Justin Laws Interview

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You can also follow them on Facebook and Instagram by searching Bookies Chicago. This podcast is being brought to you by WXA V 88.3 FM and WXA V dot com WXA V bringing the best podcast to you. Salutations listeners and welcome back to the Player Profiles podcast. I'm your host, Jonathan Misrill, and if you're looking for a spot to hear all the great stories that the athletes of St.

Xavier University have to offer, then this is the right place to be. Today's athlete is Justin Loss, helping from Brock Sandin, Illinois. He is a thrower on the SSU men's track and field team. Alright, the table is set.

Let's get into the interview. Justin, thank you so much for taking the time out to come and do this interview, man. Of course, of course. It's my pleasure.

So, I got to ask, man, because, you know, this is a very unique thing that you do. You literally yeet stuff as far as you can. Yes, yes, we eat things as far as we possibly and we can, and it's great for most days. Most days.

Yeah, but what got you interested in being a thrower? I went out for track and I've leave, what, sixth grade? And I just wanted something to do. I wanted to do sports.

I just tapped on sports. That was my third sport and seventh grade. I just continued doing it. And then from there, it's history.

I've been doing it ever since. I'm doing it now. So, at what point did it become like a serious thing? I actually want to be on a team and do this stuff.

My freshman year of high school, I had some, actually, I'm going to say my eighth grade year. I made it to state my eighth grade year. And then I was like, yeah, I like this. I like throwing this.

I like throwing the shot, put it on. And I also had some people older than me that were really, really good at the time in the state and in the country as well. So, looking up to them, I was like, yeah, I need to do this. So, still doing it.

No, it's wrong. So, Roxanna, right? Yes, sir. It's a shells, if I'm not mistaken.

Of course. That's a very unique nickname. No, shells, shells gas, shell gas. We're represented by them.

So, we get all of our funding from them. It was honestly, it's decent. It's decent. That's interesting.

I really, that really, that sounds cool. It is interesting. It really is. It was an interesting thing when I got there too.

I was like, shells, it's different really is. Yeah, did you, were any local schools that you know of, like, would you hear any taunts, whether it be, you know, a basketball game? Oh, they have terrible names also. I mean, we had the shells, the oilers, basic eagles, and then basic redbirds, you know, just the normal generic ones.

And then there's us. But we had one that was in that area called the bullets as well, which was kind of interesting. Okay. Yeah.

I hope they didn't rip off the now-defunct Washington bullets. Washington bullets, yeah. Yeah. Maybe, I don't know, did you know how schools be ripping off, you know, professional sports locals?

Or is it was a rip off completely? Yes. That's tough. But anyway, so you got to Roxanna and you decided you wanted to be a thrower.

You know, take me through what it took to, you know, be successful at the high school level as a shell. Really, it was just being consistent, staying in good grades and showing up. That was it. Just stay consistent.

That's really all that's really asked to be. But I tried to be above that, of course. But that's all you do is stay consistent, stay in your books, come to practice, work hard. I mean, that's it.

So obviously you say that you do this because you want to something to do. Yeah, of course. You obviously are here at the collegiate level doing it. So I got to ask when you graduated and you had to figure out where you were going to go next.

And obviously you wanted to go to college. Yeah. You had to decide where you wanted to go. Why was St.

Xavier the place for you, Justin? I'm going to say for several reasons. I love this area for one. I love the people that look to be in the program.

I loved how close and tight knit our program looked and seemed as I was coming in. And like I'm sorry. You're good. Oh, and it was a good financial opportunity.

You know, they're really serious here about taking care of their people and they took care of me that helped me out. If I were to do throwing somewhere else, it was going to be something similar to this, but I either wanted to do this or I wanted to go bigger and walk onto a team. So I took this opportunity just to make it a little bit easier. But never know what's in the future.

Yeah. So obviously you had a pretty good freshman year. It was decent. You know, there are a lot of areas that you feel like you could probably work on.

Because that's what this sport is all about. It's all it is. It's just improving. Yeah.

