Professional football requires extreme dedication to fundamentals, and consistent practice is necessary to prevent complacency within an organization.

“everything's about the fundamentals everything's about this and there's no complacency that really kicks in and and that's what it was”

Patrick Surtain II asserts that the best coaching advice he received from Nick Saban was to focus entirely on the present moment.

“He always say to be where your feet are. Um, being where your feet are. Don't don't look at the future. Don't look at the past, but to be to enjoy the present moment and see how can I be a step better uh today than what I was yesterday.”

Tearing an Achilles tendon is a major injury that has a profound negative impact on an athlete's physical capability.

“It's no it's nothing to play with, man. It's no joke.”

Players can experience Achilles tendon tears later in the season if they fail to maintain a consistent high level of physical intensity during the regular season.

“Well, when we get to the postseason and and and you out there going full throttle and you ain't went full throttle all damn year, that's when we starting to see these tears because every possession is idle at an all-time high. You know what I mean? like you playing your hardest like you.”

Professional athletes must focus on recovery, nutrition, and maintaining a consistent work ethic to sustain performance throughout a long season.

“It's the fastest man that recovers is he who wins so how can I recover from playing Golden State on Wednesday and then having one day in between and going to go play the Lakers Friday like how fast can I recover in that 40 48 hour period”