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The biggest lesson I learned. Be on time, do not be late. Don’t speak unless spoken
to. Be early for everything. Make sure you come to class early. Be early for practice.
Probably time management. I mean, you don’t really have a second of free time during the
season so you have to get everything done or else you don’t get to play soccer anymore.
I learned not to take anything or any match I play for granted because you never know
when it can be swept underneath you. The biggest lesson I learned at UNCG is that when you
work hard, in terms or running, in terms of school, you will succeed. Stay positive through,
no matter what’s going on, it’ll turn out good in the end. Don’t go too crazy
with your refund check. You’ll be crying to your mama trying to pay your rent later.
Hard work really pays off in the end. Deal with what you’ve been given and just make
the best of the situation that you can. Just make the biggest goals that you want to and
go for them. The biggest lesson I learned is don’t be late to anything. First of all,
being competitive. I don’t know if I’m going to have the chance to be competitive
out there when I work. I would say the biggest lesson I learned is to not park behind the
HHP or you will get a ticket. The many Gaski-isms that we hear every day at practice and at
the field. I think I’ll miss just being around the girls every day. You can’t get
those relationships anywhere else. I think just the people and the friends that I’ve
made and my teammates for sure. Then, obviously, my coaches and everybody who has been there
every step of the way. Well the team is an up and coming team, and I’m going to miss
being able to see the team grow. Coming in and warming up before a game and all the hype
around getting ready to play. I’ll definitely miss the support that we have from our fans
and the faculty here. We’re just a group of warriors and never give up. We’ve all
bonded. We hung out. My favorite quote is ‘hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t
work.’ My favorite quote is just something my coaches would always say, it’s just one
word, ‘compete.’ To actually my quote, I always say to my teammates, ‘it’s all
mental boys.’ At first it was serious but it kind of turned into a joke. My favorite
moment on the court, hands down, well other than the Citadel game, dunking on Miles and
Mason Plumlee at the same time in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Favorite moment I would say
my sophomore year when I ran the 4x8 we broke the school record and everyone ran a PR in
the 800 that day, it was just a great race. I would say the Citadel final moments when
Drew Parker lobbed the ball to Trevis Simpson and win the game. Everybody went crazy. It
was freshman year, the first indoor race at ETSU. I was one of the last races of the night
and as soon as the gun went off the whole team came down and lined up along the bleachers
and started the ‘Joey’ chant. The advice that I would give to anyone that came after
me would be to respect everyone. I would definitely tell them to cherish every moment. These four
years have definitely fly by that I can remember yesterday as if I was just a freshman and
for a lot of people this will be the last time you probably play the sport that you
love. Just to not live your life with regrets. You know, just have faith in whatever you
do, whatever sport you play here. To always remember to stay passionate about your sport
because through the blood, sweat, tears, laughter it gets hard and you just need to remember,
you know, why you picked that sport to begin with. Why you love it so much. I would say
enjoy your moments on the field, but really enjoy your moments off the field. In three
simple words I would just say ‘cherish the moment.’ Use anyone and anything as a resource
for success. I’d probably tell them take advantage of the situation. Just stay focused
and have fun. To not take anything for granted and to work hard because four years definitely
goes by really quick. The thing I like most about being a student-athlete is just being
treated like a professional when still in college. The amount of ladies that are attracted
to you for being a baseball player. You know, you go to FCD and the ladies are always ‘oh
you play baseball? You’re Thomas Troelstrup, the third baseman.’ I give my phone number
out, my twitter @ttroel25. I like being a part of something that’s bigger than myself.
Just being part of a team, being part of something bigger than me. What I love most about being
a student-athlete would be meeting and developing relationships with all different types of
people. Definitely the team the girls and hanging out with them and being with them
pretty much what seemed like 24-7. At UNCG track, you know, we stick together and we
build each other up no matter where you are on the team. You know, we’re constantly
together and I think that is something special we have. It’s been the best four years of
my life.