# @dailytarheel on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C4O7VOWoghZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11436365-dailytarheel-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/d27995b3085c3999d659aa3a5496aa40f854b29159e5cee968a782925dd62eca.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-03-08T00:31:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) — https://gondola.cc/dailytarheel

## Caption

Before RJ Davis was known for his sharp shooting and subsequent 3-point goggle celebration, he played with goggles.⁠
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They were corrective glasses for his astigmatism. That was until middle school when, one day, Davis decided to take them off for good. It was a “cool factor” thing.⁠
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Venessa Davis, his mother, jokes she was worried about the decision impacting Davis’ eyesight. But he soon proved her wrong — his eyesight got better. A trip to the eye doctor proved it, a new diagnosis backing Davis’ self-prescribed vindication. To this day, Davis doesn’t wear contacts.⁠
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So was Davis being stubborn?⁠
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“I don’t know if I would say stubborn,” Venessa Davis told The Daily Tar Heel. “I would say persistent.”⁠
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Davis’ persistence is now paying off in a big way. The senior guard who was left off the ACC preseason list — the first and second team — is averaging over 21 points per game and is now essentially a lock for the conference player of the year.⁠
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📲 Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠
📸 Photos courtesy of @irawilderphoto, @laracro.photo, Tommy Swinton, Matt Brand, @lifethroughkenslens and @hannahzinnart⁠
✍️ Story by Shelby Swanson and Gwen Peace.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| The Daily Tar Heel | @dailytarheel | https://gondola.cc/dailytarheel | Newspaper |
| Lara Crochik | @laracro.photo | https://gondola.cc/laracro.photo | Photographer |

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