I think um there's a million little things that go into every single day as a college basketball player and You know , I think if you fall behind on the little things , you'll end up falling behind on the big things . I think NIL has been a great thing for , you know , many college athletes . Um , my favorite parts of it is , of course , making money , but I think , you know , building relationships with people that I wouldn't have , uh , before NIL became a thing , uh , has also been , you know , amazing .
I think NIL has been a great thing for , you know , many college athletes . Um , my favorite parts of it is , of course , making money , but I think , you know , building relationships with people that I wouldn't have , uh , before NIL became a thing , uh , has also been , you know , amazing . I believe that , you know , seeing my teammates walk in with food that , you know , they get for free or they get paid to advertise and things of that nature has been .
So I believe it's super important to stay ready opposed to getting ready . Uh , so when your name's called , you can be ready and You know , hopefully , hopefully flourish from there . The strategies I use to balance academics and athletics has been scheduling my day a day ahead .
My final piece of advice is everything matters , um , and nothing is . Neutral . Whatever you're doing , uh , it's either gonna benefit you for the better or for the worse .
I , I think growing up watching professional athletes only be able to do that , and now I'm in a world where , you know , everyone around me is doing it has been , you know , awesome . My final piece of advice is everything matters , um , and nothing is . Neutral .