As an athlete, you have to become quite selfish with your time and your body and your training.
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The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.
I think I was a pretty selfish athlete.
As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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.
I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.
The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish, and that's something I picked up from home.
I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.
As an athlete, when you have a desire and a want to do something, you fight for it. And it doesn't matter how long your journey is; it's whether you give up or don't.
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.
If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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