So I mean, in this specific sport where, you know, PRs are a lot more valuable than probably any other sport. Oh, yeah. You know, how much of it is a focus to get better every single day? Oh, it's my literal only goal is to focus on one really important thing and fix it is the best my capability.

And even if I was mentally, physically in the ring, I started to ring just fix one thing on myself every day. And I think that's a good step every day. Just one thing every day. Even if it's at practice, not practice.

That's kind of the rule I go and stand right over that. Well, almost around this time of year ago, you, you had yet to compete in a college meet. And it was around this time last year that you were getting ready for your first ever collegiate meet. The Windy City Classic.

I'm not mistaken last year. You got to do two events. You got to do a shot, but and you got to do a weight. I forget if it's a throw or a toss throw throw away from.

I get a little too informal to call it a toss. But you got to do a way throw and you got to do a shot. But what do you feel like to step on a collegiate, you know, competitive scene for the first time last year? My mom and my girlfriend was there and the cheering was out outlandish.

We were going absolutely bonkers as we do whatever meet. I didn't know that's how it was going to be. Every meet we just go absolutely bonkers when we throw. We go crazy for each other.

But it was great. Through the way throw actually scratched a massive throw. And I was like, wow, that just the adrenaline makes the weight. It's 35 pounds.

The adrenaline you get whenever you're at the meet and everybody's there watching you and your family and everyone's just there. Makes it feel light and I was just ready to go. I sector filed a really good one. That was probably one of my better throws for the beginning of the year.

I was just going to get a little bit dry spot and then I picked it back up towards that. So what went into your preparations that day? I mean, obviously it's a big one year life. So much went into I was just I for one the night before I went to bed so early trying to usually that wouldn't do that for a track meet because in high school track meet or three o'clock in the afternoon, you know, or noon, you know, so I went to bed early.

I ate good the day before and the day before that we had a meditation and a good stretch and I just I wound down. So and the meat and the meat went mostly my way. I had a decent PR and I don't know I had a decent shot. It was not bad.

Honestly, honestly, my nerves were right. So it was a good way to kick off my ear last year. Hopefully I can get something like that this year too. Yeah, and individually, you know, you did well as a team.

You did well too. Obviously when we go back to that shot, but I went and I went and I went and I went. Oh yeah, of course he's going to win it. He's going to win it.

He's going to win it. He's going to win it. He's like team mates like I owe man. I owe is one of the best teammates I've ever had.

Truthfully truth to be told he's he's just there. He's present and he genuinely cares about everybody on our team and he cares that we all get better, which is just a wonderful thing. He's a great guy. Yeah, love it.

There's a sense that there's a tightly knit bond, not just within the guys, but also your female counterparts on the girls' track. Of course. What is how special is it to have these two different teams kind of work together and pursue the same goal and that's getting better and winning? We talk about this a lot actually.

It's a lot different than a lot of sports because we're one. Almost no sport that I can think of right now as male and female going this hard at the same practices. I can think of none, none, busting their buzz every single day male and female, maybe competitive cheer. Maybe.

I mean, even then there's only a couple of guys there, but it's really both genders and it's really different really from the normal and we roll with it. I mean, the guys and girls, it's just we have fun. It's just a great time. Honestly, it is important for us to get along and we do.

We do. We do. We do. And we push each other.

That's great. Yeah, I've seen bits of that when I know I walk into a couple of practices here and there, whether it be in the back gym or on the field over there. You guys always seem like you have a good time. Did that make the transition from high school to college track and field?

Oh, 100%. 100%. That made it way easier. People have open arms, especially people of all different.

Even if the girls, if I would have came in and the girls didn't speak to us, I would have been what it's expected because that's kind of how it is. The girls really just genuinely treat us like family and brothers and vice versa. We take care of each other. That's what matters.

Yeah. And obviously you guys, you're getting into this year after a freshman season that you had. What do you think are some of the things that you want to accomplish this year? Really?

I want to go back and forth with my boy, Alvi, for the school record, the way school record we went. I want to go back and forth with him. I want to do good and just do good. That my goal is just to do good and perfect.

