Several seniors give advice to their freshman selves. Of course, Niang is included.
The best advice I'd give is that through all the adversity, and you are going to face plenty throughout your career, keep your head down and have a vision. I don't know if my vision was big enough when I got here. I didn't even think I saw myself as being able to accomplish some of the things I have here. Don't shortchange yourself and aim big.
I was a big, chubby kid, and I wish I had realized earlier how important it is to watch what you put in your body. I just wish I had been more aware back then, but I think you come in from high school and don't know better. At least I didn't.
I also wish I had known not to run my mouth quite as much. I took a couple of licks in the locker room. I shouldn't have talked as much trash as I did because I hadn't proven anything. Melvin [Ejim] was one of the older guys on the team, and I'll never forget it. I was barking at him during practice, and he put me in a headlock, put me to the ground, and that's the last time I ever talked trash to him.
http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/sto...ketball-senior-class-2015-2016-imparts-advice
The best advice I'd give is that through all the adversity, and you are going to face plenty throughout your career, keep your head down and have a vision. I don't know if my vision was big enough when I got here. I didn't even think I saw myself as being able to accomplish some of the things I have here. Don't shortchange yourself and aim big.
I was a big, chubby kid, and I wish I had realized earlier how important it is to watch what you put in your body. I just wish I had been more aware back then, but I think you come in from high school and don't know better. At least I didn't.
I also wish I had known not to run my mouth quite as much. I took a couple of licks in the locker room. I shouldn't have talked as much trash as I did because I hadn't proven anything. Melvin [Ejim] was one of the older guys on the team, and I'll never forget it. I was barking at him during practice, and he put me in a headlock, put me to the ground, and that's the last time I ever talked trash to him.
http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/sto...ketball-senior-class-2015-2016-imparts-advice
