EZAVIER STAPLES | UCLA FOOTBALL 🏈

There's a lot of people that will be negative and bring that type of energy around you . But if you just stay faithful to yourself and have a plan and stay positive , I think , I think you'll be perfect . I think block all of that .

EZAVIER STAPLES | UCLA FOOTBALL 🏈

It's all , it's all a process . So understanding that it's a process like you're gonna have challenges at all points of your career . Um But recently some challenges that I've had to overcome is my first year , my first year being here for at UCLA , I actually got hurt in a car accident and um unfort very unfortunate , obviously , adversity is adversity , but like that hitting me like it was just , this is my first year of playing football .

EZAVIER STAPLES | UCLA FOOTBALL 🏈

I know I had people rooting for me , you know . So my support system was very encouraging . You go through things like adversity , you go through things like hard workouts , you go through things like school , you go through things like family issues .

EZAVIER STAPLES | UCLA FOOTBALL 🏈

Don't let it , don't let it settle in your head . Fill your head with positive thoughts , like talk to yourself , talk to yourself , seem crazy , but talk to yourself and tell yourself everything I'm , I'm gonna be able to do everything that I put my mind to . I'm gonna be able , I'm gonna do everything that I want .

EZAVIER STAPLES | UCLA FOOTBALL 🏈

I could go be a doctor , I could go be a , you know , you could do all of those things . It's just all about applying yourself , you know .