True mastery is achieved by cultivating the ability to turn one's arousal on and off effectively rather than trying to sustain high intensity constantly.

“you start to cultivate the art of stress and recovery and like amping oneself up and then releasing and you see that the ability to turn it on is directly connected to the ability to turn it off”

Peak performance requires taking total responsibility for one's life and choices, including recovery, rather than blaming others.

“I always remind myself, hey, take the responsibility in your hands. Take the means in your hands. You are in control of your life.”

Performance at the highest level necessitates managing the psychological scars of injury alongside the physical rehabilitation.

“it's so much easier to get an individual back from a physical injury but it's that mental scar that stays with them how what do you have to do to make them forget about that mental scar and that's where my that's where my niche came in”