Full Transcript for Media Day interviews: Fred VanVleet, Bruce Thornton

you've had a lot of battles with Marcus over 78 00:03:47.770 --> 00:03:49.439 the years, going back to when you were in Toronto 79 00:03:49.500 --> 00:03:51.680 and he was in Boston, what does he bring to 80 00:03:51.740 --> 00:03:54.000 this team and how do you view that fit? Yeah. 81 00:03:54.080 --> 00:04:00.590 Ultimate competitor. Um, Big time players, a gamer, and he 82 00:04:00.610 --> 00:04:05.419 always shows up in big moments. We just had a 83 00:04:05.460 --> 00:04:08.139 little reunion for Kyle Lowry where his name came up 84 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:10.719 because we played him in the bubble and he made 85 00:04:10.740 --> 00:04:14.599 some incredible plays in game seven. He made six threes 86 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:18.339 or seven threes in game five or something like that, 87 00:04:18.360 --> 00:04:23.319 game four. So yeah, he's been around as long as 88 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:25.519 I've been around. I remember him at Oklahoma State coming 89 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:28.689 out of high school He's always been one of the top. 90 00:04:28.509 --> 00:04:30.430 Guards in the nation. 91 00:04:30.490 --> 00:04:33.970 And so that series he had against us, I'm sure, 92 00:04:34.029 --> 00:04:41.230 helped his case. But, you know, the defensive intensity, the IQ, 93 00:04:41.990 --> 00:04:43.970 and just the will to win, I think, is going 94 00:04:43.990 --> 00:04:46.269 to serve our group very well. 95 00:04:46.350 --> 00:04:48.170 And he's been a part of some really good teams. 96 00:04:48.209 --> 00:04:50.990 So being able to share that experience with the rest 97 00:04:51.009 --> 00:04:53.009 of the group is going to help us. 98 00:04:55.129 --> 00:04:55.529 Hey, Fred. 99 00:04:56.009 --> 00:04:59.500 Welcome back. Last season on your show with Kevin, you 100 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:02.110 mentioned kind of talking about the process was effed up 101 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:05.350 with this team last year. Kind of what did you 102 00:05:05.410 --> 00:05:08.490 see with the process changing throughout the season and what 103 00:05:08.569 --> 00:05:11.629 are your hopes for the process kind of this season 104 00:05:11.649 --> 00:05:12.930 with your return in particular? 105 00:05:13.550 --> 00:05:16.970 I just think everybody can slide back into their natural positions. 106 00:05:17.449 --> 00:05:20.110 And I think that we can do a better job 107 00:05:20.170 --> 00:05:25.290 of putting each other in positions to be successful. And 108 00:05:25.389 --> 00:05:28.750 this team was constructed to have me and Steven on 109 00:05:28.769 --> 00:05:32.370 the floor, not on the bench and not in street clothes. 110 00:05:33.110 --> 00:05:36.290 So I think that there's a lot of areas where 111 00:05:36.430 --> 00:05:39.689 things will just naturally slide back into the way that 112 00:05:39.740 --> 00:05:42.199 they're supposed to be and the way that this. 113 00:05:42.069 --> 00:05:43.040 Team was designed. 114 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:48.240 And yeah, like you can coach from the bench, you 115 00:05:48.279 --> 00:05:51.060 can coach from at home, you can coach from Twitter. 116 00:05:51.220 --> 00:05:53.540 But like once you get out there on the floor, 117 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:56.370 it's hard to to say you should do this or 118 00:05:56.410 --> 00:05:58.100 you should do that. You know, you're in the mix. 119 00:05:58.149 --> 00:06:00.980 You're trying to win every single night. These are some 120 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:03.540 of the most competitive players and coaches that I've been around. 