I play in the ice hockey team here . So , in my life , I've had a lot of great mentors , obviously , uh , my first being my dad , he played professional hockey . So being able to look up to him at an early age was really motivational , uh , getting to see him do what he loves kind of trickle down to me and my brothers , I got an older brother as well .
A lot of times , you know , there is a lot of fluff that coaches can , can give you , I know it's difficult to kind of see through that , but , um , getting opinions from your family , your coaches , your advisor , but then eventually , you know , really having the self reflection to make a decision and know that that that decision is up to you and , and no one else and believe in your heart that you're , you're where you're supposed to be . So at Michigan , every year , we have so many high end talent that , that comes through so being able to learn from your teammates , I think has been the biggest thing that I've gained from being in Michigan , just being able to pick up from little skills that um players have of being able to ask questions and kind of bounce ideas off of your teammates is super important . And something that you know , I try and do every single day , say you want to work on a little skill that another guy has you go .
I think one of the biggest things is going where you feel most wanted . I think , you know , going to a place where you think you're going to develop the most being able to , to see and hear from , from coaches and see their ideology and their vision for you . A lot of times , you know , there is a lot of fluff that coaches can , can give you , I know it's difficult to kind of see through that , but , um , getting opinions from your family , your coaches , your advisor , but then eventually , you know , really having the self reflection to make a decision and know that that that decision is up to you and , and no one else and believe in your heart that you're , you're where you're supposed to be .
Hey , let's , let's let's work this over . Let's do a little drill after practice and you can really grow your skills if you're willing to just ask for help from a teammate or a coach . That's been one of the biggest things because there's so many high end talented players that have come before me and are going to come at Michigan and being able to leverage um you know , their skills to help uh benefit myself have been , you know , really big .
You know , when you come in freshman , sophomore year , you're still trying to figure things out . But as I've been here for five years now in Michigan , I've really learned how to leverage every single resource that the university provides . Whether that's a chemically mentally , physically , just being able to leverage the network and the resources that Michigan provides to optimize um yourself as a whole has really benefited me as a player and a , and a person for my freshman and sophomore year .
