UGA Football Star Malaki Starks Talks About Leadership Role
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ATHENS — Georgia football defensive back Malaki Starks previewed the upcoming G-Day game during a media availability on Tuesday afternoon and provided the following comments.
On being limited this spring and being a leader for the younger players…
“It’s tough, I haven’t been out for this long since I started playing football, so just for me to sit out and not be able to do stuff is tough. I just started doing independent work not too long ago, so I’m able to get back into it a little bit. I guess it’s a blessing in disguise because it’s teaching me how to lead from a different perspective and how to be there for the younger guys plus the older guys in the DB room. It’s teaching me how to connect with certain people.”
On what has stood out to him about the safety competition this spring…
“There’s a bunch of depth in that room. That room is very competitive. Just to go out there and watch them compete to try and beat the guy in front of him but in a healthy way. Healthy competition is what we talk about a lot in that room from every guy, from the oldest guy to the youngest guy in there. They’re all going out there and trying to get better every day so it’s a good thing to see.”
On what defines a successful spring to him…
“Probably how much I can actually learn and affect others. That’s the biggest thing for me in my role right now is being able to affect other people, whether it’s a young guy, old guy, grad assistant or coach it doesn’t matter, just bringing that energy and knowing that every day I’m going to go out there and be the same guy no matter what. I can’t practice but I’m not going to sit there and pout about it, I want to see everybody get better and I want to see the defense grow. Being able to learn and teach is important to me.
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