So obviously , like eating the most , like eating the best foods I can listening to Rachel and Peter and the nutritional staff is huge , as well as recovery after workouts with Coachannos and his team , just go hitting the tubs , going in the sauna , anything I can to get one step better and one step ahead our competition . Some challenges I faced throughout my sports journey was I didn't start playing football to my junior year of high school , as my parents unfortunately wouldn't let me . So once they finally let me , I had a lot to prove in a short period of time .
So just in a short period of time . Overcoming all these hurdles and ending up in a great school like Northwestern . It's something that I am very happy and couldn't be , couldn't wish for anything more .
So that kind of was the reason I got introduced to all these coaches that once you saw once also my great GPA , my great grades in high school helped me as well . So many contributing factors helped me get to where I am . Uh , I'm from the North Shore , Northbrook , Illinois , so it's very close to home , and also it's the best school that I had an opportunity to play sports at .
Some challenges I faced throughout my sports journey was I didn't start playing football to my junior year of high school , as my parents unfortunately wouldn't let me . So once they finally let me , I had a lot to prove in a short period of time . So I had to earn a spot on the varsity team and nothing was given to me .
Some of the best advice I received from my mentors and coaches is just uh go as hard as you can for as long as you can and go . Just have an unrelentless work ethic and just go until you can anymore and just never say no and always just give it to you all whenever you can . Some of the most things I focus on my training regimen is obviously strength as I'm a football player and I'm a defensive lineman .