121 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:05.819 And so you're just trying to find, you know, a 122 00:06:05.860 --> 00:06:08.959 means to the end. And I thought that at times 123 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:12.540 last year, we just were trying to figure it out 124 00:06:13.379 --> 00:06:16.370 and it didn't always look the greatest. So I think 125 00:06:16.379 --> 00:06:19.430 this year you'll see a little bit more concerted effort 126 00:06:19.490 --> 00:06:23.589 of just playing better ball, getting ourselves in the right 127 00:06:23.649 --> 00:06:26.519 spots in the right positions. a little bit more organized, 128 00:06:26.579 --> 00:06:29.370 and that's easier to do with the guys that are 129 00:06:29.410 --> 00:06:31.709 intended to be on the court. So I think we 130 00:06:32.430 --> 00:06:35.370 maybe understated the injuries a little bit last year because 131 00:06:35.410 --> 00:06:40.509 we started so good, which can happen. But for our group, 132 00:06:41.430 --> 00:06:44.529 I think everybody at full strength obviously gives us a 133 00:06:44.550 --> 00:06:44.990 better shot. 134 00:06:47.029 --> 00:06:50.290 Fred, when you first got here, this franchise was trying 135 00:06:50.310 --> 00:06:53.569 to get itself back on track. and every year they've 136 00:06:53.600 --> 00:06:55.600 taken a step to get closer and closer to that. 137 00:06:55.620 --> 00:06:59.000 They were without you last year, but how does the 138 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:03.120 Houston Rockets become that championship team by inserting Fred VanVleet 139 00:07:03.160 --> 00:07:03.660 back into. 140 00:07:03.519 --> 00:07:04.120 The starting lineup? 141 00:07:04.339 --> 00:07:06.160 No, I mean, it's not just about me, but I 142 00:07:06.339 --> 00:07:11.639 think that the way to put yourself in championship contention 143 00:07:11.699 --> 00:07:12.819 is one step at a time. 144 00:07:13.100 --> 00:07:16.370 And so, again, I think that. 145 00:07:17.790 --> 00:07:21.800 Us being where we got to before Kevin adding Kevin, 146 00:07:21.839 --> 00:07:24.100 the natural thought is like, Oh, this is a contender now, 147 00:07:24.240 --> 00:07:27.110 which is maybe fair, but then you have the injuries 148 00:07:27.310 --> 00:07:31.069 and obviously we've, we fell short. So it's not as 149 00:07:31.110 --> 00:07:33.730 simple as just plug and play. You have to instill 150 00:07:33.750 --> 00:07:39.649 those habits. Um, this is one of the hungrier,

busier 151 00:07:39.709 --> 00:07:41.709 summers that I've seen from a group in terms of 152 00:07:41.750 --> 00:07:43.610 just seeing guys in the gym. I've been in there 153 00:07:43.649 --> 00:07:45.610 every day, whether I want to or not just rehabbing. 154 00:07:45.649 --> 00:07:48.170 So like I'm seeing who's in and out and, um, 155 00:07:49.589 --> 00:07:51.810 It's been a really good summer so far, and we 156 00:07:51.829 --> 00:07:54.029 have to continue to build that up through camp and 157 00:07:54.069 --> 00:07:57.250 have a good camp, and you start chipping away at it. 158 00:07:57.829 --> 00:08:03.000 But our daily habits, our focus, and deciding who we 159 00:08:03.009 --> 00:08:04.899 want to be I think is more important. 160 00:08:04.519 --> 00:08:05.980 Than the end goal. 161 00:08:06.019 --> 00:08:09.360 We've got more than enough talent on this roster to 162 00:08:09.439 --> 00:08:12.500 compete for a championship, but that's a long ways away. 163 00:08:14.620 --> 00:08:16.779 Fred, you talked about how this is going to be 164 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:20.139 a process. Can you feel a difference, whether it's now 165 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:22.800 that you've been playing five-on-five, whether it's in-game or when 166 00:08:22.819 --> 00:08:25.540 you're recovering, of your knee from before and after the injury? 