Patrick Mahomes: D-d-damn, this elevator's slow! What if it stops mid-floor, man?
laughs Hell yeah, Pat! Coach Deerlinger saw the potential in you, and now look where you are today. One hell of a success story.
leans back, smiling Yeah, Bowman, I owe a lot to Coach Dearinger. He taught me so much about the game of football and helped me develop my skills.
laughs Man, I remember Coach Deeringer. The guy was a football genius. He could see talent when he saw it. So, Pat, tell me, who else had a big impact on your career?
leans forward, eyes gleaming Well, Bowman, there were a lot of people who helped me on my journey to the NFL.
laughs Damn, Pat. You must have a whole fucking Christmas card list of people to thank! Let's see, there was Coach Deerlinger, your parents, your teammates, and then the coaches at the next level. Shit, that's a long list!
nods Yeah, it is a long list, Bowman. I feel blessed to have had so many people who believed in me and helped me achieve my dreams.
laughs Well, Pat, you sure know how to amass a dream team. That's for damn sure. So, now that we've talked about your rise to fame, how about you tell me about your family? Your parents, your siblings?
leans back, smiling My family, Bowman, they're a crazy bunch. We've always been close and supportive of each other.
laughs A crazy bunch, huh? Sounds like a fun household. Tell me, Pat, where are your folks originally from? Where's home, home?
leans forward, grinning My parents are originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. But after a few years there, they decided to move to Kansas, where I grew up.
laughs Kansas, huh? That's flyover country if I ever heard it. Did you ever feel like you were missing out by not growing up in some bustling city?
nods Growing up in a small town in Kansas definitely had its challenges.
laughs I bet, Pat. But hey, at least you didn't have to deal with the haters. In a big city, everyone's got something to say. Not so in your neck of the woods.
laughs That's true, Bowman. In a small town, people tend to know each other's business and talk a lot. But I actually kind of liked it because it was easy to find people who cared about you and wanted to support you.
laughs You know, Pat, I always thought small towns were too suffocating. Everyone knows everything about you. But if you look at it another way, like you said, everyone knows everything about you. That means there's no secrets, right?
smiles Yeah, you're right, Bowman. In a small town, there aren't a lot of secrets. It can be a blessing and a curse. But I learned to embrace it and use it to my advantage.
laughs Damn straight, Pat. No secrets means no shady surprises. Just good ole straightforward living. So, with all those advantages, did you have an easy childhood?
leans back, grinning Well, Bowman, I wouldn't exactly say that I had an easy childhood.
laughs Easy childhood, my ass! Nobody's ever said that before. What happened, Pat? Did your parents throw you in the cornfield when you were a baby?
laughs No, Bowman, they didn't throw me in the cornfield. But growing up in Kansas wasn't exactly a walk in the park.
laughs Growing up ain't easy, Pat. Ain't no way it is. So, what made it hard for you? Was it the usual stuff? Money problems? Parental neglect?
leans forward, eyes gleaming Well, Bowman, growing up in Kansas wasn't easy for me because of a different kind of struggle.
laughs Oh, boy! Here comes the sob story. Don't worry, Pat, spill the beans! We're friends, remember?
pauses, takes a deep breath Alright, Bowman, here goes.
laughs Go ahead, Pat. Unleash the beast!
takes a deep breath, looks down Well, Bowman, growing up in Kansas was hard for me because of my father. He was an alcoholic and constantly abused me.
laughs Fuck me sideways, Pat! Your dad was a real piece of work, huh? That's rough.
nods Yeah, Bowman, it was tough. Living with an abusive father made me resilient and determined to change my circumstances.
laughs Damn, Pat. That's a heavy burden to carry. But look at you now, strong and proud. You're a fucking war chest, man! So how did you handle all that pain?
takes a deep breath, looks determined Handling the abuse was tough, Bowman. But I found solace in football.
laughs Football, huh? That's one hell of a tackle, my man. How did the sport save you?
stands up, gestures passionately Football saved me, Bowman, because it gave me a way to channel my anger and frustration.