Last week , like we're gonna go up each week like your time seem to get faster every week you're just competing against yourself every day in the preseason you're working more so on like building your speed , building your strength more for the regular season , and then once you get into the regular season it's more so maintaining and cleaning up what you've already built . Some challenges that I have faced to getting to the point to where I am now , I would say is going through being doubted . A big thing for me is just trusting myself and trusting the work that I've put in so whether it's getting in extra shots in the gym , getting in extra lifts , like extra conditioning sessions , anything that I can do to make myself confident on the court I've done , obviously I would say the most important thing when it comes to meals is trying to get in 3 meals a day , even on game days when your schedule gets a little busy .
USC checked off all the boxes that I had , um , coming out of the position that I was in the last two years . I feel like they challenged me in every way , um , mentally , physically . Emotionally , even I feel like I'm growing on and off the court .
Um , also wanting to give back to like the homeless , um , going into those stores , letting them pick some things out , like helping them to make some outfits , get some things for them for younger players who are striving to be where I am now , I would say the biggest thing for me is to surround yourself with like-minded people . Um , get yourself an accountability partner , somebody who's gonna push you and challenge you when the times get hard , like there's gonna be days where you don't feel good , where you're tired , you need somebody in your corner that's also gonna push you that knows what it is that you want and where you wanna go . Hey , my name's Kai .
I go to the University of Southern California and I play women's basketball . Um , when it comes to my training , some of the most important things that I focus on , I would say is always pushing myself , um , upping the standard with everything I do when it comes to eating , taking care of my body , like getting the right amount of sleep every day . I would say when it comes to weight training and conditioning , um , something that we kind of prioritize as a team is just like I said , continuing to raise the bar in the standard so whenever you lift it the .
Some challenges that I have faced to getting to the point to where I am now , I would say is going through being doubted . A big thing for me is just trusting myself and trusting the work that I've put in so whether it's getting in extra shots in the gym , getting in extra lifts , like extra conditioning sessions , anything that I can do to make myself confident on the court I've done , obviously I would say the most important thing when it comes to meals is trying to get in 3 meals a day , even on game days when your schedule gets a little busy . um , for me personally I'm trying to put on a little bit more weight so like getting an extra protein , extra carbs like .
