Jaylon Johnson on Finding Motivation.mp4

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson on finding motivation and dealing with defeats.

Transcript

00:00We're bigger than wins and losses on Sunday, so I mean, always remember that.

00:09I mean, I go home with a smile on my face, happy to see my family and kids,

00:13things like that.

00:13So I mean, there's plenty more to be happy about than wins and losses.

00:16I mean, you step up to the line, try to whip the man in front of you.

00:22So I mean, that's still what the game is about.

00:24It's simplify your head, play off hopes and all that.

00:26But you still play for your name, your resume, and feel out there.

00:28So I mean, you can take all you want, and that feeling will be out there forever.

00:32So I mean, I know when I step out there, there's always something to know.

00:37I mean, I feel like early on, it's one of those things where everybody around you

00:40kind of funnels you in a certain way, I would say mentally.

00:44But I feel like now, I mean, being my own man, own player, 25 years into it,

00:48going through it, I mean, you start dealing with kind of tough skin with it.

00:50So just looking for another perspective, cuz I mean, it's hard to just go UFD,

00:54and if I allow myself to be depressed over wins and losses,

00:57I'm gonna be in a very dark place.

00:58So I know my family can't afford for me to do that.

01:01So at the end of the day, I just do what I can, watch my film, do my extra work,

01:05prepare the right way, play the game hard, try to do my part the best way I can,

01:09lead the guys.

01:10And if you come out on top, you do.

01:11If you don't, thank God for that.

01:13And I think that's a big part of the reason why I do what I do.

01:16And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:18And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:20And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:21And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:22And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:23And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:24And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:25And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:26And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:27And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.

01:28And I think that's a big part of why I do what I do.