Lewis Howes has never been drunk, high, or used drugs. He stayed sober through college football to gain a mental edge over hungover teammates, betting that sharper focus would earn him more playing time and compensate for any talent gaps.
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You know, I've never been drunk in my life. Really? Never been high, never done drugs. Why? I'm not saying that it's like, you know, you've got to do that. There's so many opportunities, man. I would go to kind of the college football parties after the games, and everyone was like keg standing and drinking, and I was just like, this is going to be my edge to make me better than my teammates. They're going to be hung over the next day. We have practice. I'm going to be able to perform better and get more playing time. so it was all about just the mental and physical edge. And will this make me a better athlete? Because there were so many people that were more talented physically, but I was like, I need to be sharper mentally.