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(Do you recognize the gains?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about mentally, we all make the experience of feeling sorry for ourselves, at some point and time, but what about when you overcame that personal challenge that had you doubting yourself? (Did it help you to gain more confidence, and believe that you could do anything you put your mind to?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been doing everything you can off the court to put yourself in position for an athletic scholarship? (You have committed yourself to being a student-athlete, and that provides an opportunity). So you see, if you think you failed, you have not! Other opportunities will present themselves to you, success is in your perspective!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NO MORE BEATING YOURSELF UP, MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Student-Athlete, Ex Pro, and Coach Abroad. 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