I grew up as a two sport athlete. Keeping active was always in my wheelhouse. On the basketball side, I can't help but love the body of work that came from Tim Duncan.
Mr. Fundamentals is what they called him and I do my best to implement his mindset and consistency in my game. Working on the details, refining every bit of my game and staying humble on and off of the hard wood.
Championship bred throughout his career and I'd love to model my success with his. While being on the San Antonio Spurs, he's had a system that he never ran away from, he embraced it along with his teammates and now he's classified as a top three Power Forward in the game.
My football idol is a little different from others but he was great in his own right. Antonio Gates is a model of someone that no one never gave a chance to play the game of basketball and he ends up using his basketball roots to bridge the gap to be one of the greatest Tight Ends to play the game.
Although he doesn't have the championships to go along with how dominant he's been on the field, he has all of the accolades, stats and awards to prove his worth to the NFL:
Career Receptions: 897 (On Pace to Move Into Second Place for Tight Ends Over Jason Witten)
Career Yards: 11,192 (On pace to break Tony Gonzalez's Record)
Career Touchdowns: 111 (Tied For Most by a TE in NFL History and primed to Break the Record This Upcoming Season)
Pro Bowls: 8 (2004-2011)
All-Pro First Team Selections: 3 (2004-2006)
All-Pro Second Team Selections: (2009-2010)
Similar to Duncan, at this point of the career, he's been a staple to a very successful run with the same team and that is something I plan on doing with the Yellowknife Wraiths. Will I say that the Orosz & Maddox show can be the Rivers & Gates equivalent in the NSFL? I say that there's a very good chance that will be the case.
These two tie my biggest love for the two biggest sports in my life. With these two leading the way in my mind, I feel that I can be up there with them when they talk about who are some of the greatest of all time in sports history. I have the fire, the drive, the confidence, the chicken wings, the edge, the work ethic and the skill to do just that.
#WraithsNation
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Mr. Fundamentals is what they called him and I do my best to implement his mindset and consistency in my game. Working on the details, refining every bit of my game and staying humble on and off of the hard wood.
Championship bred throughout his career and I'd love to model my success with his. While being on the San Antonio Spurs, he's had a system that he never ran away from, he embraced it along with his teammates and now he's classified as a top three Power Forward in the game.
My football idol is a little different from others but he was great in his own right. Antonio Gates is a model of someone that no one never gave a chance to play the game of basketball and he ends up using his basketball roots to bridge the gap to be one of the greatest Tight Ends to play the game.
Although he doesn't have the championships to go along with how dominant he's been on the field, he has all of the accolades, stats and awards to prove his worth to the NFL:
Career Receptions: 897 (On Pace to Move Into Second Place for Tight Ends Over Jason Witten)
Career Yards: 11,192 (On pace to break Tony Gonzalez's Record)
Career Touchdowns: 111 (Tied For Most by a TE in NFL History and primed to Break the Record This Upcoming Season)
Pro Bowls: 8 (2004-2011)
All-Pro First Team Selections: 3 (2004-2006)
All-Pro Second Team Selections: (2009-2010)
Similar to Duncan, at this point of the career, he's been a staple to a very successful run with the same team and that is something I plan on doing with the Yellowknife Wraiths. Will I say that the Orosz & Maddox show can be the Rivers & Gates equivalent in the NSFL? I say that there's a very good chance that will be the case.
These two tie my biggest love for the two biggest sports in my life. With these two leading the way in my mind, I feel that I can be up there with them when they talk about who are some of the greatest of all time in sports history. I have the fire, the drive, the confidence, the chicken wings, the edge, the work ethic and the skill to do just that.
#WraithsNation
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