If you put your effort and concentration and to play into your potential to be the best that you can be, I don't care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game. In my book, we're going to be winners.

The talent for so many players today, the talent and the spotlight, it's taking them to heights that their character's not strong enough to support.

I'm one of those set goals of achievements.

I talked about faith, passion, obviously the drive with the guys that've been around, and the guys that surround me every single day. If I want to be one of the best, I've got to play with and against the best. Okay, so that which gets praised gets repeated. You're listening to The Hardwood Hustle, brought you by PGC basketball. Thank you for tuning in. You're listening to The Hardwood Hustle, brought to you by PGC Basketball.

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I'm the host, Adam Bradley, normally alongside T.J. Roseen, but today I'm going solo with a special guest, Jeff Holdup.

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Coach Holda, how you doing?

I'm well.

How are you, Adam?

Doing so well.

So we are here at Gathesburg High School in Maryland, and Coach Hoda is the varsity basketball coach here at Gathesburg High School, and currently ranked in the Washington Post Top 20, right? Number 13. Number 13, okay. Top Montgomery County Public School ranking in that? No, that would be Richard Montgomery. Okay, a little bit above? Yeah, we had reached

as high as eight this year. Okay. And we dropped down to 13th and I think RM is number 10 right now.

Okay. So one of the top programs here in the Maryland area and last year regional champions

made it to the state tournament at University of Maryland and coach, I've had an opportunity to be kind of connected with you over the last year or two through the lead-em-up program, working with the guys.

And we've had some interesting challenges, and there's been some interesting dynamics over the last couple years.

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