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In the context you've provided, competition seems to be a central theme. The speaker emphasizes the challenge of competing and winning, and also speaks about taking advantage of opportunities to become successful. It seems that the competitive nature of high school experiences had a significant impact on the speaker's mindset. If you have a specific question about competition or if there's something specific you'd like to discuss, feel free to ask!

JOSH NICHOLS | MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 🏈

It was everything I could have ever dreamed of . Some things I picked up is , you know , in high school , you feel like you were better than everybody , depending on the competition you play . But when you get to um , uh nationally ran school , like a really , really good school , everybody is really , really good .

JOSH NICHOLS | MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 🏈

It was , that was a challenge for me . It was a real challenge . I was at times where I didn't know what I wanna do anymore .

JOSH NICHOLS | MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 🏈

Oh , why Michigan ? So when it came down to the wire , it was between two schools . Here's how I made my decision .

JOSH NICHOLS | MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 🏈

So make sure school is first because without that , I wouldn't be in a position that I'm now where I have a full right academic at the University of Michigan . So , hey , uh , a win is a win . So that's why I um ultimately decided to choose Michigan over Purdue .

JOSH NICHOLS | MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 🏈

It just doesn't , you gotta practice how you play . Repetition . Creates a man with that repetition and getting what you gotta do done and working on your craft .