too much. He wasn't loud. But he was important on the field. He made it happen. He found something that he's good at. Like what we talked about earlier in today's episode, whatever that is for you, he went and just did it. Moving on. So high school, all those things he did well. And then he started college. Really getting discovered when we played at USC, University of the Trojans. Hey, let's go. I want to play at this school. I didn't. And I want to play there because of Tyron Smith. But Tyron earned a scholarship to USC, which is, to this day, some people might disagree with me, one of the top football programs. I'd say maybe the top four programs in the country. He played from the Trojans from 2008-2010, starting every single game, critical positions. He earned the first team All-Pac 10, which is their West Conference. If you don't know sports, that's fine. He did really good, and he was honored for that and things like that. And he did really good, started every single game. And by the time he was a junior, he was already being scouted as an NFL prospect. So a little bit of the LeBron James. LeBron went on to high school playing. I'm not an NBA guy, so forgive me if I'm wrong. But I think LeBron started playing for the NBA outside of high school because he was really good. Tyron Smith started playing... and was getting scouted his junior year almost done with college, which is super rare, especially for a lineman. We're talking about being, I want to paint this picture. So nothing grew up, nothing starts, had nothing, but really excelled in the one thing he found out. And maybe for you, that one thing is artistry. Maybe that one thing is podcasting. Maybe that one thing is pictures, art, something of that degree. Maybe that's for you. He found out what his was. His just happened to be football. And he really ran with it and excelled in it and did well in it. And by the time he got to college, he just kept on building on what he knew, kept on doing on what he went to classes, had the girlfriends thing, you know, the stress, the parties, things like that. But he still focused because he knew he had a mom to take care of. And that's going to come back to bite him later. He went to USC, um, Honestly, as one of the better schools, I personally, I wanted to go there. I didn't. But here's the really crazy part. And maybe this will make some of us feel worse. When he was being scouted his junior year at USC, he wasn't even 21 yet. He was 1920. That kind of hurts. But when he turned– so he played at USC. He did really good. He joined the NFL at 20 years old. When he was 20, that means I was 13. When I was 13, he was 20. He joined the NFL in 2011. He was the ninth overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys. He was 20. He became the youngest lineman, starting lineman in his life. And– What's coming next? This is the bulk of where I want to spend our time. He grew up with nothing. A single mom working jobs just to provide, get him to school, things like that. And he signed to the NFL. What comes with that? Money upon money upon money upon money. He signed a multi-million dollar deal and was immediately in the national spotlight. Now, picture this. All the things we talked about where he came from. He's 20 years old. He's making millions of dollars. Signed five million, I think. Something like that. Five million dollars just for signing a piece of paper. Boom. Yours. The world is watching you. pressure, fame, a mom you want to support because you did so much to help you, a stepdad in the picture, coming into the picture. You're dealing with these pressures. You're successful. And now here's where things kind of churn, unfortunately, for the worst. His hard work, his dedication got here. What I want to focus on his rise. He did not come from anywhere special. He did not have anything great to offer but his skill, and he studied, and he did it, and he came through, came through, came through, came through, and that got him to where he's 20 years old being a millionaire because of a sport from a single mom in a working home. So it doesn't matter where you start. You can be a regular person and still do great things. He went on to be in the NFL. But he was a regular guy going to school, dealing with being sick. He was a regular guy who didn't want to go to practice some days, who didn't want to work out some days, who probably didn't want to fly to some games. That's actually kind of terrible. Put on different kinds of gear. Regular person got his coffee or whatever it is. I hope you're seeing the picture I'm painting here. Regular guy who went on to do something extremely extraordinary. One of the best linemen in the world. He's 20. He has millions of dollars. And here's where the problems kind of took and what makes him a legend and where he tried. As Tyron went and played, he got really good. Cowboys loved him. Fans loved him. I loved him as a 13-year-old, 14-year-old. I thought he was great. He was my star. People like LeBron. People like Steph. I like Tyron Smith. One of the greatest players ever next to Emmitt Smith. And he's a millionaire now. He's done great things. Remember, he came from a poor background with this single mom. So as he did well, as he played, as he performed, and as he became more of a star, he also got more demands from his family. Family members from all across, literally family members coming out to him who didn't even know, who didn't interact with him, started always asking for money. constantly asking for money cars jobs financial support and he kept on kept on and kept on pressuring him for money as a young kid 20 you're a young kid no idea what you're doing but you have all this money now and you have people coming out the woodworks hey we need money hey we need money hey we