167 00:08:26.540 --> 00:08:32.149 In terms of a difference from now before I had it? Oh, yeah. 168 00:08:32.789 --> 00:08:37.070 I'm still in the recovery aspect. Return to play, I guess, 169 00:08:37.110 --> 00:08:40.470 would be a better word, not recovery. Like I said, 170 00:08:40.509 --> 00:08:43.190 I think that there will be an adjustment period. There's 171 00:08:43.250 --> 00:08:46.820 no translation to a real NBA game. I don't care 172 00:08:46.860 --> 00:08:48.679 what type of training you do or what type of 173 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:50.440 pickup you play or anything like that. 174 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:51.700 So it's been good. 175 00:08:51.580 --> 00:08:54.919 To play five on five, but I'm not necessarily like 176 00:08:54.980 --> 00:08:56.799 a game speed workout guy. I don't even go that 177 00:08:56.820 --> 00:08:58.799 fast in the game. So it's kind of hard to 178 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:03.539 go fast when you work out. Um, but nothing, nothing, 179 00:09:03.580 --> 00:09:06.320 there's no substitute for game reps and live speed and 180 00:09:06.340 --> 00:09:09.120 live action. So looking forward to having a good camp, 181 00:09:09.620 --> 00:09:12.070 you know, getting some preseason bumping. I know we only 182 00:09:12.090 --> 00:09:14.190 got three games this year and then, you know, the real, 183 00:09:14.309 --> 00:09:18.870 the real thing starts on October 21st. So there's definitely 184 00:09:19.090 --> 00:09:24.370 obviously a difference between now and pre injury. Uh, but 185 00:09:24.549 --> 00:09:27.370 I feel really strong and confident out there on the court. 186 00:09:27.690 --> 00:09:30.850 And it's just a matter of getting those reps underneath 187 00:09:30.909 --> 00:09:35.799 me and, um, tying the mind body connection back together 188 00:09:35.860 --> 00:09:38.340 and all of those things. So it's, It would be 189 00:09:38.360 --> 00:09:41.960 a process for me individually, but I'm confident that. 190 00:09:43.019 --> 00:09:43.779 I'll be all right out there. 191 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:48.500 And then how do you see the leadership responsibilities going 192 00:09:48.539 --> 00:09:51.090 between you, Kevin, Stephen, and the young guys as the 193 00:09:51.110 --> 00:09:51.679 season goes on? 194 00:09:52.909 --> 00:09:55.870 Yeah, again, I think I've shared this before. The best 195 00:09:55.909 --> 00:09:57.789 teams that I've been on have more than one voice, 196 00:09:57.830 --> 00:10:01.039 they have more than one leader. We saw Alpey take 197 00:10:01.059 --> 00:10:04.639 a step last year at the end. Jabari's been more vocal. 198 00:10:05.340 --> 00:10:08.360 Our men's been more vocal. Reid is talking this summer. So, like, 199 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:14.480 it's a team effort. I think, you know, from a 200 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:18.059 point guard perspective and the gamesmanship, And just having a 201 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:20.559 voice and somebody to be an extension of the coach on. 202 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:21.980 The floor, obviously that's where I come in. 203 00:10:22.019 --> 00:10:24.929 But there's a lot of different ways to lead, and 204 00:10:25.129 --> 00:10:27.330 we have a lot of guys on this team with 205 00:10:27.350 --> 00:10:30.009 leadership qualities. So the best way you can lead is 206 00:10:30.029 --> 00:10:32.169 show up and do your job every day, have attention 207 00:10:32.190 --> 00:10:36.200 to details, and bring the right intensity and energy. 208 00:10:36.279 --> 00:10:39.000 And I think that we have the group for that. 209 00:10:40.100 --> 00:10:41.639 Hey, Fred, there's been a lot of talk, maybe more 210 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:43.639 outside the building, that once Fred gets back to state, 211 00:10:43.929 --> 00:10:45.570 a lot of the problems of this team get fixed. 212 00:10:45.669 --> 00:10:47.450 I wonder if you feel any pressure by that and 213 00:10:47.490 --> 00:10:49.820 how the team specifically looks different with you on the floor. 214 00:10:50.029 --> 00:10:52.740 Yeah, I mean, I like pressure, so I'm not running 215 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:53.159 from that. 216 00:10:54.700 --> 00:10:58.740 It's not that simple, quite frankly, but I think that 217 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:04.639 we will look like a different group and not, my 218 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:08.460 identity is not tied to the result, but I'm confident 219 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:12.500 that it'll look better. I'm confident that we'll have a 220 00:11:12.519 --> 00:11:16.850 more together approach and it'll look. 221 00:11:16.710 --> 00:11:19.700 Like a better product. I'm confident that I can bring that. 222

