Eric Thomas

And so from 16 to maybe 25, you know, it was like, okay, I'm going to come to coaching some days, some days I'm not, some days I'm going in, some days I'm not. And then my son was born. I was almost 25 years old. Jalen was born. And Jalen was born in 1995. I turned 25 in September. He was born July 20th.

And when Jalen was born, it was the day coach said to me, this is why I've been trying to train you. Because I wanted you to be the best father you could be. And so you missed some classes. You missed some lessons. Your son is here now. He needs the best version of you. We can't repeat the mistakes of the past. And so... I need you to hurry up.

And when Jalen was born, it was the day coach said to me, this is why I've been trying to train you. Because I wanted you to be the best father you could be. And so you missed some classes. You missed some lessons. Your son is here now. He needs the best version of you. We can't repeat the mistakes of the past. And so... I need you to hurry up.

And so when Jalen was born, from that day forward, I remember when he was born, I held him. It was kind of like he looked at me like, you the person that's going to take care of me? Wow. And that was the day. And this is what a lot of you are running from. It's the R word. And I get it because it's tough. Responsibility.

And so when Jalen was born, from that day forward, I remember when he was born, I held him. It was kind of like he looked at me like, you the person that's going to take care of me? Wow. And that was the day. And this is what a lot of you are running from. It's the R word. And I get it because it's tough. Responsibility.

That was the day where it's like, oh, you got to be responsible for somebody else. Yeah. You cannot... You got, I've never played a video game since Jalen was born. Wow. I've read more books since Jalen was born. That first year or two that I ever read in my life. I took my career seriously speaking. I start, you know, Zig Ziglar, you know, Nightingale, you know, Og Mendino. Yeah.

That was the day where it's like, oh, you got to be responsible for somebody else. Yeah. You cannot... You got, I've never played a video game since Jalen was born. Wow. I've read more books since Jalen was born. That first year or two that I ever read in my life. I took my career seriously speaking. I start, you know, Zig Ziglar, you know, Nightingale, you know, Og Mendino. Yeah.

Oh, bro. You name him. Dennis Kimbrough. Like I went, I went. deep. I went heavy, you know, Arthur Ashe, you know, days are great. And I read everything. I was in the library like an addict, just studying and studying and studying. And it was because I didn't want the I didn't want some of the consequences of the past to come in this generation, you know?

Oh, bro. You name him. Dennis Kimbrough. Like I went, I went. deep. I went heavy, you know, Arthur Ashe, you know, days are great. And I read everything. I was in the library like an addict, just studying and studying and studying. And it was because I didn't want the I didn't want some of the consequences of the past to come in this generation, you know?

And so for me, it was like, yo, your son's here, you gotta handle your business. And I just heard, I was more attentive. I started getting up at six and then I'd play this game. Daylight saving times would come. I would, okay, say, don't follow it. Stay up at five, there's the new. And then the next year, the four. And then I got started getting up at three.

And so for me, it was like, yo, your son's here, you gotta handle your business. And I just heard, I was more attentive. I started getting up at six and then I'd play this game. Daylight saving times would come. I would, okay, say, don't follow it. Stay up at five, there's the new. And then the next year, the four. And then I got started getting up at three.

And I started getting up at three o'clock in the morning because it was still, there was no dogs outside. Nobody was driving around. The family was asleep. And I was like, okay, coach, I'm sorry. Let's go back over the lessons I didn't get. And let's go over the new lessons. Like coach me, show me, show me. Nobody knows me. And I tell people I had a brand new Cadillac, man.

And I started getting up at three o'clock in the morning because it was still, there was no dogs outside. Nobody was driving around. The family was asleep. And I was like, okay, coach, I'm sorry. Let's go back over the lessons I didn't get. And let's go over the new lessons. Like coach me, show me, show me. Nobody knows me. And I tell people I had a brand new Cadillac, man.

It had 10,000 miles and the engine blew. And I immediately took it back to Cadillac. I didn't take it to BMW. I didn't take it to Honda. I took it straight to Cadillac. And I went right back to the creators like, yo, you made me and I'm tearing this car up. I'm not putting oil in it. I'm not changing the, rotating the tires. I'm not putting fluid in it. Show me how to take care of this.

It had 10,000 miles and the engine blew. And I immediately took it back to Cadillac. I didn't take it to BMW. I didn't take it to Honda. I took it straight to Cadillac. And I went right back to the creators like, yo, you made me and I'm tearing this car up. I'm not putting oil in it. I'm not changing the, rotating the tires. I'm not putting fluid in it. Show me how to take care of this.

And he began to show me how to do it. And it's just like amazing to see When we're on one accord and I'm following, he told me, he's like, yo, it's time. I think I called you maybe last year. I'm like, yo, I need to. And he was like, no, no, you're just supposed to call and say what's up. You know, and then this time it was like, yep, you need to do it.

And he began to show me how to do it. And it's just like amazing to see When we're on one accord and I'm following, he told me, he's like, yo, it's time. I think I called you maybe last year. I'm like, yo, I need to. And he was like, no, no, you're just supposed to call and say what's up. You know, and then this time it was like, yep, you need to do it.

You know, I was like, all right, I got it, Brandon. I think. And I was like, all right, you know what I'm saying? So just listen to him doing what he's telling me to do and let him coach me. So I would say, you know, don't spiritualize it and make it too ridiculous. It's the coach. And just get a relationship with the coach.

You know, I was like, all right, I got it, Brandon. I think. And I was like, all right, you know what I'm saying? So just listen to him doing what he's telling me to do and let him coach me. So I would say, you know, don't spiritualize it and make it too ridiculous. It's the coach. And just get a relationship with the coach.

Let the coach get a relationship with you and just do what he tells you to do and you're going to love the results.