Talking Commitment with Jackson Matteo

This conversation with Jackson Matteo is special.  We cover his time at Virginia chronologically, from walk-on to graduate assistant coach, and examine how our relationship evolved along the way.  I have learned so much from Jackson about commitment, discipline, and total effort.

Jackson is currently working on his dissertation, and he explains why his topic of choice is important and prevalent.

Timestamps:

0:50 - How we know each other

6:45 - Jackson's high school sports career

10:28 - The difference between football and basketball

16:57 - Betting on yourself

24:04 - Eating healthy and having it pay dividends

26:59 - The 2016 transition in culture at Virginia

32:42 -  Lessons learned from a historic level of losses

35:59 -  Emotional Intelligence

40:30 - Jackson's perspective as a coach as opposed to player, and the 10/80/10 principle

47:50 - The two factors Jackson measures himself against, as learned from Coach Howell

52:28 - Jackson's dissertation 

59:42 - How would Jackson spend a 25th hour?