00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:25.460 And I'm confident that the guys who went through the 223 00:11:25.500 --> 00:11:27.679 fire on the court last year are going to come 224 00:11:27.740 --> 00:11:30.779 out of that better this year, which we've already seen 225 00:11:30.820 --> 00:11:34.080 this summer. And that'll translate, you know, moving forward. 226 00:11:35.980 --> 00:11:36.740 All good. Thank you. 227 00:11:41.460 --> 00:11:41.960 How was it? 228 00:11:42.279 --> 00:11:46.350 How was you? rate or describe your first summer league 229 00:11:46.529 --> 00:11:48.370 and how have you been preparing since then? 230 00:11:50.570 --> 00:11:51.389 Summer league was fun. 231 00:11:52.090 --> 00:11:55.210 It was fun seeing stars out there, everybody out there. 232 00:11:56.490 --> 00:11:59.889 First time with some type of NBA jersey on, family 233 00:11:59.909 --> 00:12:02.809 and friends there, so an opportunity just to have the 234 00:12:02.850 --> 00:12:05.470 Rockets uniform and perform well at the high level. It 235 00:12:05.509 --> 00:12:08.669 definitely was a fun experience. Since then, I've been asking 236 00:12:08.700 --> 00:12:13.159 a lot of questions from the veterans. I've been asking Fred, KD, Steve-O, 237 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:15.139 just how to be a professional each and every day. 238 00:12:15.379 --> 00:12:16.840 I know it's going to be a super long season, 239 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:19.519 and I have great vets and great coaching staff around. 240 00:12:19.299 --> 00:12:21.659 Me to help me throughout the season. 241 00:12:26.909 --> 00:12:28.649 You mentioned the veterans, but there's a lot of younger 242 00:12:28.750 --> 00:12:32.129 guys as far as age is concerned, but with a 243 00:12:32.169 --> 00:12:34.450 lot of NBA experience. How have you been able to 244 00:12:35.350 --> 00:12:37.610 mix in and blend in with some of the younger 245 00:12:37.649 --> 00:12:40.549 guys and the older guys? And what was the conversation like? 246 00:12:40.580 --> 00:12:43.320 We got an opportunity to see you. talking with Fred 247 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:45.500 a little bit after practice. What was those conversations like? 248 00:12:46.259 --> 00:12:51.370 First, with the young guys like Amin, Jabari, Reed, Tari, 249 00:12:52.730 --> 00:12:56.850 just me being a sponge, just asking questions. They have 250 00:12:56.889 --> 00:12:59.970 experience over me, so me just keep asking questions. I 251 00:13:00.409 --> 00:13:04.269 always tell myself there's no stupid questions. If you don't know, 252 00:13:04.529 --> 00:13:07.840 always ask. Somebody else probably had the same question. Them 253 00:13:07.899 --> 00:13:10.480 guys have been very helpful throughout this process, so it 254 00:13:10.519 --> 00:13:13.299 makes my process a little bit easier because I was 255 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:14.840 very unknown for me. I don't know what I'm going 256 00:13:14.860 --> 00:13:16.779 to get into. I don't know what's going to plan out, 257 00:13:16.820 -->

