Positivity
“Funny thing about that first Titans game: Hardman doesn’t remember Watkins losing his cool. No, he remembers Watkins telling him he had a vision: “You will change the game.” And Hardman did. The rookie took his one target 63 yards to the house. Then in the playoffs, against Houston, Watkins said those magical words again, and, “I’ll be damned,” Hardman says, “the s–t just happens.” His 58-yard kick return helped resuscitate the Chiefs’ season.“
The most important note out of all of this — and I think an area where many can find common ground on Watkins’ unique beliefs — is positive thinking. Words, attitude, and body language do have real power in the game of football and this story has such a great example of it. During the regular season game against the Titans, Watkins wasn’t getting the ball. When he did get the ball he struggled with drops. Watkins also struggled with his mindset and told teammate LeSean McCoy that the Chiefs we’re going to lose the game. Well, what happened in that game? The Chiefs lost, by a total of three lousy points. The moral of the story, your words and thoughts have power. You can speak things good and bad into existence. I for one am really pleased that Watkins was able to get his mind right before the playoffs. His words clearly had an impact on rookie WR Mecole Hardman.