It is important for professional athletes to maintain the ability to turn their aggressive 'gladiator' mindset on and off.

“All the time. Me personally with nine years in I know how to turn it on and off. Cuz I’ve had the practice and I was taught how to turn it on and off.”

McKinney claims that the star rankings players receive in high school become irrelevant once they reach the professional level.

“none of that mean anything um you know what I'm saying you see they always bring it up like you see the top guys now um that had no stars in high school but so none of that the star stuff that that don't mean nothing”