Kevin McShane: Walk-on to Captain, a story of determination and passion.

“The first thing is, if you’re on time, you’re late. If you’re early, you’re on time.

"Come to practice early not because coach has you get up early or because someone else is getting up early. Get there early because you want to work hard and you want to get better.

"And if you are going to get to the gym early, bring somebody with you. It's really important to make this team and this whole Beaver atmosphere feel like a family and a brotherhood.''

Kevin McShane is an ordinary athlete with an extraordinary attitude. He plays basketball for the Oregon State Beavers. It's not the playing time, the points, or the rebounds that stand out. He walked on, and in fact his college career didn't get off to a good start.

But he was determined. “I was told it was going to be hard. I was told by my own father that it was going to be too hard and I didn’t want to do it.’’

But he did it. He's the lone senior on the team and receiving a basketball scholarship. 

What do we really want? Are we convinced of ourselves. What effort do we put in?

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