And , you know , I think that is an underrated part of being an athlete is just , you know , if you work harder than anyone else that that's gonna come and show in the future . So really just believe in yourself . Follow your dreams and work as hard as you can at them every day and , yeah , that's about it .
So being a student athlete , you have to be able to manage your time and just , you know , focus on the things that you came here to focus on , I guess , you know , there's always gonna be people that try to bring you down or tell you what you can and can't do . But the important thing is to just trust your work and , and trust , you know , what you've done and the , and the things you've done to get where you're at and , um , just continue to push on and , and press on as long as you can and just work as hard as you can and work harder than anyone else . And , you know , I think that is an underrated part of being an athlete is just , you know , if you work harder than anyone else that that's gonna come and show in the future .
So I think the important thing is , is to just focus in on what you want and uh work hard until you get there . The most important thing to do is not only just training physically but mentally being able to prepare yourself for anything to come . You know , something I did before games or before practice is some breathing techniques or just some things that calm you down .
He's just a blue collar guy . He just taught me about work ethic and just what it takes to get what you want and understanding that people are gonna tell you things that you can't do and can do . But it's your choice whether to listen to them .
You know , sometimes yoga helps for people . But I think a lot of people , they focus on just the physical part of the game , but a big part of the game comes from your mental stability . So I think that's something important to try to remember to do .
