This photo was taken at age 17... 17 years ago...just after I signed my letter of intent to play softball at uwsoftball ... if I could go back to that 17 year old self I would say this The grind is worth it ✨ The hard times ... WORTH IT✨ The tears make it sweeter at the end ✨ The never say die attitude grows deeper the more experience you get ✨ Not everyone’s going to love what you bring to the table, but RESPECT this game and those you grind with HARD ✨ Fight for WHATS right, and those that don’t want to speak up for themselves✨ The dark days define you✨ Trust your family, your preparation and YOUR PEOPLE ✨ Believe NO ONE IS BETTER ... read that again ✨ BELIEVE NO ONE IS BETTER Each day we wake up, WE have a choice, glass half full or half empty, complain or get after it, play the victim or rise ABOVE IT ALL... we know this already, but we have one crack at this whole life thing, might as well enjoy the ride ✌🏼 #olympics #2020NE