“I think a lot of people look at athletes in general and think they have everything figured out. They made it to the big leagues... We're battling and going through the same stuff everyone else is going through, but just in a different way. Maybe it can be comforting knowing that we have to battle through some of the same stuff.”

American politician

Anthony Rendon is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2024. A Democrat, he was the 70th speaker of the Assembly from 2016 to 2023. He represented the 63rd district from 2012 to 2022 and the 62nd district from 2022 to 2024, a seat covering part of southeastern Los Angeles County, including South Gate, Lynwood, and Paramount. He is the second-longest serving speaker in California history, and the longest-serving speaker to begin his first term after the state adopted term limits.