Terry Crews
American actor, television host and former NFL player
Terry Crews (American actor, television host and former NFL player) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Personal accountability, Failure and resilience, Reframing (psychology).
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Personal accountability
Crews argues that people get what they actually want, and that repeated lateness reveals a lack of real desire.
“I discovered for a long time, if I show up late for something twice, I don't want it”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 10:38
Failure and resilience
Crews notes that the game itself was unimportant but the lesson from it continues to guide him.
“no one ever remembers that game. It's one of the least important things in my life. But the lesson I learned is still guiding me today”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 9:24
Reframing (psychology)
Terry Crews says missing the high-school shot taught him that success or failure should be on his own terms.
“If I win or if I fail, it's going to be on my terms. It's going to be up to me”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 8:11
Appearances
#881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 4, 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Tim Ferriss compiles past interviews in which BJ Miller, Terry Crews, Tim McGraw, Dax Shepard, Cathy Lanier, Janna Levin and others describe turning setbacks into later success.
Often appears with
- Tim Ferriss · 1 shared episode
- BJ Miller · 1 shared episode
- Tim McGraw · 1 shared episode
- Jessica Lahey · 1 shared episode
- Dax Shepard · 1 shared episode
- Cathy Lanier · 1 shared episode
- Janna Levin · 1 shared episode
- Boyd Varty · 1 shared episode