While having the athletic ability to make it in football and sports in general, that is small equation in becoming a star. At the ISFL level everyone is a freak athlete and you aren't going to make it just by being a better athlete. It takes a mindset and the motivation put in the time and energy into training, studying, and using that training and apply it in game. Jamarcus Russell washed out of the NFL due to his lack of work ethic with training and his health. The story of him being giving blank tapes is known and frequently an anecdote, and his inability to keep shape torpedoed his career further. You need to balance humility/coachability with confidence as a passive or permissive personality will make you lose confidence in your talents, while having too much confidence leads to hubris. The entire Antonio Brown saga that lasted over four years with four different teams is a testament to what ego and hubris can do to a career, even if one has the skills and talents to otherwise excel in the league.
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