Skip ahead in the 15-minute Zoom interview!
1:20 Mental health QUIZ (
Can you beat his score?!)
3:45 What were your biggest
mental or emotional challenges as a D1 athlete at UT?
5:15 How does/did your mental health affect your
performance as an athlete?
6:30 Can you recall a game or a practice where you think you didn't perform as well because your mental health was suffering?
7:25 How did the
team culture or your support system help you in challenging moments?
8:40 Today, as a power forward on the Celtics, what are you doing on a daily basis to
proactively support your mental health?
9:25 Do you have favorite
meditations or visualizations that you can share with young athletes watching?
10:40 Why do you think universities should prioritize proactive
mental health education of the athletes themselves?
11:20 How would giving athletes and a
team community the skills to notice symptoms of a mental illness and connect teammates to support build team culture or foster growth in the community?
12:25 What advice do you have for college athletes that may be
suffering in silence or struggling with a mental health challenge? What would you tell them during
COVID-19, when they may not be able to play the sport that they love or engage with their typical support system?
13:35 Do you have any
role models in the sports world that are promoting mental health publicly