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 books, 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 and chiefness.

I talked about faith, passion, obviously the drive with the guys that I'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 with people.

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We're broadcasting here in Washington, D.C. Just finish watching the Washington Mystics practice. And we are excited. We've got Ariel Atkins. How you doing? I'm doing well. Are you guys? Doing so well. So let's talk a little bit. You're approaching your second year, okay, and I want to go back to last year, your rookie year.

Make the transition from college to the pro. a little bit. You're approaching your second year, okay? And I want to go back to last year,

your rookie year. Make the transition from college to the pro. There's a lot of players listening

to this episode that are making jumps, whether it's a high school jump to college or a college

to the pro jump. Let's talk about that transition last year from college to pro.

What were some things that stood out to you about maybe eye-opening things,

things that really got your attention, like, wow, okay, this is another level,

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