00:13:18.340 but I just got to be ready at all times. 258 00:13:19.100 --> 00:13:20.980 But talking to Fred, he just helped me the ins 259 00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:22.720 and outs of the NBA, how to be the best 260 00:13:22.740 --> 00:13:25.750 professional I could possibly can, like I was saying earlier. 261 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:29.570 How I can be great offensively, defensively, just being a 262 00:13:29.590 --> 00:13:31.509 point guard, just how to run a team at a 263 00:13:31.509 --> 00:13:31.889 high level. 264 00:13:31.909 --> 00:13:37.789 Hey, Bruce, now that you've had some time to kind 265 00:13:37.830 --> 00:13:41.389 of get acclimated, what's your favorite thing about the city 266 00:13:41.409 --> 00:13:42.029 of Houston so far? 267 00:13:43.360 --> 00:13:46.159 I would say the food. Definitely fire. 268 00:13:46.179 --> 00:13:47.970 I love Mexican food. 269 00:13:49.049 --> 00:13:51.470 So I found a little taco spot not too far 270 00:13:51.529 --> 00:13:54.049 from my crib that I very enjoy. 271 00:13:55.809 --> 00:13:57.629 Jay Sean also mentioned earlier, he said you're built like 272 00:13:57.669 --> 00:14:01.480 a tank. So if you run into a Steven Adams 273 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:03.179 screen full speed, who's going down? 274 00:14:04.320 --> 00:14:04.799 Probably me. 275 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:07.360 Probably me. 276 00:14:08.179 --> 00:14:08.299 Yeah. 277 00:14:10.879 --> 00:14:13.429 Of course, a lot of times now these days, college 278 00:14:13.450 --> 00:14:15.070 players may only play one or two years, but you're 279 00:14:15.090 --> 00:14:17.590 going to play all four years high-level college basketball. How 280 00:14:17.610 --> 00:14:19.210 do you think that does help? Even though you are 281 00:14:19.230 --> 00:14:21.149 a rookie, how do you think that helps you coming 282 00:14:21.169 --> 00:14:21.809 into the NBA? 283 00:14:22.149 --> 00:14:23.090 It definitely helps a lot. 284 00:14:24.789 --> 00:14:27.870 Me being 23 and if I was 19, it's definitely 285 00:14:28.950 --> 00:14:31.129 a difference, especially being on your own, a lot of 286 00:14:31.149 --> 00:14:34.509 time on your hands. So me just being older, understanding 287 00:14:35.649 --> 00:14:38.009 how to manage my time correctly the best way I 288 00:14:38.110 --> 00:14:41.470 possibly can. It could be easily influence doing other things 289 00:14:42.049 --> 00:14:44.370 at night or throughout the day that won't help you 290 00:14:44.389 --> 00:14:47.509 be the best NBA player that you possibly can. So 291 00:14:47.730 --> 00:14:49.769 I'm very blessed for the experience I had at Ohio 292 00:14:49.789 --> 00:14:51.350 State and to carry on to the NBA. 293 00:14:52.789 --> 00:14:54.250 Since you've been in the city and been able to 294 00:14:54.269 --> 00:14:56.429 spend some time around some of the older guys, what's 295 00:14:56.450 --> 00:14:58.210 been their message as far as just being ready for 296 00:14:58.230 --> 00:14:59.600 your rookie season and

what to expect? 297 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:02.919 One thing that a lot of people always say, just 298 00:15:02.940 --> 00:15:04.879 always be ready. You never know when your opportunity is 299 00:15:04.899 --> 00:15:07.000 going to come. I know this year will be a 300 00:15:07.019 --> 00:15:09.659 lot of learning. a lot of playing, so it just 301 00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:11.399 means you're being ready at all times. I don't know 302 00:15:11.419 --> 00:15:13.559 when my opportunity is going to come, but I just 303 00:15:13.580 --> 00:15:15.539 know I'm going to be ready whenever it does come. 304 00:15:17.700 --> 00:15:20.100 Do you feel like the time that you spent in 305 00:15:20.220 --> 00:15:24.679 college will prepare you coming into the NBA, especially playing 306 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:25.940 for a coach like E. 307 00:15:25.960 --> 00:15:26.460 Maradoka? 308 00:15:26.500 --> 00:15:30.399 He has a different type of coaching style from other coaches, 309 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:33.279 but you coming in, being able to play as long 310 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:35.809 as you did, And with that different type of mindset, 311 00:15:35.850 --> 00:15:38.889 how have you been able to, you know, get acclimated 312 00:15:38.909 --> 00:15:39.509 to playing for him? 313 00:15:41.210 --> 00:15:44.730 I've seen how he coached, heard the stories. I know 314 00:15:44.750 --> 00:15:47.769 he's very competitive and willing to win at any cost. So, 315 00:15:49.059 --> 00:15:50.889 that right over my alley at the end of the day. So, 316 00:15:50.940 --> 00:15:53.120 I'm trying to win. It doesn't matter how ugly or 317 00:15:53.159 --> 00:15:54.440 how pretty he is. I'm trying to get the win 318 00:15:54.460 --> 00:15:56.279 at the end of the day. I know it will 319 00:15:56.299 --> 00:15:58.879 be hard, especially on the NBA level, but I feel 320 00:15:58.899 --> 00:16:01.120 like the time and the preparation I put in, I 321 00:16:01.139 --> 00:16:03.639 can definitely help impact the Rockies winning. 