Not even perfect. Get my technique. Hit the spots I want to hit that I haven't hit before especially since I haven't hit last year. I don't want to do anything like I did last year.

I want to keep it going, keep the ball moving. Okay. So there's four things that you do. You've done shot, but you've done it just gets broke.

You've done away broke. You've done hammer. Yes. So out of those four, which one of those four do you feel like you are the most confident in right now?

I would say just for the fear of fact that I have so much knowledge and experiences with the discus. I've always felt very natural with the discus. It's always been my first one, especially since the way thrown hammers relatively new. They are close.

The way thrown is close to first because that is my baby. I do love throwing it. It is fun, but it hurts my back. So I can't make it first.

Ask me discus. Yeah. I see what you mean. I mean, it's an interesting thing because a lot of people think it's easy to pick up something and throw it as far as you can.

There's a lot of technique that goes behind the stuff. So much technique. It's ridiculous amount of technique. One little mistake and then your whole throw, it changes your whole throw.

You don't get to do the same thing every time or it's just not it. So how do you guys review these techniques and review these techniques? We record our entire practice and we'll collectively come together. I know our room is full of throwers.

So we'll have to overcome over the room with your film for hours. I mean, we'll just watch and we'll criticize each other, criticize ourselves and just kind of take a mental note on what we need to fix. And that's almost every day we got to practice after it. We're watching film.

We got to every day. I knew it was more than just watching it. That was halfway people. Yes, it was more than that.

It was way more than that. No disrespect. No disrespect. No, no, no, no, no, no, it's January.

It can't get it. But that's what that's going to tell us to feel. Hopefully he doesn't hear me say that. He's going to eat me.

Just talk to him. But no, you guys are obviously, you know, tight knit group and obviously coming into this year, this is your sophomore year, you know, your second year competing collegiately. What has changed in your preparations from this year compared to last year? My mental space, completely.

I'm just, I'm much more, I'm more eager. I wasn't last year. I just felt like, I got to get my first meet, you know, like, I was excited. But this year, when I'm eager for a meet, I do really well.

Like, I just, I go off from eager weeks prior to a meet. It works out really well for me. And so I'm trying to say eager. I'm trying to say optimistic.

And, you know, even though, even if I'm a little banged up, I'm just ready to go. I'm ready to rock. So, I know that last year you ended the year off with a good note in the outdoor track championships. You PR, you're just getting thrown.

And obviously that's the throw that you said you felt the best in. And obviously it showed that day. But obviously, you know, when it comes to the other three throws, how important do you think it is to, you know, kind of get a good feel for those areas as well. As far as my other three events.

Yeah, as far as, you know, getting more accustomed to, you know, throwing like hammer and. Oh, okay. I see what you mean. Really, it all comes down to the same physicality.

Like physicality wise, we have to warm up and do the same thing. Mentally, we need to warm up and do the same thing. As far as drilling goes, the drilling is completely different. And I mean, the drilling is a lot of, there's a lot of drilling for each different one before the throw and days prior.

So maybe that's what you mean. Yeah. Yeah, you got it. Yeah, that's what I meant.

So obviously it's literally tomorrow at the time we were recording the meet is literally tomorrow, like literally 21 hours from now. You are out of here and you're going to go into the city. Yes. It's the P&W classic.

It's going to be, you know, obviously the start of your second season. And I just want to know, man, I mean, how excited are you to, you know, get back into it, you know, I'm extremely excited. I'm extremely excited this year. I'm seated a little bit higher because, you know, I got a good mark.

I'm a little bit higher for shot put as well. So it's just, you know, I'm excited. I'm ready to see how I might teammates do. Yeah, that's what I'm really excited to see as well.

I'm sure I'm some people. Yeah, I was about to ask. I was literally just about to say, how about, you know, how good are you feeling about, you know, team overall? Because, you know, people may think that, you know, well, track and field is solely individual.

You know, it's like, you know, it's really all you, but, you know, you have a team around you. So I got to ask, you know, how excited are you to, you know, get back to really working with your teammates in season? Strangely, in season is just completely different. An honest season.

