Cameron and Cayden Boozer join Kevin O’Connor to discuss the importance of maintaining a “here and now” mindset to stay grounded despite the pressures of elite basketball recruitment. They credit their high school coaches for giving them a philosophy that helps them stay present rather than getting overwhelmed by future aspirations.
Cameron and Cayden Boozer join Yahoo Sports on behalf of State Farm.
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Video Transcript
It’s the right mindset to have.
Is, is that something that you guys feel like you developed at a younger age?
Or like when did that kinda come to focus on the here and now with where your feet are?
I think, especially younger age, I think, it became a really big thing in, in high school.
Obviously, when you’re getting offers and, you know, you’re thinking about, “Oh, like where I can go in the future.”
But at the end of the day, the best part of history is right now and what you do with it in that, that certain time.
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So I feel like when you look ahead and, obviously you have your dreams and your aspirations and you can like- I like that.
Yeah, I learned that.
You know what I’m saying?
Obviously, when you have your dreams and your aspirations, you can always put that like in your mind, but you can’t, overly focus on it because it– you just– then you ruin what you’re doing in, in the present.
So I feel like, I feel like we learned it when we were younger, but especially when we got into high school when, obviously you’re, you’re getting recognition and these offers and you– it’s, it’s very easy to look ahead.
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W- was there like anybody specific in your life, Cam, that, that influenced that?
Or was it like just like seeing like, you know, stuff on Instagram and TikTok to kinda like inspire that mindset or it happened naturally?
It was definitely my high school coaches.
Like Hayden said, Andrew and George, we talk– we used to talk about it all the time.
They still– we still talk about it to this day.
Just be where your feet are, be present, don’t look ahead.
You know, just, really enjoy where you are because especially with college, you’re only gonna be here one time.
Whether you’re here one year, two year, three, four, not even saying 50 years, whatever, but, just be where you are, you know, enjoy the moment, and max out where you are.
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It’s the right mindset to have in life, for sure, no matter what stage you’re at.
You, you gotta enjoy the here and now, so it’s cool you guys have that.
You guys are here, here with State Farm joining me here, on my show.
What are you guys doing with State Farm?
we have a, a national commercial coming out soon.
we were able to meet with Jake from State Farm, just, have, have a really nice shoot.
And obviously, it was just an honor to, to be able to work with a, a brand like State Farm.
Obviously, seeing, the commercials with, with Chris Paul and Cooper Flagg and just, be able to be a part of, that family now is just a, it’s just a real feeling.