Jayden Crawford (Basketball, Georgia Southern University) grew up in Douglasville. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Jayden Crawford’s, in full.
The question
Tell us about a teacher or mentor from high school who challenged you the most or inspired you in a way that still shapes who you are today. Who are they, and what lesson from them do you carry into your life now?
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Jayden Crawford’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
A big mentor for me was my first ever high school coach, Coach Gadsden. He pushed me every practice, pushed me every game, and he told me what colleges wanted to see and what colleges didn't want to see. The main thing I kind of struggled with my first year of high school, running a point guard, was controlling the floor, leading with my voice as well, not just by example. And the biggest lesson I would say I carry into my life now is as long as you put in the work, you can be anywhere you want to.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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