Episode 18: The Player I Lost to My Own Ego

Long tells a story he has never told publicly. A talented seventeen-year-old. Four years of real work together. And a single sentence — delivered with just enough edge — that quietly began to close a door. This episode is about what ego actually looks like in a coaching relationship: not loud, not cruel, but protective. And what it costs a player when a coach needs to be central more than they need to be useful.