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“For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light of the Lord.” Ephesians 5:8 🙏🏾❤️

I hope this analogy makes sense to y’all. We on Earth to create as much light as possible. Don’t let darkness consume you.

#heavilycontested #mindfulness #mentalhealthsupport by @heavily_contested

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5 months ago

My thoughts on how to approach training for kids, teens, etc. The time they spend when no one is watching is the worth way more than the time in front of people. It’s spiritual in my opinion.

What do you think?
1.) Should kids train with trainers everyday?
2.) Schedule 1 or 2 max a week and let them form their own game?

#heavilycontested by @heavily_contested

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5 months ago

Complete rupture of ACL/ meniscus damage in both sides, the a broken patella 8 weeks after first op.

2 back to back surgeries. All in a foreign country away from everybody.

I’m blessed. God the greatest and don’t let nobody tell you different! Thank you Jesus 🙏🏾

I love Australia 🇦🇺 Thank you to everybody that has had my back and been helpful through it all. I fr got so much family out here.

God bless you in even in the worst of situations if you pay attention and be grateful 💯

#aclrecovery #brokenpatella #heavilycontested #rehabilitación #comebackseason

Follow me on Tik Tok: draaaye04 taken in Sydney, Australia by @heavily_contested

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6 months ago

You matter! I see you and I love you. Thank you for choosing to be here 🙏🏾❤️

#heavilycontested #suicidepreventionawareness #mindfulness #faith #loveyourself by @heavily_contested

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7 months ago

👑 Brotherhood 👑

If you want to hold space for the loved ones around you you got to always check in and ask how they doing …

Shout out to @beneaththesurface____ for inspiring this conversation between the host of @heavily_contested , @draaaye__ and myself ….

Tap in and check his work out,, a leader of men ❤️

#loveofthegame #brotherhood #mensmentalhealth #basketball #sydney by @heavily_contested

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9 months ago

2025 truly was the year of the snake for me. From health issues, to car accidents, to contract signings, to a torn ACL, all while in another country… This year was one of the most bittersweet years of my life.

And I’m grateful for every moment. God does beautiful things to your perspective if you open your heart to it. This not me trying to tell a sad story. Rather, it’s me trying to show you how you can go from trying to solve everything on your own to being humbled real quick.

Learn to slow down and exist in the moment! You can’t do nothing about tomorrow because it’s not here yet… Take your grind one day at a time. Easier said than done.

Let me know what yall think and what stories of adversity yall had to fight through during the year of the snake 2025! God bless and love yall 🙏🏾

#heavilycontested #motivation #tornacl #mindfulness by @heavily_contested

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10 months ago

1.) Don’t have a bad attitude. If you do, fix it ASAP.

2.) Your pain/ suffering/story matters! Be someone who responds every time and your testimony will shine through like no other.

One thing I forgot to mention too is that those with bad attitudes don’t last! They aren’t built to. So if you’re seeing someone benefit from just their bad attitudes, and no work ethic or morality, just weather the storm. Focus on you, control what you can.

They will fall off eventually and you’ll be there to show that because of that dawg you developed in you, you were built to last for the long run. Long run over short run.

Also I don’t know why it’s delayed like it is…

All love, peace, and positivity to yall. God bless. #heavilycontested taken in Sydney, Australia by @heavily_contested

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a year ago

How To Not Give Up 🧠🙏🏾

Been asked this week: “What makes you keep going? What makes you not give up?”

I reflected on this a lot and trust me, everyday it’s a battle!

This is coming from someone who is just starting the journey as a 5 year pro with no type of idea sometimes on what I’m doing lol

But I think if you can:

1️⃣Think about why you decided to go down the path you are on, and really think deeply about it, know yourself and what drives you to keep going. For me, it’s self discovery.

2️⃣Think about the alternative behind if you decided to give up, what would your spirit feel like? Would you feel fulfilled? Also knowing there’s a difference between stopping what doesn’t serve you anymore and giving up.

3️⃣Think about how far you have come and where you have come from. I blinked and now I’m a 5 year pro overseas. Your life can change in an instant. Be grateful for every step, struggle is beautiful.

4️⃣Be optimistic with no expectations of the future result. Overwhelming expectation leads to pressure that can cause us our inner peace along our journey, flow like water. Always be ready to adapt. When we don’t reach our expectations or ones put upon us, it can deter us from our path too.

Keep going yall! Let me know what yall thoughts are.

#HeavilyContested 🙏🏾 taken in Sydney, Australia by @heavily_contested

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a year ago

Sharing my thoughts on “belonging”.

Let me know if you have ever struggled with your sense of belonging or ever felt like you were an outcast.

This doesn’t mean you don’t belong, it means you are SET APART. Take advantage of that and allow the difference to help you create something unfathomable to most.

To God be the Glory, He set you apart from the day you were born. Trust Him, trust yourself. All love ❤️ by @heavily_contested

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a year ago

Real Talk Series: Episode 1

One of the hardest lessons I've had to learn through my pro career so far is that I had to build my own confidence along the way.

You have to back yourself if you want to find success. It's tough when circumstances and people are constantly trying to tell you something isn't possible, but you have to find a way to block that out.

Your life can change in a year, you never know!

Stay ready, have faith, have a good support system.

God can make anything happen.

See it through 💯

#heavilycontested #mindfulness #motivation #professional #overseas #basketball by @heavily_contested

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2 years ago

1st Video about to drop soon! S/O Coach Krimm and my Red Flash Family 😂
”How I Earned a D1 Scholarship As a WALK-ON”

Won’t let me upload here,

Check the link in my bio to go to my YouTube channel. Should be up by tomorrow. Like and subscribe for more content 🙏🏾

#heavilycontestedstories
#heavilycontested by @heavily_contested

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3 years ago

Welcome to the page!

My name is André Wolford, I am a former D1 basketball player and current 3-year professional player overseas.

I have faced many obstacles to get where I am today, while still having many to overcome as I continue my dream of being the best player I can be.

As long as I have been playing and as I have traveled all around the world, one of the biggest lessons I learned is that we are not alone in what we go through.

I also learned that we can learn so much from each other’s stories and how we have overcome/ still are overcoming adversity. We need stories to keep us going.

That is the purpose of this page, to tell my story, to help other’s to tell theirs, and to create a community of perseverance, strength, and love.

We are all #heavilycontested! But we will see it through. 🎯 by @heavily_contested

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3 years ago