Under Pressure

In this Episode, Big South Freshman of the Year & UNC-Asheville Basketball Player MaCio Teague joins us to talk about the latest in sports news from the NBA Summer League, with the Lakers winning the Summer League and Lonzo Ball wearing different brands, to the NBA Free Agency, with the Portland Trail Blazers trying to acquire Carmelo Anthony. The X Factor for athletes is not only confidence but COMPETITIVENESS. The game is majority mental. You can have all the skill in the world but have nothing to show for it if you aren't mentally prepared. MaCio talks with us on how he stays mentally prepared and how his upbringing has shaped him into the competitor he is today. Is the environment that you are exposed to at a young age correlated with the type of mentality you have as an athlete? How does one control their environment to help shape them into the person they want to be?  We also play 'This or That' by doing 'Start One, Bench One, Cut One' and talk about the latest in sports and culture with everyo