Moe Massaquoi
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And so all those things like really complicated. And if you're in a organization that is a little more volatile and doesn't have that trajectory where you think you're going to win, the love of the game can change a little bit. And so it's a little complicated.
I mean, you have to invest in your body. Nobody's going to baby you. You have to find the right mentorship. There's no guarantee that you'll be there next year. There's no four-year scholarships. And so you have to earn your spot every year. You have to continue to develop yourself, even though you're
I mean, you have to invest in your body. Nobody's going to baby you. You have to find the right mentorship. There's no guarantee that you'll be there next year. There's no four-year scholarships. And so you have to earn your spot every year. You have to continue to develop yourself, even though you're
I mean, you have to invest in your body. Nobody's going to baby you. You have to find the right mentorship. There's no guarantee that you'll be there next year. There's no four-year scholarships. And so you have to earn your spot every year. You have to continue to develop yourself, even though you're
You know, one of sixteen hundred ninety six people, you still have to figure out ways to get better. You can be replaced at any time because there's a new crop of athlete that younger, cheaper, faster. And then so that the desire to continuously compete, what you put on film is your resume. You're getting evaluated all the time. And so you want to make sure that you put a good product out there.
You know, one of sixteen hundred ninety six people, you still have to figure out ways to get better. You can be replaced at any time because there's a new crop of athlete that younger, cheaper, faster. And then so that the desire to continuously compete, what you put on film is your resume. You're getting evaluated all the time. And so you want to make sure that you put a good product out there.
You know, one of sixteen hundred ninety six people, you still have to figure out ways to get better. You can be replaced at any time because there's a new crop of athlete that younger, cheaper, faster. And then so that the desire to continuously compete, what you put on film is your resume. You're getting evaluated all the time. And so you want to make sure that you put a good product out there.
And so it's a different animal from just, you know, happy-go-lucky. You're on the team and you're just happy to be there. You better be adding value to the team.
And so it's a different animal from just, you know, happy-go-lucky. You're on the team and you're just happy to be there. You better be adding value to the team.
And so it's a different animal from just, you know, happy-go-lucky. You're on the team and you're just happy to be there. You better be adding value to the team.
Yeah, I'll attack that in multiple ways. You know, One, you want to have a decent base before you face adversity. Having the way that I grew up, the resiliency through football, like I almost built muscle memory so that if it was something that shocked the system, whether I knew it or not, I had a reference point that I could get through it.
Yeah, I'll attack that in multiple ways. You know, One, you want to have a decent base before you face adversity. Having the way that I grew up, the resiliency through football, like I almost built muscle memory so that if it was something that shocked the system, whether I knew it or not, I had a reference point that I could get through it.
Yeah, I'll attack that in multiple ways. You know, One, you want to have a decent base before you face adversity. Having the way that I grew up, the resiliency through football, like I almost built muscle memory so that if it was something that shocked the system, whether I knew it or not, I had a reference point that I could get through it.
And so I'd encourage people to put themselves in uncomfortable situations before they need it, because then they have a reference that I'll get through this. The other part is to give grace because there are times where you don't know if you're gonna get through it. And so in my case, people see me now, but they don't see the anxiety attacks. They don't see the depression.
And so I'd encourage people to put themselves in uncomfortable situations before they need it, because then they have a reference that I'll get through this. The other part is to give grace because there are times where you don't know if you're gonna get through it. And so in my case, people see me now, but they don't see the anxiety attacks. They don't see the depression.
And so I'd encourage people to put themselves in uncomfortable situations before they need it, because then they have a reference that I'll get through this. The other part is to give grace because there are times where you don't know if you're gonna get through it. And so in my case, people see me now, but they don't see the anxiety attacks. They don't see the depression.
They don't see the crying. They don't see the despair. They don't see all the things behind the scenes that you have to work through And as you're working through them, they're not an isolated journey where it's just me going through it. You know, just having a rock solid support system where, you know, your wife is checking on you and making sure they're good.
They don't see the crying. They don't see the despair. They don't see all the things behind the scenes that you have to work through And as you're working through them, they're not an isolated journey where it's just me going through it. You know, just having a rock solid support system where, you know, your wife is checking on you and making sure they're good.
They don't see the crying. They don't see the despair. They don't see all the things behind the scenes that you have to work through And as you're working through them, they're not an isolated journey where it's just me going through it. You know, just having a rock solid support system where, you know, your wife is checking on you and making sure they're good.
If she catches you crying at night where you are unshaven and don't have a haircut and you got a friend that sends a barber to the house that says, clean yourself up. The ability to have someone like prop you up and say, hey, you need to start working out. You need to start doing this. You need to start doing that.