need money hey we need money hey we need money um he gave a few He gave a couple of millions at first to his family members, keeping them going. And then one day, his mom at the time and his stepdad wanted a new house. So Tyron being a great, a great son and a great football player said, well, great son said, yeah, I'll get you guys a house. Look, see what you guys like. I'll buy it for you. We'll get going. They looked at houses. They found a house. And they came back to Tyrone. Mom called them. Hey, son, we found this great house that we like. And then they told him the price. And that price was more than his current house. They wanted something more than even their son had. They wanted the bougie, big life. And here were the reasons. When he tried to set boundaries, he said no to that house. And they tried to guilt trip him, which led him... which probably honestly caused issues. A lot of the injury issues that he had because he's dealing with this mounting pressure, not from fans, but from his own family. They hit him with, we raised you. We wiped your butt. You peed on us. You owe us. You wouldn't be here at this school without us. You wouldn't be at this point without us. You needed us to get here because we raised you, so you owe us. Imagine that constant, constant pressure from family members, people who love you, people who wiped your butt when you were a kid, and getting that constant, constant bereavement from family and having to put your foot down and say, no, no more. He was dealing with that while being one of the top athletes. In addition to that, dealing with injury after injury after injury. I would make the guess there was so much mentally going on with them. He had to eventually hire a Lawyers, he had to get lawyers present, set boundaries with his family, his own family. So after this house debacle and multiple sending no, sending boundaries, the situation got much worse. At one point, His family, his family showed up. They were not invited. They were not told to show up to Cowboys training camp to confront them. So Tyron dealing with this, having to hire lawyers, set boundaries, keep his head down to focus on something. How to tell his family, stop reaching out, set boundaries, home now, essentially like this is this is done. We're not doing this anymore. And they decided, his family, they didn't like that answer. So they flew to one of his training camps and showed up asking to talk to Tyron. Which is genuinely crazy. Escalated beyond that point and it got so bad of the stalking, seeing him requesting money, trying to contact him with different phones, emails, different individuals, notes. Because he said no. His family was taking advantage of him financially. Family saying no. And it got so intense that he eventually started calling the police on his own family and filing orders on his own family for harassment. That's not. What do I try to say? That's not tough. That's heartbreaking. The people who are supposed to protect you, the people who raised you, the people who wiped your butt, dealt with your throw up as a kid, watching you grow up. And they're supposed to protect you no matter how old you are. They're supposed to protect you. And he had to separate and protect himself from the very people that are supposed to protect you. So you see the picture painting. Born nothing, nowhere town. Really did focus on this one thing. Did great. Had this success in this family. really start getting weird about it. They start getting really weird, really toxic. And he was already providing for them, but they wanted more. He was already providing for them, but they wanted more. So Tyron, you know, called the police. He cut off access to family members. He had financial advisors and legal professionals. He's giving so much money to his family. They had to stop it and he had to get the law involved, lawyers involved. He started focusing on therapy, mental health, rebuilding his trust. He got into a great relationship with this person that's great for him. And here's what I want to hear, especially as we're regular people, especially we're regular people, you and me, I assume. We all started off regular, right? You and me listening to this. And we want to do something extraordinary. We have to have boundaries, and that's the point. Heating boundaries. Saying no is not discriminating. Saying no is not hurting. It hurts their feelings. So be it. Saying no is boundaries are not betrayal. You can love people and still say this is no more for me. So after all this, after the hot, the lawyers, advisors, things like that, he continued dominating. NFL. He had eight Pro Bowls. He was in the all-team, and he was respected league-wide for his character and his ethic. Now, someone doing crazy like this, you don't really hear about, like, oh, yeah, they're just going through a lot. Or, oh, yeah, his character is starting to break down because of this, whatever it may be. He remained and kept his character in the face of scrutiny. And we have to do that sometimes when we face really hard things. He doesn't really speak about the situation now. As he's retired, he's older, he's moved on. It's kind of said and done now. But he was in an ESPN interview, I believe. And this was more recent, like four or five years ago. He was in an ESPN interview, and they asked him, like, what are you most proud of that you did while you played? He's like, I'm proud of breaking the cycle. Good for Tyron Smith. That's, man, that story speaks. That's an amazing story. To go from nothing, a regular person to do extraordinary things. And those extraordinary things coming with their backfall, coming with this and that. And in his case, it came with toxic family members who were requesting and requesting and using and using and using him. They