We talk about this a lot as growers. We just talked about this in our room the other day. In season mentally, we are, we just feel like we have a lot less on a load, even though we are competing at high or at our level, we are competing and we do have that stress like that. Those really stressful moments whenever we're traveling and, you know, we're locking in and we're getting, it's completely different.

We have a much better mental space for, so for a pleasure reasons list goes on. But for the main reason that competing just really fulfill something. You know, when you're in season as a track and field athlete when you're competing and just you feel fulfilled, you feel like even if you're not doing well, I mean, you're competing. It's a great feeling.

You know, you know, you know, now you are going to have, you know, a few people on the team that were in your shoes last year, you know, newcomers. Of course you have the veterans like I opened and I was like, right? But not obviously, you know, you got some newcomers coming on to the scene. If you're, you know, in your position right now where you've already, you know, you have a year of competition on your bill, what are you telling, you know, the freshmen on your team that are getting introduced to you?

Be cool as a cucumber. Be cool as a cucumber. Go out there and have fun. That's it.

Just go out there and have fun. But be locked in. Be locked in. Be locked in by have fun.

And remember, this is your first meet. And just don't be hard on yourself. Those first meet jitters. I mean, when I was a freshman, I remember my first meet.

It was terrible. And because I didn't know, but I'm telling this cool as a cucumber going here. We practiced last night at the facility that we're going to be throwing at tomorrow. So we got the shakes out of that.

And now we're just locked in. Ready? Ready? Yeah.

Okay. 11 o'clock, man. Yes, sir. 11 o'clock.

11 o'clock. Women started. We're up to follow. So let's get it.

All right. Well, that's the athletic side of it. But obviously you are here because you are a student. Of course.

So first of all, I got to ask how in the world, you juggle school and sport at the same time. For me, I'm an early bird. So I mean, if I get something done, it's most people don't see it. It's literally in the morning before.

And then I use the nighttime as recovery risk and time with friends. And during the day, I'm working out and I'm throwing. So really, that's my thing. If I wasn't early, I don't know.

A lot less than me. But yeah, in the mornings, I'm a learning early guy. I'll get up early, knock out whatever hurt I got to get done. So I understand.

Sometimes I feel like I could use more early bird tendencies than night owl. Oh, I have my moments. I have my moments stress. I'm just like, I'm no different.

I definitely I procrastinate to. I have my night owl moments too. But for the most part, I got to get it done or just get it done. Yeah, you're just about to get it done.

Yeah. Speaking of business, that's what you're going into, right? Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

So what makes you interested in pursuing this business? I'm actually have a small detail business that I was running prior to coming up here. So I was it's called JJ's mobile detailing business. I would go basically.

I don't know. First, I won't drill for it was like an hour and a half for detail. But that was a special case. I'm gonna say my normal my normal baseline was like an hour and I would I would drive within those limits from my house and detail, whoever's car and give me a price.

And I just need to hook up to your water and I'm doing it right there. So I was doing that for a couple years. I was like, I really like business and I want to run one one day. So I'm trying to have my own business of some sort.

I'm trying to make it easier. I'm trying to make it easier. I'm trying to make it easier. I'm trying to make it easier.

I'm trying to make it easier. I'm trying to make it easier. I don't know which one yet. Hopefully a dental practice because my my minor is also biology.

So I'm trying to use that minor to go to dental school. Yeah. Yes, sir. Okay, so that's that's a lot of ambition.

I'm ambitious. I'm ready to build very clearly. But sir, obviously, you know, that's going to be, you know, a task. Yeah, I don't know.

So I just want to know how lots of things to come a lot of behind the doors working and I have a lot to do with this. Yeah. Oh, there you go. Yeah, that's really it.

I mean, the rest of work itself out. So I mean, what's what's hard your interest in, you know, detailing, you know, business, you know, what's going on? You know, I mean, you know, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, this stuff like what was the first thing that you remembered at you. My dad, actually, my dad, he he brought me to his job.

He was the head mechanic at a cardio ship. And he was the the detailer just quit. He was like, my son can he can help out? I guess I mean, he's good at doing whatever.

