Never Settle
Sports, Family, and the American Soul

I loved this book! ESPN reporter/writer Marty Smith is an excellent storyteller and details encounters and interviews he’s had with various athletes over the years such as Nick Saban and Dale Earnhardt Jr and also talks about the life lessons he’s taken from them. Many of the stories were very movin......more

Loved this book. Mr. Smith shares a lot of great life lessons and is a great storyteller. Did not expect this from an ESPN guy.......more

I discovered “Marty party” from being a loyal listener of the Dan Lebatard Show w/ Stugotz. After listening to him join the crew for a couple segments I pegged him as just that, a party guy who was just having fun enjoying life. What I learned after reading Marty’s story in “Never Settle” showed me......more

Marty Smith known for his ESPN reporting. In my opinion is another unique sports reporter who had a long stretch being a reporter on the Nascar scene but i associate him more with his reports on college football but either way he is good a digging for a story and report it from a different view poin......more

An authentic and eloquent book from a man whose radio show I thoroughly enjoy on Saturday mornings. I’m only a few years older than him, and also grew up living small-town values and playing high school sports, so I found much of the biographical points very relateable. I also enjoyed the insight an......more