Author Archives: Bryce A. Frederick

“It takes a village.” You hear it all of the time, and if you haven’t, it means to be successful as an individual, you need the right people around you. I may be biased, but I think athletes understand this the best. To build a high level athlete, for example, it takes years of differentContinue reading “Build Your Village”

With this week being right after Easter, I’ve decided to go the Biblical route with this week’s post. With the first three values of the Super 8 being faith based, I find it refreshing to visit the Bible’s stories for lessons in today’s world. Again, if you don’t necessarily believe in the Good Book, youContinue reading “Cast the First Stone”

As I’ve brought up before, we have multiple aspects of our lives that make up our identities. There are different talents, experiences, adversities, etc. that yield the perspectives and emotions that make us who we are. This week I want to dive into my personal story of my diagnosis and life as a type 1Continue reading “Staying Level”

I personally am sick and tired of seeing COVID-19 articles. I can’t even stand the word ‘coronavirus’ anymore because it’s been abused by every media source and news outlet, so I was really hoping I could find something else to write about this week. But, I noticed that all of these other stories have createdContinue reading “Standing Still”

I first met Darren almost five years ago, in the fall after he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 6th round (204th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft as a wide receiver out of Georgia Tech. We exchanged information and he eventually sent me, a bright eyed 14 year old, his game cleatsContinue reading “Darren Waller on ‘The Super 8’”

If there’s one message I could share with the entire world, it’s the one encapsulated in this post. I used the word “consistency” a bunch in my first post, and I’ll continue to reference the lessons here in majority of posts in the future. In a world full of changes that bring anxieties, uneasiness, frustrations,Continue reading “Consistency”

I originally had something completely different planned for this week, but obviously the world was shaken on Sunday with the passing of Kobe Bryant. Someone with such prestige in and outside of athletics absolutely deserves this change in plans. Today’s original post might be coming later this week. The biggest thing I take away fromContinue reading “Mamba’s Mentality”