00:00 UA is kind of perfect for getting you linked up to the right people, especially as we're all young here.
00:04 It's good that we're all here together, actually trying to work and push each other to do something productive with our lives.
00:09 I think it would be really beneficial because it would kind of get your name out there.
00:12 Because it's kind of difficult to spread awareness about yourself as a player, regardless of what sport you play if you're not in the right context.
00:18 The support they'll give me to making it pro, all the facilities and everything, I want to work hard for it.
00:25 For me, especially being young, this is something that you always dream about.
00:30 One day to be sponsored or get a contract from a big brand like Under Armour or any brand in general.
00:36 It would change my life, it would build my profile even more as an American footballer.
00:40 Bring that unique story of American footballers can also do this and kind of bring more awareness around the sport.
00:45 And just to be able to motivate the younger generation to show them, if I can do it, so can they.
00:50 And whatever you set your mind to, you can achieve.
00:52 When you're hitting 18, 19, 20, you want to grab every opportunity you have.
00:57 If you finish in top three and you see yourself in the Billboard, that's crazy.
01:00 Yeah, that's insane.
01:02 This is new, Under Armour coming to London and everything.
01:09 They just opened a store there in Battersea.
01:11 It's an opportunity to be one of the first ones to be put out there.
01:14 And full support, because they're new.
01:17 Of course, they're investing in you, wanting to do great.
01:20 So it would mean a lot to me.
01:22 Being around a good group of boys all similar ages, if we're all able to improve each other,
01:25 even if there's only three people able to get the contract, the rest of the seven still have the links.
01:29 And that gives the opportunity for the rest of the seven to keep working and actually bring other people in.
01:35 So it can become a growing community rather than everyone against each other.
01:39 If I wasn't to get a contract, I would definitely come back because I'm more experienced now.
01:46 I mean, that would be my second time knowing exactly what I need to do.
01:49 And, well, I came here with little knowledge of knowing exactly what's going to happen.
01:54 So coming back again, I'll prepare, I'll know exactly what to work on, my strengths, my weaknesses,
01:59 capitalise on them.
02:00 And yeah, I'll definitely be back because this is just a great opportunity.
02:04 Elite athletes, they say, like, failure is steps to success.
02:10 So even if I fail, I'm just building blocks to becoming better.
02:14 I'll go again and again and again and again until I actually get what I need.
02:18 So if you say you wouldn't come back, then that's wild to me.
02:22 So I'm not thinking about it right now because I do feel like I'll make that top three.
02:24 And I think it's a mindset thing.
02:26 I feel there's not really much pressure because everyone's here for a reason.
02:33 So there's no real need to feel pressure.
02:35 Like, everyone's good in their own domain.
02:37 Like, some people are really strong, some people are really fit.
02:40 Like, everyone has that little bit about them.
02:43 I feel like I was just in my own zone.
02:44 I've always been a person where, you know, obviously similar to what the other guys are saying today.
02:48 Like, I'm happy and I'm here for everyone as well.
02:50 But then it's unique to me to know that my story is separate from everyone else.
02:54 Like, when they hear there's one guy that does American football,
02:56 they're going to be intrigued to think, you know, let's see how this guy does.
02:58 Like, he has a whole different sport to everyone else.
03:01 So it kind of gives me that unique story in a way that, you know what, you do American football.
03:05 All right, cool. Let's see what these guys can do.
03:07 And then it kind of brings that awareness to, you know, American football guys can actually compete.
03:11 And then that brings in the other American footballers all over the world and the UK to say, you know what,
03:15 if Tashane can do it, then we give it a go as well.
03:18 We're all different here. We all play different sports. We're all built different.
03:22 So your best might be different to someone else's best, you know.
03:25 And in terms of pressure, we all came here, but then we all support each other.
03:29 You can still feel that support from everyone.
03:36 So it didn't really feel like a competition.
03:39 It just felt like, you know, we're just taking a test and the best one is just going to get signed.
03:43 We feel like a competition, but yeah, you have to give your best because everyone else is going to give their best.
03:48 I think everyone struggled with the bike. The bike was tough, like really, really tough.
03:53 But I feel like with that, it's just all mental.
03:54 Like if you believe you can do it mentally and you just keep pushing through, then obviously in the end, it's just, you know, how bad did you want it?
04:00 Do you want it to get the best? Or do you want it to just keep going or just to give up?
04:04 So I think definitely the bike.
04:06 The first minute is like, cool.
04:09 It's a minute and a half. You start to feel it.
04:11 Then when it gets like a minute 45, it's just like hell.
04:14 But like, holding on for dear life.
04:16 And then when it gets to the last 30 seconds, you know, you have to push it.
04:19 But at the same time, you kind of value your life.
04:21 So it's like, you have to even it out just a little bit, you know.
04:25 I do content creating.
04:30 Like I basically tell my story out there, help other athletes, help other footballers.
04:34 So I have like a high profile on socials.
04:37 And then one day, one of my agents, Scott, messaged me, like what I was doing.
04:41 Got me involved as one of the first seven athletes to get onto this programme.
04:45 Since then, I haven't looked back.
04:46 I just want to show everyone that they should come and get this opportunity,
04:49 because it's crazy.
04:51 Like, I started the process myself.
04:53 I'm getting flown out to Amsterdam, at the HQ,
04:57 and all these facilities and everything, it's crazy.
04:59 So just like, I want to show everyone that you have a chance, it's free.
05:03 Why not take it?
05:04 Even though I'm competing, like these guys are still my guys at the end of the day.
05:09 I wish the best for all of them.
05:11 I'm a very competitive person, I want to be the best.
05:13 And they would be like, everyone is, we're also trying to be the best, so why not?
05:17 If you want to be the best, you have to compete against the best at the end of the day.
05:20 Even if you don't like somebody, you tearing them down isn't going to make you do any better.
05:24 For me, it's like, even if I don't get a high score,
05:26 seeing other people get high scores around me, it's just like, it's crazy.
05:30 Because like, seeing Doctor go on the back and actually smashing it,
05:33 seeing Tuchin go on the proof and get 20, it's just like,
05:36 I might not be getting those scores, I might be as well,
05:38 but just like seeing them going from nothing to something now,
05:41 and actually like, seeing the enjoyment that they're actually smashing it,
05:44 it's just like, I don't really see this as a competition,
05:48 but at the end of the day it is, but I'm just enjoying it,
05:50 and I'm enjoying it with them as well, because even like,
05:52 I did it yesterday, I wasn't with other athletes,
05:55 I feel like I was with my family, all Tuchin, Boston Congo, so I'm enjoying it.
05:58 I love being able to connect with the athletes, you know,
06:03 even just them as a person, their minds and what they've achieved,
06:07 so being able to kind of relate to them and just learn from them
06:09 what they did to get successful, how to keep going,
06:12 how they deal with adversity, all those things that you can learn from these
06:15 elite athletes to just make yourself better as an athlete.
06:18 Even me as a full-back, watching Trent at such a high level,
06:22 at such a young age, at such a high level,
06:25 I like to play around his playing style, I play like him type of thing,
06:29 so watching him getting the support from Under Armour
06:31 that no other players are getting, and I'm not even a pro yet,
06:34 it's gonna be life-changing, and I know all the other non-athletes could say the same.
06:38 (upbeat music)
06:41 you
Comments