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Mental health is incredibly important, especially when it comes to college and sports. It's not just about physical health, but also about maintaining a strong and healthy mindset. It's great that you've been proactive and sought help from a counselor and practiced techniques like breathing, yoga, and reading to manage your mental well-being. Remember to continue prioritizing your mental health and seeking support when you need it.

Mandel Eugene Jr. | Tulane Football

Coming in . I didn't think mental health was that big of a deal . But when you get to college there's a lot of things that , that could overwhelm you have class , um , real life problems , football .

Mandel Eugene Jr. | Tulane Football

So , and just going into these next few years , just working on being better in my position . Um Learning more , the big thing really is learning more cause when a lot of people come to college , they always think it's just a physical aspect , but it's really more of a mental aspect like your mental mental health learning on and off the field . Cause if you just get complacent , then you , things just won't work out the way you think they would for sure .

Mandel Eugene Jr. | Tulane Football

But when you get to college there's a lot of things that , that could overwhelm you have class , um , real life problems , football . So when all of that started to hit me , I kinda felt myself starting to break down , like , mentally . So , um , for one , I started talking to our counselor , um started going to see her when I felt things were starting to get too hard .

Mandel Eugene Jr. | Tulane Football

So that was a little in little League . So I think he kind of taught us like mental toughness and what it takes to play in college . I mean , not college and high school .

Mandel Eugene Jr. | Tulane Football

It takes a word process discipline . Um Just , just a great mindset . Then you just have to be willing to work every day .