IMPACT Magazine | Fall 2017
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"I started taking AdvoCare products my<br />
second year in the league. I felt like I always<br />
had an edge on the competition because of<br />
the advantage I was getting through AdvoCare<br />
products."<br />
What does it mean to be a team captain, and how would you describe your leadership style?<br />
It’s a tremendous honor and very humbling. It’s also a great responsibility to be chosen as a captain because your<br />
teammates are choosing you to represent them. The greatest leadership style is leading by example: when your<br />
actions speak so loudly, I can’t hear what you’re saying.<br />
I want my car to be the first one the guys see when they drive into the facility, and I want my car to still be there<br />
when they leave at the end of the day so they know I am putting in the time and effort needed to help them be<br />
successful.<br />
P E R F O R M A N C E<br />
One of the best things you can do is to let your guys know how<br />
much you care about them and how much you want to see them<br />
succeed.<br />
Do you have a standout moment in your career?<br />
There are so many, but nothing will take the cake like winning<br />
the Championship and having my wife and my one-year-old son,<br />
Baylen, with me on the trophy stand. The culmination of those<br />
last four years in New Orleans, building up to that Championship,<br />
was just a magical ride.<br />
Do you have any game day traditions or rituals?<br />
I am such a routine-oriented guy. From the time I get up to what<br />
I eat for breakfast, the route to the stadium, what I do the<br />
moment I walk in the locker room - it’s a blue print that comes<br />
down to the second. By the time the game rolls around, I know<br />
I’ve basically checked the box on everything I had to do to<br />
prepare myself to play great that day. It gives me a ton of<br />
confidence.<br />
Also, we started a pre-game chant almost ten years ago. When<br />
the whole team comes out and we’re getting ready for pre-game,<br />
I get in the huddle and get the guys hyped up. Each year we<br />
come up with a new chant that gets us ready to play. It’s<br />
something that unites us.<br />
AdvoCare contributes to the Brees Dream Foundation. Drew Brees is compensated for his role as AdvoCare National Spokesperson. Drew Brees also<br />
receives a percentage of the sales from DB9® Signature Series products.<br />
performance<br />
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