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It sounds like leadership played a crucial role in your experience on the national championship team. The strong, top-down leadership, both in the locker room and on the field, seems to have had a significant impact on you and your teammates. The emphasis on leading by example and by spoken words, as well as the advice to "do whatever it takes," highlights the importance of effective leadership in driving success. It's clear that this experience has given you a greater appreciation for the impact of good leadership.

Joey Klunder | Michigan Football

Um And being a good teammate , we had so many older guys that ended up getting drafted that they led by example , they led by spoken words by their play on the field . And I think that we had an elite group of leaders just like mentally , like , not even like how they played on the field , but just the way that they came together in the locker room and the way that they encourage us all to just fight through adversity and just block out all the outside noise was something that really changed the way I view success , uh , as a team like that's really , it's really top down leadership roles . And the way it just , it all came together was , uh something special and something I never experienced in high school , just trust the process .

Joey Klunder | Michigan Football

And I think that really um helped elevate everybody's skill and really speeds up the development process . I think the biggest takeaway I've had from being on the national championship team is just uh how effective good leadership can be . Um And being a good teammate , we had so many older guys that ended up getting drafted that they led by example , they led by spoken words by their play on the field .

Joey Klunder | Michigan Football

I think the biggest takeaway I've had from being on the national championship team is just uh how effective good leadership can be . Um And being a good teammate , we had so many older guys that ended up getting drafted that they led by example , they led by spoken words by their play on the field . And I think that we had an elite group of leaders just like mentally , like , not even like how they played on the field , but just the way that they came together in the locker room and the way that they encourage us all to just fight through adversity and just block out all the outside noise was something that really changed the way I view success , uh , as a team like that's really , it's really top down leadership roles .

Joey Klunder | Michigan Football

Our coaches always tell us this phrase . It's the , the future favors those who press on . Right .

Joey Klunder | Michigan Football

Er , I'm a junior defensive lineman for Michigan football . The best advice I've been given is to do whatever it takes . I , uh , I was very undersized going through high school and making my way up , especially as a defensive lineman .