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Let us bring a new one in so I can do the other side of it. And I think there's definitely this sense for me where, like, I want to be able to kind of bring someone under my wing because not that. Not that I needed someone to do that for me or like, that I missed out on that. I think in some ways I had that, but at the same time it was just very unfamiliar for everyone. So I don't think it's like anyone's fault necessarily that that didn't happen because people just didn't know how to handle that situation a little bit, which is completely valid. But, like, knowing what it is like to be on the other side, where it's just you're kind of walking in every day and like, like, I am a pretty outgoing person. And I would say I naturally, like, if you guys can tell. And I would say I naturally have, like, leadership qualities and things like that that are just like, part of my personality. It's not even like, I'm trying, they just kind of are there. But when I would go in every day, it was like, head down to the point, get to work, like, stay quiet. And so that was like, fighting a lot of my nature for a while. And as I mentioned earlier, that kind of came out in the mentality of like, well, I'm coming to take your job on the field. Like, so. But it was with silence, you know, it was like I had. I couldn't say anything. And sometimes I would have moments where, like, it would slip out, like someone would say something to me and I would just be like, moments of, like, competitive, like, fervor, basically, that was hard for me to tamp down a lot of the time. And so to like, to ask the question of, like, what would I want for somebody who was young and coming in, like, I would want them to feel comfortable, to be themselves. I do think there's an aspect of, like, you need to respect the people who are there and who have been there and who have Gone through it. So I definitely don't think it's like speaking out of turn, but, like, being able to unleash who you are. Because at the end of the day, for me, like, I did it because I felt like I could affect winning. I did it because I felt like I could make the team better. And if we can bring someone in, I mean, that was the whole thing, right? If you're good enough, you're old enough. If we can bring someone in who can influence our team's ability to, like, be great and to win, then I want them to be the best version of themselves. And if they're the best version of themselves, then they can bring the. Like, we're all bringing the. The level up for each other. And so, yeah, I just get this sense of, like, I would want them to believe in who they are, and they would find their own path. Right. And there's different ways to do that, but I wouldn't want them to feel like they were stuck in a corner and didn't know what to do, because there were definitely times. Times where I felt like, okay, I just need to, like, stay quiet and. And not say anything, you know, and be out there on the field. Like, that's where I can express myself. So I definitely think there's a level of, yeah, you're young and you're figuring it out, and you don't need to be, like, talking every five seconds on the field and bossing people around. But at the same time, like, we're all teammates. And I think there can just be a level of, yeah, if you can help the team win, then you can help the team win. So I would just, like the opportunity. Opportunity to kind of bring someone in with that. And if they got a little out of turn, then I would. I would set them straight. And I think that's important, too. You know, that's part of, like, the team culture. And I think that can be done in a healthy way and in a positive way that brings you closer as opposed to, like, beating somebody down. And I think I had to fight through that a little bit because I definitely had a couple times with certain people where it was definitely more of the trying to beat me down as opposed to the bring me up. And I think it made me better at the end of the day. And I. I would not say that I'm like, sorry that that happened, or it's like some sad story like, that made me who I am, but if I got the opportunity to do it, there are definitely things that I would do. Differently for somebody who was in the situation that I was in.
