“The strength and courage you guys brought to this conversation was truly inspiring and opened my eyes to things going on in my life and with my teammates and really makes it known how important our support systems are and I love you guys too!”

“In my opinion, the whole talk itself was needed in my life. I struggle to open up to others about even the simplest things in my life. It’s so hard as a man to reach out to others and open up about feelings. This talk helped me realize that it’s not a weakness to open up to others, but a strength. Putting aside your ego and “manliness” to truly talk to someone who could help you is so beneficial.”

“I believe this talk helped open up the idea to my team that you don’t have to be emotionless, or hold in your feelings, that it’s okay to open up. I think it brought up a topic that isn’t talked about enough in sports in general I think the JB27 talk helped a lot to bring something up and give a different perspective on a topic that many shy away from and ignore but is there and will only get worse if nobody is talking about it and bringing awareness to it.

Thank you, guys for everything you've done for so many communities.”

“People need to hear that they can reach out and ask for help, that they don’t need to carry all this weight on their own. When you’re struggling, you can have a safety net knowing that you don’t have to do it by yourself, and that impacts more than just your personal circle it’s a ripple effect when one person asks for help then it shows others that it’s okay to reach out to those close to you and ask for help. Overall the JB27 talk helped me realize that I’m not on my own, that I have people around me who love me and would happily spot me when I’m in need.”

“The most impactful point of the talk was hearing about how we would do anything for some people around us but we forget that they would do the same for us. We put up a wall when we’re with these people and that wall crushes us. When all we have to do is ask for help. Just overall hearing that we are not burdens and hearing that we need to realize the support we have around us.”

“I really appreciated and respected how honest and real you were when talking to us. You didn’t “sugar coat” anything and I really think that made a big impact. The biggest positive impact I gained from this talk was that just because someone seems like they have it all together doesn’t mean they always do. Life is tough and it is important that we reach out when we are struggling.”