1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Has your confidence winged or is that the one consonant 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: that you could always count on that because of what 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: you've accomplished, you have that confidence. 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: I'm getting hurt last year and going on IR that 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: helped me kind of like lock in as far as physically, 6 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: you know how to prepare this off season and all 7 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: that stuff. And it's not really the confidence that I'm 8 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: going to rely on. It's the preparation that I talked about. 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: That's where the that comes from. So all I can 10 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 2: go back to is just you know, working hard and 11 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: working on my craft to be the best version of 12 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: myself that I can be a day in and day out. 13 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: After the release, did you have any other workouts before Tuesday? Here? 14 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,319 Speaker 2: No, So I was released Friday after practice, so then 15 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 2: it was a pretty quick turnaround. So again they're not 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: going to bring you right exactly. 17 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: So this was really the first place that you had 18 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: an opportunity to come. What did you change after injury? 19 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: I guess your preparation from the end of the season. 20 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: Did you do anything DIFFERNT? Yeah, just diet wise, and 21 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: I just wanted to kind of reset, you know, I 22 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: think I lost like fifteen pounds, just kind of get 23 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: the inflammation out and just overall body wise, just so 24 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: that you know, nothing really changed as far as like 25 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: my off season routine because it was like a four 26 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 2: or five week recovery time, so I was able to 27 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: hit the ground running when I started my off season 28 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 2: program in March. So nothing too crazy different, but you know, 29 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: just making sure that I was in the best shape 30 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 2: that I can be so I can bounce back. I 31 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 2: apologize what I mean to come here and get back 32 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: to New Jersey. Yeah, I mean, I'm grateful for the opportunity, 33 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: but it is definitely a little bit more special that 34 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: I grew up in Ridgewood, you know, moving to Richard 35 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 2: from Korea and middle school and then making friends here 36 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: and all this stuff being raised in Richwood, It is 37 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: definitely special for sure. I actually didn't have like a 38 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: sportsman growing up, you know, sports team that I was 39 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: really like a fan of growing up. 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: But what's it like going into a competition this week? 41 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: You know, coaches have talked about, you know, between you 42 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: and June, what is that like? How does that manifest 43 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: itself over the last couple of days. 44 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not the first time that I'm in competition 45 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: or the last time I'll be in competition, right. It 46 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: comes with the job and definitely going to embrace it. 47 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: And competition doesn't make you better. So every day you 48 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 2: go out there, you got to be the best and 49 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: just best, you know, put the best foot forward and 50 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,399 Speaker 2: see what happens. I was the presented to you when 51 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: you came here, like GI been in a guarantee to 52 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: getting get an opportunity to compete. 53 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: You get an opportunity to kick at some point? 54 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: What was it explained to you? I was just told 55 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 2: it would be a competition, and uh, you know, that's 56 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: all I can ask for. You know, I'm in the 57 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: locker room. I'm able to go out there and practice 58 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: and show what I can do, and that's all I 59 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 2: can do, and see where that takes me.