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Becoming a Filler, not a Zapper: Communication Is Part of the Game

Becoming a Filler, not a Zapper: Communication Is Part of the Game

Published on: 13/06/2025

As an athlete, I have spent years learning how to compete, lead, and push through. But one of the most important skills I have had to relearn—off the court—is how to communicate. Today, I am committed to being what someone I love once called an “energy filler,” not an “energy zapper.”

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Journaling Is a Dope Start: Reflection Builds Stronger Athletes

Journaling Is a Dope Start: Reflection Builds Stronger Athletes

Published on: 13/06/2025

One of my biggest regrets after traveling to 35 countries is not understanding the value of journaling—what it could have meant to me as an athlete and a person, or how it could have helped me carry less and play freer.

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Healing Is a Team Effort: Breaking Cycles, Building Legacy

Healing Is a Team Effort: Breaking Cycles, Building Legacy

Published on: 13/06/2025

I knew it was time. Time to face my trauma. Around the age of 35, the weight of my relationship with my father had become too heavy to carry in silence. So, one day, I asked him to visit me in Atlanta.

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Survival Is not the Same as Winning: Breaking the Athlete’s Pattern of Running

Survival Is not the Same as Winning: Breaking the Athlete’s Pattern of Running

Published on: 13/06/2025

I remember it vividly. Early in my junior year of high school, right in the middle of my athletic grind—I got into a physical and verbal altercation with my father. After it happened, I left home and went searching for a way to call my coach. I found a phone booth. He picked me up.

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Thriving in Chaos: The Hidden Trauma Behind the Game

Thriving in Chaos: The Hidden Trauma Behind the Game

Published on: 13/06/2025

As a 15- or 16-year-old athlete growing up in Stockton, California, I was angry. What started out as hurt eventually developed into rage—rage fueled by a father I felt was abusive toward me. He was a minister, and I often watched him preach about values I never experienced in our relationship. In truth, it was quite the opposite.

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Beyond the Lines: Letting Go of Ego to Lift Each Other Up

Beyond the Lines: Letting Go of Ego to Lift Each Other Up

Published on: 13/06/2025

I lived for the opportunity to compete “between the lines.” Once the game started, friendship went out the window. The game just programs you that way.

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"Success doesn't always come from a place of peace - most athletes are simply Thriving in Chaos. But real growth comes from learning to navigate it with intention."

~Delmont Madison