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Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door. ”
I hope I'm building a record of being a good team player and not just standing for my principles but being willing to work for them. I think when you do that and you work really hard, people take notice. ”
I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic. ”
You talk all the time about being connected, being a unit, believing in each other. But if you have unnamed sources, people out there cutting you down, and then you find out it's the person calling the plays - that would be really hard to deal with, to look at him the same way. ”
When it comes to setting the market values, I let that stuff take care of itself. I know my value in this league, and I know the team appreciates me. I'm going to continue to make myself an indispensable part of this roster. When you do that, when your time comes up to get a contract, you usually get a contract extension. ”
I think a top-class midfielder needs to be able to tackle, get up and down the pitch, pass, create opportunities, and score goals. That's why I try to do everything; that's what I judge my game on. ”
As a kid, I was always pretending to score the goal in the FA Cup final, and I managed to live my dream. ”
I get the normal stats, like tackles and pass completion and high-intensity runs. I get them after every game to see how similar they are to every game and to make sure I'm hitting the targets - or not too far away from them. ”
I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it. ”
I was very driven in high school. I worked a bunch of odd jobs. I never partied. I never drank. I was just a theater geek who was obsessed with movies. ”