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There's time where you have to have fun, ... The grind of the camp becomes too much for the psyche read more

There's time where you have to have fun, ... The grind of the camp becomes too much for the psyche of a college player. You have to always, constantly try to be on the same page with your players. You can't let them get too far away where you can't tell what they're thinking or what they're feeling. At the same time, it's not a sit-around-the-camp-fire session every day where we are discussing our feelings.

People don't understand I felt I had accomplished all I wanted as a player in football.

People don't understand I felt I had accomplished all I wanted as a player in football.

It makes all the difference in the world,

It makes all the difference in the world,

When you're that young, you can't come to grips emotionally so you isolate yourself from your teammates. So my junior read more

When you're that young, you can't come to grips emotionally so you isolate yourself from your teammates. So my junior and senior years, I felt it was no longer my team. I lost a lot of good relationships and friendships.

You don't have to accept it. If you accept it, you're giving up. I didn't understand it when it happened read more

You don't have to accept it. If you accept it, you're giving up. I didn't understand it when it happened to me. Looking back, I think it was good I didn't understand it.