If you had to sum up the mentality of David Thirdkill's career, that quote might do it.
After closing out his high school career at Soldan HS in St Louis with a city championship, David had initially hoped to stay home and play for St Louis University. But because of poor grades and wanting the ability to earn some playing time early on, he went the junior college route of going to Southern Idaho.
After one successful season at Southern Idaho, and by increasing his grades, Thirdkill was on the radar of several Big 10 teams as well as UNLV.