I mean, so he taught me a little bit, then I had the other guy come in. He taught me a little bit. And I would get onto it on YouTube. And then I know six months past I was doing it and I was.

I just loved it and I could bust out a car really well in like an hour and a half. So I was, like, I'm going to make this into something. So I started, I just made I made a detailing Facebook page. I made cards, rest of history, equipment.

Yeah. And as far as the dental aspects goes, my uncles are dinners. And so watching that, it kind of sparked my interest and then I did some more further research. And now I've gone through this a few times.

I also know that I want to help people. So I want to help people with my business in a big way. So I don't know if detailing is going to fulfill that. So I want to do something bigger.

Yeah, dental assistance is definitely a big help. It is. It changes people's lives. Yeah.

But yeah, obviously when you're not getting down to business and you're not in meets, you still have a life outside of that. So I got to ask you, what are your hobbies, man? What do you like to do? Oh, so much.

So much. I do a lot of adventuring for one. I like going creates. And I do a lot of fishing.

I do a lot of fishing. Am I free time with cat fishermen? I go to Lake Michigan every now and then during the semester. When I have a busy because it is a commute.

It is what it is. I wish I could do it more probably next year, since I have a couple of people going with me. And hiking. In my area, there's a lot of trails.

And it's just lots of nature in my area back home. You're a nature guy. Oh, yeah, of course. I love to spend time outdoors.

Up here, I do like being in the city. But this is just for now. This is for every now and now. Yeah.

I see what you mean. Does nature give you a sense of peace? Oh, 100%. But being away from it and going back to it just makes it even better than my opinion.

So it's like you don't want to always be in a 24-7? No, I definitely do. I definitely do. When I get older and I grumpier, it's going to be time for me to go in the nature.

For now, it's fine. For now, we're good. For now, we're going to be in the city. OK, so what's the biggest difference between being in the nature and being in the city?

A lot. I don't necessarily live in the nature. I mean, I live right literally 10 minutes from St. Louis City.

So I'm not necessarily in the nature. But if you drive 15 minutes other way from St. Louis, you're going to get some corn fields. You're going to get a lot of nature.

You're going to have the Mississippi. So that's just what I like to embrace. The biggest difference is anxiety, stress, and no anxiety, and peace. That's the biggest difference.

That's a heck of a draw. I mean, it really is. I mean, you choose. Yeah.

Yeah. I knew there was something St. Louis about you. Yeah.

I'm like, how close is rock is in the same? Yeah. I mean, you're going to pull out of the high school. You're going to go down route three.

If you want, make a click right. Maybe 10 minutes to 15. I mean, just getting in city limits. Maybe 10 to 15 tops.

Definitely closer to there than here. Oh, yeah. That's a long drive, man. Yeah.

It's about forward. Four and a half depends on the traffic and all that. How did you deal with that? Like moving in, especially freshman year.

Like, you're not knowing how moving is going to go. You're going pretty far. You're driving pretty long on the road. I mean, was there any, I don't know, a certainty or an anxiety when you moved in here?

Not really anxiety, you know. Not in certainty either. I just knew everything would work out. I just had faith.

I was like, it'll work out. It's fine. I just moved in and probably good there, you know. Yeah.

A little help along the way. Yeah, of course. By yours truly. Yeah, that's a weird coincidence.

They still remember that very vividly. Yes. Yes. I was like, I'll be the thrower now.

Yes. I didn't know that when I was, you know, I had to do my little job. And then you tag along. And now you're working carrying loads alongside me the next year.

Yes. Yes. The irony. Now I'm going to have you live in it.

Yes, of course. Well, so now she wasn't completely on your foot because I wasn't eating stuff. I was carrying stuff. Of course.

Well, of course. Yeah, no. I, I, I, I, I, I, but. Yeah.

But, yeah, dude, obviously, you know, I respect the nature, the nature, you know, kind of helps you out with, you know, a lot of things. Yeah. It provides a peaceful, you know, kind of, a separation from all the other stuff. Yeah.

