Tariq Abed: Cut from Middle School and Ended up Playing In College! An Inspirational Journey!

This episode is brought to you by Athlete Narrative If you are interested in building your brand and reputation on Social Media so you can leverage your Name, Image, and Likeness when you get to the next level, make sure to checkout Athlete Narrative!! You can receive 10% off your monthly subscription (making it ONLY $90/month) to use their services, by using my link here: https://ambassador.athletenarrative.com/shane-larson-join I'm grateful for the opportunity to partner with an awesome company like them and want to give back to the listeners and athletes from all over! _____________________________________________ Tariq Abed shared a post on his TikTok Channel that caught my attention, the post itself was INSPIRING and I knew I had to reach out to him and get him on my show! So glad that we connected because this is a POWERFUL ONE!!  See, I've witnessed so many young kids who have a LOVE for sports, be RUINED by the politics of sports at a young age. Even kids as young as elementary school, don't truly understand how to react to the 'failure' in sports, so if they don't make a team, they end up STOPPING completely. And it's truly devastating and heartbreaking to witness.  What I love about Tariq's story, is his pure determination to KEEP GOING. When his pride was hit after being cut multiple times in middle school, guess what he did? He kept working!! And you'll hear how his dad helped along in the process as well as he kept working on his game. Little by little Tariq kept getting better. Kept getting reps. Kept playing the game!  Tariq ended up being able to play collegiate basketball and experience the ups and downs that come with that too. Today we will see and hear the story behind it all though! It didn't happen overnight, in fact it took a LOT of time! And I want you to be able to feel the emotions like I did when I was interviewing him!  If you are a parent who might be listening and you have a young one who might be experiencing this and you're struggling on how to handle it, please take notes on this. I want younger kids to be able to continue enjoying the game they love because it brings so much peace and happiness to their lives.  If you would like to follow Tariq on social media please check him out here:  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alwaysballingeveryday  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tariqmabed/  Find his music by following his LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/SlimProphet  Massive shoutout to Tariq for helping provide such massive value to my listeners!! Thank you SO MUCH!