"Part: 18 Listen to Michael Davis's In Search Of Heroes Interview" by Ralph Zuranski
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Ralph Zuranski: Okay. At least you didn’t ask for more wishes!
Michael Davis: Yeah, that’s the old story. Ask for three more wishes!
How about free cable?
Ralph Zuranski: Yeah, two’s okay. Peace and the pot of gold is fine!
Let me ask you one more because I really don’t know how busy you are and I appreciate your time.
Michael Davis: No, hopefully I wasn’t too long winded. I pretty much talk for a living and I really get tired of doing it. But you make this very easy because these are great questions.
Ralph Zuranski: Well, it really shows how people become successful and what their thought process is. It’s not so much about the special tricks that you use but it’s about the type of person you need to become to be successful. By asking these questions of someone like you and other people who are extremely successful, young people have the opportunity to see, “Well, gee, that person is unique. They love what they do.” It gives them a good example of achieving their dream and becoming the unique person God created them to be and not being afraid but having the courage to be who God created them to be.
Michael Davis: I believe fear is the single thing that keeps most people from doing what they need to do. Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of fear! I’m not being funny, I’m not being facetious, and I’m not being overly complimentary, but I will tell you this. I’m really hard to impress. People show me stuff and I say, “Yeah, that’s nice, but you know, whatever.”
I’m really hard to impress. But what you’re doing with this is very impressive. For me, that is the greatest compliment I can give. It is very impressive. I just love stuff like this. There’s not enough of this kind of stuff being done! Like I said before, I feel honored to be a part of this. I do interviews all of the time, but I’m actually excited to read this one. I was on TV and someone sent me a link to the video clip. They sent it to me yesterday and I have yet to look at it. I just think, “Whatever.” But this is exciting and I am very proud to be involved in this.
Ralph Zuranski: Thank you. And you know, it’s interesting that some of the most profound interviews I’ve done so far are with black men who’ve overcome tremendous difficulties in their lives, like Willie Crawford, Stephen Pierce, Orrin Hudson. Probably one of the most amazing people in the interviews was the black cop on Bay Watch, Gregory Alan Williams. He was the first hero that one of the high school kids interviewed because he actually saved the life of an Asian man during the L.A. riots in 1992.
Michael Davis: That’s what I’m talking about.
Ralph Zuranski: It was incredible. It was one of the best interviews of anyone I’ve ever done. He was so articulate and he really just set the tone for the entire program and he inspired me to carry on for 14 years. So just for people like you that have been successful and overcome tremendous things, I know it’s so inspiring for young people. So I really appreciate your time.
Michael Davis: No, no, not at all! Anything else I can do for you, you name it. Any art work you need, whatever it is that you need, just let me know and I will get it to you yesterday.