It's been an uphill battle the whole way. I'm the only guy (at the combine) from Boise State and one of the few guys from Alaska. It's been a long trip to get to this point. It's a long way. For a guy like me, coming from a small town, it's a lot of work.
It puts a little more pride on it. You need to put forth a little more effort because the whole state is watching. You don't have 900 guys coming out of your cities or state. You have two guys. The whole state is watching us.