didn't even care about him anymore. They care more about his money. than him, and he had to make that decision to put his foot down. So what I want to, that's a very short kind of layman's story, and it speaks to me for multiple reasons. But I want you to know this story, like I told you in the beginning, it's not about football. It's about becoming whoever you're supposed to be, walking in that, listening to, you know how many people he had to listen to? As someone who played D1 collegiate football only for a year, A year or two at a high level, there's so many people who have something to say to you. They want to say something. Ignoring that, it's like, hey, I'm going to keep doing whatever this is I'm doing, whatever that is for you. Going to that. You're not... Really, what's great about this story, and I want to communicate to my audience, it's not about living for the highlights. Oh, I'm this greatest person ever. I did this. That comes with so much junk, as we have seen, as we just talked about in this one case, in this one example. So much things come from that. But when you're a regular person doing something extraordinary, you have peace. There's a peace that comes with that. And maybe that's you. Maybe that's where you're at right now. And you're hearing those talks from people. This, that, this, that, the other. They don't understand what's really happening. And they just want whatever fruit. Maybe you're doing something great in school. Whatever it is. I can't even think of an example. Whatever it is. Know that that's what you have to do. And you have to deal with people who don't think, look, speak, vote, or want the best for you. And maybe they disagree entirely. But not getting to the point where like I am, I know everything because I'm the greatest thing ever and still listening to them, still having that conversation. And you don't need to prove who you are. You just have to protect it. So that's the story. I hope you guys are seeing the picture that I'm trying to paint here with a regular person who went on to do something extraordinary and had lots of backlash for it. With that, one of the big... What's that extraordinary thing you did? Tyron didn't start off with a spoon in his mouth. As much as I imagine much of us don't. None of us have great starts. Majority, I would say. So what's something extraordinary you want to do? For Tyron, it was play football. He freaking did it. But what's that for you? For me, it's running a successful podcast. What's that for you? And then what's a... What's a boundary that you need to set that you're not thinking about with Tyron is setting a boundary with his family. Maybe that's something you need to do. What does that look like for you? And then. Here's really what I want to get at. With Kyle talks, we have conversations with other people. That's the whole point of this. Regular people doing extraordinary things. We can't. We can't allow other people to define what we want or what we want to do. I know that's cheesy. I get it. I get it. It's super cheesy. Oh, Kyle, everyone says that. Yes, but I want this story to paint a picture for you. You need space to be the person who you want to be and who you know you can be and do the successful things that you know you can do. But you need boundaries. And you need to talk to people who don't agree or see you for who you are. Does that make sense? Do you guys get what I'm saying? But yeah. That's about it. That's the story of Tyron Smith, one of the greatest linemen football players in the world. And really a good character study for a regular person doing something extraordinary and dealing with the effects of it. Something that comes with being extraordinary. So I appreciate it. I hope you got something out of this. I know this is a little bit more cliche. But I really want to start doing character studies into regular people doing everyday things, getting to more case studies where people disagree with each other. Here's a little teaser of what's to come. I'm also looking at doing episodes in the future where people don't disagree with each other. And I kind of butt in and say, well, they're yelling at each other. They didn't relay this point effectively. They didn't relay this point effectively. And like, hey, that's kind of what I think about going forward, building more and more characters. So, yeah, expect more case studies, character studies of regular people doing extraordinary things. Expect more case studies of conversations gone wrong because there's a way they can go right. So that's what that's what we talked about today. I hope you got some out of it. I hope we encouraged you. This is meant to be encouraging for you to be who you want to be. You're going to have to, one, listen to people who don't agree with you and to listen. You're going to have to set down boundaries. You're going to have to be that regular person that came from nowhere, Moreno Valley, wherever it is you were born, and do something extraordinary with whatever it is that you're good at. If this touched you, made any sense to you at all, please go ahead and share the show on X or Instagram and tag at Kyle DeHorton. I will love you forever. You guys are great. I'm so excited for where the show is going, how we'll be growing, and just, yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited to be here with you guys, and thank you for being a part of it. Again, leave a review, please. Leave a review. It really helps the show grow. It lets more people get aware of the show when you leave your review so we can bring more people into the conversation, more people who don't agree with us into the conversation. And that's what we're all about. Have a good weekend. Be safe. Have fun. And I'll see you guys next time on Kyle Talks. Peace.