To my athletes in college, professional, wherever. Don't waste your life away thinking that your sport is all you should be doing now. I remember my first year pro, being so focused on basketball it consumed my life & it was like I could do nothing else - like I had no other...
...skills. I would come home after practice & relax, eat, watch movies, play games etc. until the next practice/game...for months. That got monotonous & redundant real quick, & I felt I was wasting my life away. I remember acknowledging that I was 26, but it felt like just...
...the other day I was 24, & now, today, I'm 28🤯 I'm telling you- the years FLY. You are more than an athlete. What are your interests outside of your sport? What are your dreams? Don't put all the eggs in one basket (especially an uncertain one such as being an athlete is)....
...Start a class online. Start a business. Reach out to like-minded people. Learn a language. Create. Just do it. For me, it's running a business, empowering girls & women, modeling, acting & more (but I've always wanted to try everything smh)... What's it for you?
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