Q&A with Brother Rice football player Eryx Daugherty
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Eryx Daugherty, 18, is an elite athlete.聽 Some say he’s a triple threat.聽 This high school senior at Brother Rice plays football, basketball and baseball.聽 Along with the physical conditioning of being a successful athlete, Daugherty understands the importance of motivation and discipline when it comes to the mental success in winning games.聽 Daugherty recently shared with me some of his future athletic goals and aspirations.
What are your personal goals within your sport/athletic dreams?
Eryx Daugherty: I hope to become a professional athlete.
What is your biggest challenge in your sport, and what do you do to manage this challenge?
Daugherty: My biggest challenge is competition. I work harder than my opponents to ensure success.
What was the best advice you were ever given?
Daugherty: Sometimes we have to do things we don’t want to do in order to get things we want done. Including, 鈥� getting out of your head.鈥�
Do you have a pregame ritual you follow?
Daugherty: I listen to music, stretch and then lock in mentally.
What do you like to do outside of your sport?
Daugherty: I like to lift and spend time with friends and family
What has being a member of a team taught you?
Daugherty: It takes more than one person to accomplish a team’s goal.
What is the best piece of advice you received from a coach?
Daugherty: You may find people that look the part but once it’s time to strap on the helmet, they are nowhere to be found.
Describe a mistake you made while competing and how you overcame it.
Daugherty: Sometimes I would just make mistakes during plays or wouldn’t use the right technique. I overcame it by repeating the circumstances I messed up on until it was 2nd nature.
Anything else you鈥檇 like to add:
Daugherty: To all the youth that is out there, don’t compare your path to others because everyone’s lives and paths are different. Make the most of what you can and have fun doing it. Starting a hard task may need motivation at first, but discipline and consistency gets the job done. Motivation is an emotion that comes and goes. Discipline is an aspect of character. Discipline is whether or not you choose to say yes to things that are good for you that you may not want to do at the moment and understanding that the hard work will pay off.
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