"At the core of it, the relationship with the players was important. The players trusted and believed in me and that made it such a great organization.”

“I believe that I was talented enough and skilled enough to play Division one basketball however, playing at that level just wasn’t a part of God’s plan for me.”

"I wanted to put something in place so now moving forward, athletes have a book they can read, a class they could take, or a course they could go to that will actually help them transition into life after sports."