How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything

Very rarely can you just flip a switch and suddenly turn it on when it matters. Habits always win out. If you can’t give 100% effort in a simple drill during practice, that same lack of effort will show up when you're running a route or trying to block someone in a game.

It’s not on purpose—it becomes second nature. If a play isn’t specifically for you, you’ll naturally take it easy. Why? Because that’s what you’ve trained yourself to do.

That’s where the problem starts. In sports, most games come down to the final minutes. Every rep, every play matters. You might end up losing a big game—not because of a lack of talent—but because you didn’t build the habit of going all out, every time. One missed block could be the reason your teammate didn’t score.

Most athletes never connect these dots. They think game day will bring out some hidden gear or new level. But it won’t. When the pressure hits, you fall back on your habits. That means your training has to reflect the standard you want to compete with.

So don’t pick and choose when to go hard. Train like every rep matters—because one day, it will.