STEM is Hard for Everyone

This isn't sports-related, but it is. I have seen many high school and college freshmen struggle when they stepped up to a new, tougher stage. We see and celebrate the Mal Pugh's, Luka Doncic's, and Naomi Osaka's of the sports world and marvel at how they can be so dominant so early.

But we don't always notice the growth of someone like Dana Evans, the star basketball player at Louisville who came off the bench her first two years before becoming the ACC player of the year as a junior.

She was an All-American in high school, but she struggled her first year of college to earn meaningful playing time. She didn't quit and she didn't transfer. She learned, she grinded and she kept getting better.

Leveling up is hard for everyone. Stay curious and stay persistent.