From everything. It was great. Yeah, but I want to ask you about the vision stuff, man. OK.

What's, I mean, what are some of your best memories when you go out to Ponzi, you sling that rod? What are some of the best things you've got there? I'm not a pond or a, I don't know. I like some lakes, but I'm really a river guy.

I like Big River, Big Deep, Muddy, Nasty Rivers. They have real big fish in it. I can catch. That's my goal.

Biggest, biggest fish are the species. So I'd say one of my finest moments. I have a couple of, just obviously catching my biggest fish, catching on a specified fish. I don't know.

I have a couple of moments where life, when I caught just fish with some of these people and I just, I could see it in their eyes. They were just so happy. I was just like, yeah, this is beautiful. It's just something beautiful.

I don't know. Tension fish. It could be nasty. It could be smelly.

It could be real dirty, but it's just fun. It's fun seeing the happiness, sense of achievement. It's like scoring a basketball hoop or tossing a big PR. It's a sport.

Fish is a sport. Yeah, it's definitely competitive. Yes, sir. They definitely make a competitive.

Seeing, I remember seeing competitive fish on ESPN, I'm like, wait, what, that's like, wait, what, I was like, what, competitive fishing? Yeah. I was like, huh. It might ever be actually half competitive cat fishing.

So, I mean, 10 minutes from me, I live from the Mississippi and they'll pull out these 100 to 20 pound catfish for these tournaments and win 20k. I mean, there's big bucks into it. Big bucks into it. You can make some money with these tournaments.

They have it once a year. I mean, man, you can make some money. It's serious. Fishing to sport.

Wow, well, around what time of year do they have these tournaments? Oh, they just had it. If I believe, like, two months ago, I had to guess. So, you can go?

Yeah. And that's whenever a fall kicks off. I mean, that's when I feel like fishing for the blues or the best in my area. Blues and flatheads.

I mean, you can really catch some in this area. I caught my biggest fish in this area, this time area. So, last month, four years ago. Yeah.

And then, you know, you're not differentiating what type of fish you just caught. Just a species. That's it. Just a species you can just look at a fish that you caught straight out the water and just name it.

Yeah, of course. Wow. Of course. Really?

Yeah. So, you really like, do you like, do your homework on these fish before you go to these, you know, I've done hundreds and thousands of video watching and website looking to see how to catch fish? Because it's just interesting to me. Yeah.

Wow. That's impressive. I mean, I know I've never, you know, gone fishing before. Probably, might one day.

It definitely looks interesting. And it looks like it takes some technique and skill to do. Somehow. You wouldn't think that it doesn't take technique.

But like whenever you have these more expensive reels and rods and then you're going to throw the lure and work the lure right and you've got to put the bait on the hook right. And yeah, there's some stuff that you've got to tie the hook. And yeah. Man.

So I mean, that's two things. Fishing and throwing things. Yeah. They go with you together.

I promise. Just you just never think that they have a lot more technique than you know, you think it's like bowling with people. Yes. You know, like, yeah, I know I've had a couple of competitive bowlers in here before in daytime.

Yeah. It's a lot more technical than it looks. Yeah, I would believe that. It's like, well, yeah, that's more technical.

It's not as easy. I mean, you're not just throwing weights. Yeah. Yeah.

You're like, when you're throwing weights, it's not like you're just like, you're not coming. How am I fine? Right. Right.

You're like, you actually, there's spins. And then there's force and there's leg placement. Like, I mean, when it's all science. It's all science, man.

Yeah. The ball, how it's moving, how far you're going to throw it from how far you push it up in the air and how we're sitting on your neck and how you throw it. It's all science. It's kind of cool.

Have you ever questioned like any of the techniques of any of the rows you've done? Oh, I've questioned every single one. Every single one, I'm like, why did I do this? I mean, even my best throws are, I'm like, wow, that looks spectacular.

Why did you do that? That wasn't necessary. So, but yeah, I feel like every thrower does though, unless you're buying crowds or something. Perfect.

I have a funny memory of when I caught you guys at practice in the gym one time. You might remember, I don't know if you were there or not. I know Maddie was there. I know Layla was there.

