And that's what I did sleep is a really big thing for me in my training regimen . I feel that I , when I recovered I , I play so much better and I perform so much better in the weight room and on the field . Um , I also have a , just a different confidence in my game when I've been sleeping a lot and making sure I'm taking care of my nutrition off the field .
I , uh , I was very undersized going through high school and making my way up , especially as a defensive lineman . I originally started playing football as a quarterback back in eighth grade and , uh , going into high school , I was super skinny and a lot of people told me that I couldn't play division one football or football at the next level at all because of my size . Um , and I had coaches that told me , uh , it was something that was in my control and they told me to do whatever it takes to get there .
So you were sending coaches videos of your , your hand width or your , your wingspan and things like that . And they're just trying to do everything they could to verify how big you were because they couldn't see you in real life . And the , the eye test didn't exist .
Right . So when things get hard , there's always gonna be light at the end of the tunnel and being here , it's taught me that like the harder you work , the better your outcomes will be . And as long as you just stick to the process , those who stay will be champions and that's ring true to me and all my teammates the whole time I've been here .
Um , I also have a , just a different confidence in my game when I've been sleeping a lot and making sure I'm taking care of my nutrition off the field . Yeah , I'd say that was definitely the , the biggest thing in just getting looks was , uh , I went into my freshman year of high school , 100 and 50 pounds . I was like 62 , 100 and 50 pounds playing defensive end .
