Ryan Leak

Now it's your job.

It's a career.

And sometimes the person that's paid the most has lost their passion for the sport.

So what I try to do is bring them perspective to say, hey, just so you know,

did you know you get paid to play a game tonight?

It's amazing.

Like we can't lose sight of that.

And there's just times where I'm getting ready to speak where I'll say that to myself, like, did you get paid to talk today?

That's insane.

It's remarkable.

Like, do you know, like, there are people who work all year long to get paid what I could get paid to speak one time.

It is absolutely absurd.

But I just, I always have to just step back and just go, man, we got to enjoy what we do.

Because we can't take it for granted.

We worked so hard to get where we are.

But you can go...

to so many conventions, so many conferences and read so many books and listen to all these different podcasts on how to get success.

There's not many resources that teach you how to enjoy it once you get it.

And so I just, I love to tell an athlete right before a game, Hey, enjoy the fact that you get paid to play a game that kids play in parks.

Don't forget to have fun in the midst of all that is going on.