So I think that was just like one of the biggest things for me because everyone around me didn't have asthma and they just could keep going . But I couldn't , I had to have my inhaler on hand So that was probably a big thing , staying confident . Um And realizing that you're there for a reason and taking advantage of like all the opportunities that are given to you .
I'm given this opportunity for a reason and you just want to make the most out of everything because college is gonna come so quick and you wanna make the most of it and you wanna make um your journey like matter , I think um my high school coach was definitely my biggest mentor . He was also my club coach and I think he kind of just , he always like , encouraged me to just stay confident , like no matter your age , your height , like your role on the team , you're there for reason and you just have to stay confident and stay consistent . I would definitely say , like , just the consistency , just like practicing , like off hours , you know , you got to put the work in , not just at practice or the games you have to do for lacrosse .
So I think just knowing that there's an audience out there that is interested in what you're doing can like , help you , you know , get , get into it . Um It can like give you ideas on content to make because like at the end of the day , like you're gonna have an audience and there's gonna be people that don't like it sometimes too , but you just have to um be confident with yourself because at the end of the day , like you're getting your name out there and it could benefit you in so many other ways . Uh growing your social media can help you grow your nil deals , it could help you just become a more personable person .
Uh growing your social media can help you grow your nil deals , it could help you just become a more personable person . You can just be a personality out there and you can have people like you .
So being from Central Connecticut , it was kind of harder to like get your name out there and just make , you know , like yourself known . But I think just really kind of almost like being annoying and putting yourself out there whether it's like emailing coaches , emailing just like anyone you want to just like get your name out there , I think really helped me . But I think another thing that also set me back was I did struggle with asthma a lot when I was um in like middle school , high school , I used to be a midfielder and then asthma got the best of me and then I decided to switch to attack .
