👏 Houston Texans Quarterback C.J. Stroud talks leadership qualities, his journey in sports and advice to young athletes
What Makes a Top Young Star
Texans star quarterback CJ Stroud is more than a talented football player. He’s a thoughtful leader who has learned many lessons through sports – leadership, patience and trust, to name a few.
Stroud recently spoke with Greg Olsen on the latest episode of the Youth Inc. podcast and was extremely insightful.
On playing multiple sports
“Different sports invite different types of movements, different types of fluidity and different types of mobilities to be able to be best at the sport you ultimately get to pick in the end.”
On his family’s emphasis on family and faith
“Our foundation, our core, was our faith. That was what me and my family did. We served our community, we served people as much as possible. That was the standard and the start of the leadership side of me.”
On his relationship with Ohio State coach Ryan Day, which started off rocky
“One day out of nowhere he called me into his office and we just had a talk for probably 6 or 7 hours. At the time we really didn’t get along. After that our relationship has been great ever since. I consider him not only a great coach of mine, but a father figure, somebody who I look at as a friend, a brother.”
