Ever since I discovered @Medium, I've been drawn to stories on @thestartup_. Today, they reached out to me and my very first piece was published. Patience pays off. Never say never. Give it a read if you'd like #thestartup#WritingCommunity#Entrepreneur
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If you’re bailing on the Eagles at 10-3 and the 5 seed in the NFC with all due respect kiss my ass… you’re acting like the fucking 5-6-1 Eagles in 2008 didn’t make the NFC championship game shut up and get your ass back ready for the Eagles next Monday
Just posted on threads for the first time. I felt the thought I shared was so important that Twitter should hear it too:
Love Part 1 and 2 from Angels & Airwaves is an underrated, cohesive release front to back ‼️‼️
It’s Eagles Chiefs day and im spending the morning watching Sixers highlights? This team has me more excited for Sixers basketball than I’ve been in a long time
P.J. Walker in 2020: “I’ve been playing football since I was seven years old, when I was in the Police Athletic League in my hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey. That’s where I was born and raised. My mom still works at the post office in Elizabeth, as a matter of fact. And all my friends were there. That’s what football was all about in the beginning — just going out there and having fun with your friends.
I don’t know that I ever dreamed of playing pro football. When I was in middle school was the first time I remember thinking, Man, I’m excited! I’m ready to play in high school. And then when I was at Elizabeth High, the goal was to play in college. Even as a kid I always wanted to take things one step at a time and focus on what was in front of me at that particular moment.
So it wasn’t until I was playing at Temple that I even started to think about the NFL, really. Going to Temple was the best decision I’ve ever made. I had offers from other schools, but I felt like Temple was just the best fit. It was close to home. My family came out each week, which was awesome. And being an hour from home, I could get some home-cooked meals here and there. Everything was amazing.
We went 2–10 my freshman year, but kept improving all the time. We finished 10–4 in both my junior and senior seasons — double-digit wins two seasons in a row for the first time in school history. I really had a good working relationship with Coach Rhule. I was in his first recruiting class, in 2013, and he showed me how to trust the process of going through things and building. That first year was a struggle. But as a unit, as a team, as a coaching staff, we all just hung in there. And we built something special at Temple.
And then it was over — and it was over so quickly.
I didn’t just go undrafted, I didn’t even get invited to the combine.
Until the end of my senior season, no matter what my goals were, or what level of football I was at, I was always playing. I was a four-year starter in high school and started most of my four seasons at Temple. But some scouts said I was too short, or that I wasn’t an accurate passer, and suddenly just getting on the field again was looking like it was going to be an issue.
That was when I learned how to grind.”
Day 2 back on the bird:
Shockingly, another platform to mindlessly scroll endlessly that constantly updates in real time has NOT improved my already abysmal focus ability