So I think I've always been really big on like , no matter the outcome or the uncontrollables , having a smile on my face and being a good teammate and having a good attitude or like the most important things you can do , like my bread and butter . In my training , I focus on , um , rather than like really spreading myself thin over a lot of skills , I focus on . Being great at like one thing .
But um for me , I was able to kind of like make friends and socialize through basketball and then like do outside activities like hot yoga , go for walks and lifting with other athletes from other sports , and I think that kind of fostered . A healthier relationship with a sport because sometimes you worry about doing too much or focusing too narrow on one thing and burning out . So I think that was always a worry , but my parents were really great with like having me do other things , and I had a lot of friends that played different sports , so I dipped my toe into other things too .
So I'd say to not compare yourself to everyone else . I think that building a really strong support system and a network is really important for , um , obviously you have to take care of your business in the classroom , take care of your business on the court . But I think where a lot of people have trouble is when you're not treating your relationships with your coaches and your teammates , like when you're not prioritizing those , you can have trouble .
I think that building a really strong support system and a network is really important for , um , obviously you have to take care of your business in the classroom , take care of your business on the court . But I think where a lot of people have trouble is when you're not treating your relationships with your coaches and your teammates , like when you're not prioritizing those , you can have trouble . Um , for me , I had a great relationship with my AAU coach , and she was such a strong female role model for me , and I think Listening to everything she had to say and taking her feedback and kind of just trusting the process from someone that's been there before .
I'm on the women's basketball team at Northwestern University , and I'm from the Boston area . I think some of the best advice that I've been given from coaches are to control what you can control and Um , those two things are like how hard you work and your attitude . So I think I've always been really big on like , no matter the outcome or the uncontrollables , having a smile on my face and being a good teammate and having a good attitude or like the most important things you can do , like my bread and butter .