I definitely know I was there. He was at the centerpiece of this. I was playing a pick up basketball. And I always getting ready to do a practice shot club, bro.

And he was going through emotions. And our ball trickled on over to the side of the court that you guys were using. And it was trickling over to the mat. And one dude, he was talking over there.

I always missed. He was like on his second spin. And I'm like, I'm looking up. I'm like, oh crap.

I just hear Layla yell. And I'm like, wait, what? And I'm like, oh my goodness. And I see the shot.

I see the ball going here. I'm like, oh my goodness. And then it just missed dude. And he just casually picked up the basketball.

And everybody just went silent. And dude was like, what? You know, it was a lot of your life. I'm like, I'm like, dude, you gotta be more careful.

I was like, I saw that thing. I'm like, did you? Because you didn't mean you. I don't know.

If I'm, you know, I mean, me personally, I see a ball. If I see my basketball rolling into where I'm, where I'm, I don't know how that strikes. Yeah, it's a 16 pound ball. That's a 16 pound.

Yes. Iron ball literally about to come straight to you. And I'm like, if that was me, bro, I am waiting until that ball is not even moving. I'm not even, I'm not, I'm not screw, screw it in the mat.

I'm waiting until it stops moving. Right. Before I go into the area of where that thing could land. And it's first, and another thing, it was thrown by I-O, man.

Exactly. It's high and it's scary. Yeah. It was up there.

I'm sure. I don't know what that guy was thinking. I was there for that. I was there for that completely.

I remember that situation. And we try our best. Usually that's why that tarp is down so people don't, you know, when they're playing pick up or stuff, stuff doesn't roll over there. But it wasn't down that day for some of reason.

I don't know why. I mean, all I know is I'm glad I didn't see something. Oh, yeah. It's just to be bad.

Yeah. I saw I was like, no accidents that I can think of so far. OK, no, that's a good thing. But that was definitely a close one.

I mean, people got paid attention. Yeah, no, it's a pay attention to us. You can't underestimate that. I mean, that sucker will eliminate you.

Yeah. Though the ones we throw indoors aren't iron. They do have a protective coating on them, but it probably would have broke something. It definitely would have hurt.

Yeah, I know. Especially if it was thrown by I don't know. It was super high. It's going to come crash.

Yeah. And it was allowed, though, to like, oh my goodness. Yeah, I'm grateful that dude that buddy didn't get struck. But that guy was like, you can't be risking your life.

Just go pick up. That's my way. Wait two seconds for that man's ball to drop. Right.

You know what I'm saying? Let him complete the throw. Right. Like, no, I'm not taking that risk.

I don't know. No, but that's just me. Right. But I got one last question for you.

All right. So obviously, you have a year behind you, but you got a few more ahead of you. And you got a lot of time left before you complete your collegiate career and you got the end of the road. But when you get there and when it's all said and done, what do you want to be remembered for?

What do you want your legacy to be? What do you think when people think of Justin Law's, what do you think what do you think what wants to come to people's minds? Just honestly, a good person for one, a good person, a genuine guy, and secondly, just a good thrower. You know, you can't always be in the record book.

You can't always be in the record book. You can't always be the best of the best. But as long as I did my best and my best, and I feel like, you know, I accomplished what I need to, which I feel like I'm going to. I feel like after this, I'm going to feel like I'm going to.

I feel like I needed, I accomplished what I needed to. But till then, I just, my legacy, genuine guy, honestly. That's my hope. Because a lot of people, they live here, and everyone has a bad impression on them.

They live here, and everybody has a bad impression on them, and they have a bad impression on themselves. I just want to have a good impression on myself, and leave here on a positive note, you know? That's my, like, that's where I want my legacy to be here from St. Xavier, just positive, positive reinforcements from everyone, you know, love, because that's important.

And that's going to do it for another episode of the Player Profiles Podcast. Special thanks to Justin Law's for taking the time out of his day to come and do this interview with me. All right, one last thing, you know what it is. Can I get a row, row, row, row?

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