Grateful and Full of Greatness with Mark Glicini

2026년 8월 30일

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Hall of Fame defender and 16-year professional lacrosse player Kyle Hartzell joins Mark Glicini to discuss the mindset behind a career built on persistence, discipline, and earned respect.

Kyle shares his unconventional path from picking up lacrosse in ninth grade to community college, Salisbury, and eventually the professional ranks as the final pick of the supplemental draft. He explains how rejection, limited playing time, demanding mentors, and a constant chip on his shoulder became fuel for his growth.

The conversation explores Kyle’s passion for bow hunting and its connection to elite sport. Preparation, fitness, patience, self-reliance, and the willingness to keep going remain central to both.

Kyle also discusses coaching through System 81, developing young athletes, the importance of the weight room, fatherhood, and staying fit at 40. His message is simple: trust the process, stop making excuses, and find a way.

What We Cover

Kyle’s journey from unrecruited athlete to professional lacrosse
Why being the last draft pick fueled his career
Bow hunting, self-reliance, and mental toughness
Learning through failure and difficult experiences
The mentors who shaped Kyle’s mindset
Trusting the process through doubt and setbacks
Why young athletes need the weight room
The downside of playing too much lacrosse
Building players and shaping people through System 81
Career highs, losses, and Team USA
Returning to professional lacrosse at 40
Balancing fitness, coaching, work, and fatherhood

Chapters

00:00 — Trailer Intro

01:01 — Introduction to Kyle Hartzell

03:07 — How Kyle Found Hunting

06:27 — The Meaning Behind Bow Hunting

11:08 — What Lacrosse Taught Kyle About Hunting

15:40 — Does Quitting Ever Cross His Mind?

16:57 — Building Players Through System 81

20:15 — Kyle’s Unconventional Path to College Lacrosse

27:30 — Advice for Young Athletes Facing Self-Doubt

32:56 — Mentors Who Shaped Kyle

36:47 — The Summer That Changed His Career

40:22 — Turning Rejection Into Fuel

47:40 — What’s Underrated and Overrated in Training

53:12 — Highs and Lows of a 16-Year Pro Career

55:58 — Patriotism, Relationships, and Deep Conversations 58:29 — Coaching, Fatherhood, and Life Today

01:01:25 — Staying Fit at 40 and Finding a Way

01:03:40 — Final Thoughts

Key Takeaways

Respect is earned through consistent action.
Rejection can become fuel through hard work.
Trusting the process matters when results take time.
Hard paths can build resilience and confidence.
Great mentors can raise your standards.
Physical preparation supports performance and longevity.
Young athletes benefit from strength work and multiple sports.
Staying ready creates opportunities you cannot predict.
Difficult moments require action instead of excuses.
Success often comes from finding a way when life gets busy.

Kyle Hartzell

Hartzell then went from being drafted 69th overall in the Major League Lacrosse supplemental draft to playing professionally for 16 years and winning two MLL titles and a National Lacrosse League championship as well. He was also a member of the U.S. National Team three times, winning a bronze medal at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, a silver at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship and a gold at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.

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