First off, it is so great to be back in my old high school. This place has barely changed since I was here. It still looks like a prison but hopefully it doesn't feel like one, haha. I've been asked to come talk to you guys about my time before hitting the SHL. Let me tell you it wasn't easy but it is adversity that builds strength. Did you guys know I didn't even make the team here? It's true. I had the size growing up but I couldn't get my skills together. So what did I do? I got as many back breaking jobs as I could to build up my strength and conditioning while working on my skills in my free time. First, I grabbed a job at Graziano's shoveling gravel. I got blisters the size of quarters my very first day. I had the sun beating down on me all day in 90 plus degree weather. It was awful but it taught me how to make the best out of a bad situation. On the weekends, I was digging graves and doing landscaping at the local cemetery. Digging was more of the same manual labor that helped me get strong enough to play with the big boys. The landscaping helped me focus in the finer details. I brought that over to my game. Keeping a sharp eye to see a play develop and get in the way before it happens. So keep at whatever you love doing. It'll come. Push yourself. Be uncomfortable sometimes. Thank you.