Most importantly, you have to stay true to yourself as well as those fans who made you who you are as an athlete.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.
The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.
As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.
I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
I'm at the point where you look back on your life and reflect. I've always been an unbelievable critic of me. If we lost a game, I blamed myself every night. I'm very proud of some of the things I did as an athlete, as an executive.
The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life.
I'm a sports fan. I'm not just an athlete who plays football.
When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you.
As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun.
I've been a sports fan forever.
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