322 00:16:05.490 --> 00:16:05.889 Hey, Bruce. 323 00:16:06.230 --> 00:16:08.809 I'm guessing from your earliest memories of watching basketball, Kevin 324 00:16:08.830 --> 00:16:11.509 Durant's probably been in the NBA just about. I wonder, 325 00:16:11.529 --> 00:16:13.000 I don't know how much time you spent with him yet, 326 00:16:13.059 --> 00:16:14.659 but what it's like playing with him or working out 327 00:16:14.679 --> 00:16:16.620 with him, and what do you expect it will be like? 328 00:16:18.259 --> 00:16:21.799 The first time he played with us, it was definitely insane. 329 00:16:21.820 --> 00:16:24.610 I'm not going to lie. Like, I called my friends. 330 00:16:24.639 --> 00:16:27.350 I'm like, yo, like, it definitely levels to this. Like, 331 00:16:27.370 --> 00:16:28.019 I'm not going to lie. 332 00:16:28.029 --> 00:16:31.409 Like, I'm on defense playing. I'm, like, almost caught myself 333 00:16:31.429 --> 00:16:34.879 just watching, like, Like, is this guy going to miss? 334 00:16:35.639 --> 00:16:38.350 Every time he shoot it, ball going in. But I 335 00:16:38.370 --> 00:16:40.409 just tell him what type of player, type of person 336 00:16:40.429 --> 00:16:43.750 he is, the preparation that he's going into his workout, 337 00:16:43.789 --> 00:16:45.710 and I watch him every time I have the time 338 00:16:45.730 --> 00:16:47.950 that when I'm doing my workout, I'll get ready, see 339 00:16:47.970 --> 00:16:51.350 the preparation, the attention to detail that he works in, 340 00:16:51.429 --> 00:16:53.620 very efficient, and definitely translate it to the court. 341 00:16:53.629 --> 00:16:56.600 So I definitely have a good roadmap. I can watch 342 00:16:56.639 --> 00:16:57.539 it throughout the whole year. 343 00:16:57.580 --> 00:16:59.960 Hey, Bruce. 344 00:17:00.940 --> 00:17:02.879 You were a four-year captain at Ohio State. You've been 345 00:17:02.899 --> 00:17:05.140 a leader on the teams you've been on for a while. 346 00:17:05.849 --> 00:17:08.470 What does the adjustment take from being in that situation 347 00:17:08.490 --> 00:17:10.390 and then coming into a league where you're now a rookie, 348 00:17:10.430 --> 00:17:12.890 there's some really veteran players on this team? What kind 349 00:17:12.950 --> 00:17:14.109 of change in mindset. 350 00:17:13.809 --> 00:17:14.250 Does that take? 351 00:17:15.289 --> 00:17:20.230 Like I said, I'm back at square zero all over again. 352 00:17:20.650 --> 00:17:22.119 But now I'm older. 353 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:23.880 I have some experience there. 354 00:17:23.940 --> 00:17:26.920 I played basketball for college for four years, so I'm 355 00:17:26.940 --> 00:17:30.609 not– I'm not going to use that. It's still basketball 356 00:17:30.690 --> 00:17:32.289 in the league, but just at a different level. I'm 357 00:17:32.329 --> 00:17:35.970 very confident in my ability to play offense and defensively. 358 00:17:36.390 --> 00:17:38.849 But I also got to acknowledge that it's new to me. 359 00:17:38.869 --> 00:17:39.450 You know what I'm saying? 360 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:42.480 I can't be afraid to ask questions or I can't 361 00:17:42.500 --> 00:17:44.119 be afraid to mess up because mistakes are going to 362 00:17:44.140 --> 00:17:46.319 happen at the end of the day. But the teammates 363 00:17:46.519 --> 00:17:48.099 that I have, the coach that I have behind me, 364 00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:50.039 willing to work with me to be the best version 365 00:17:50.059 --> 00:17:50.640 I possibly can. 366 00:17:53.589 --> 00:17:54.029 Thank you all.