Were there any specific struggles that made it hard for you during your teaching career? How did it shape you into the teacher you are today?

If you have me as a student, you would know that I have had a, a lot of struggles.

Playing basketball, I was, you know, very aggressive athlete and long story short, my jaw got destroyed on both sides.

So I didn't have that ball and socket joint on either side of my jaw.

So my jaw would click and pop, and it would actually lock open.

So it's very common for jaws to actually lock closed, but mine was so bad that it would lock open and I couldn't eat.

And so food would fall out.

What advice would you give to students looking to continue their career as an athlete?