Zane Beadles at CABPES Photo Gallery
Denver — After finishing in the Broncos weight room on Wednesday, Broncos guard Zane Beadles entered a community classroom to give a presentation on balancing academics and athletics to students at the Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists Technical Resource Center.
As a graduate of the University of Utah with a degree in mechanical engineering, Beadles was able to give the group of students first-hand advice on how to succeed in both academics and athletics.
“A lot of people and a lot of kids think you can’t do both athletics and academics,” Beadles said before the program. “While it was difficult going through college, if you really put your mind to it, you can do it. It’s no problem. Kids being able to see that, I think is a good thing because obviously they are interested in sports and things like that, but they can also realize that they can focus on their academics as well.”
He delivered a motivational lecture on strategies that he utilized in college while he was faced with the obstacle of pursuing a difficult major and participating in Division I athletics.
“A lot of people told me I was crazy to try to do engineering and play football at the same time,” Beadles told the students. “A lot of people don’t challenge themselves when they go through college and do athletics. To me, that’s a sad thing.”
He told the group of about 20 students on hand that his way of staying focused was to, “eat the whole pie.”
“When I’m with my family, I’m doing everything with my family,” he explained. “When I’m with my friends, I’m having fun and I’m with my friends. That’s something that I’ve tried to use through my life to stay focused and to get me to where I’m at today.”
Beadles talked about overcoming obstacles and how with the right attitude, the students could accomplish whatever they set their minds to.
“When I was in school I didn’t get a lot of attention as far as colleges go as far as athletics,” he said. “I had two places to go, Utah and Wyoming. A lot of people said, ‘Oh, he’s too small, he’s too slow, he’s not good enough to play here.’ I stayed positive through the whole thing. Going through that showed me that it doesn’t matter what people say or think about you. It really doesn’t matter. You can do anything that you want.”
He stressed taking advantage of the opportunity presented to the students with the Resource Center that is funded through donations from the community. CABPES will hold a fundraising banquet on May 12 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, which Beadles will also participate in as a member of the Center’s advisory board.
“Being perfect is impossible. That isn’t realistic to ask that of yourself,” he concluded. “Strive for perfection and you will achieve excellence.”
Beadles spoke to the group for about 20 minutes before opening the floor to students to ask questions. Below are some of his answers to the wide range of questions that came from the audience:
What types of engineering were you originally interested in?
“I was interested in electrical and mechanical and I went with mechanical.”
If you could only do one, which would you do – engineering or play football?
“I love football and it has blessed me in life more than I can really fathom, but I would go with engineering. Your education is going to be there for the rest of your life. My football career can end tomorrow. I can go in tomorrow and we’ll be working out and I can tweak something and I could never play again. Football can end like that, but nobody can ever take away my education.”
How did you avoid distractions?
“It’s hard. I surrounded myself with people that had the same goals and the same vision. I took everything as it came. Eating the whole pie – when I was studying, I was studying. That’s the only thing I was focused on. When I was at football practice, I was at football practice and that was the only thing I was focused on. When I was with my family, whatever I was doing, I was in that moment completely, as much as I could be.”
Did you have to overcome obstacles to succeed in both school and sports?
“Absolutely. Anything from injuries in sports to people telling me, ‘I don’t know if you want to do engineering, it’s going to be hard,’ that’s an obstacle. People telling me that I wasn’t good enough to play football, things like that.”
“It has been a year and eight months.”
Do you like playing in Denver?
“I love Denver, I love the area, I’m close to family. There’s no other NFL team that would allow me to be this close to my family. I’m very blessed to be here and get up here and talk to you guys.”
How long have you been growing out your hair?
“It has been a year and eight months.”
-Stuart Zaas
Way to go Mr. Beadles!!! Kids need good influences like you!
FTR says:
April 18, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Broncos Country:
This is a repost from back in the Day when Dynamic Dave and Bay were posting! This is not one of my past posts!! If Bay were on he would know who was the first to post this to give them the Kudos!! And if this belongs to an active poster here please step forward! It’s my favorite of all anti fader posts! I will always post this before all fader games! So you will see it again. So to my Bronco Bros I give you FTR’s Fav!! Maybe it will help to bring back this blog to before TT or Manning! Remember we are THE BRONCOS COUNTRY! I give you this LOL. BFE, Strands, 92, OC, Oldsouthstander, Royal, sndvl. Ya all might remember this. To the Broncos Pack it will be your first reading!
I had to dig deep to find this so enjoy:
1. First of all let me start off by saying “I hate the Raiders” Now, I know it is not good to hate anything, let alone something as trivial as a sports team. But there is good reason for my feelings.
The Raiders and their fans represent all that is bad in the world. They are cheap, disgusting, dirty, no good worshipers of darkness. They are the dirt bags of society. They offer nothing to human kind other than to try to destroy all that is good in the world.
I know some of you must be saying….this seems a lil extreme. They are just people doing a job or just fans cheering for their team.
Ha ha ha, you have the wool pulled over your eyes my friend! This team and everything associated with them is the epitome of evil.
The Broncos on the other hand represent hope. Our colors represent the sunrise, a new beginning, hope, and beauty. This team is the epitome of goodness.
So this year, we will once again witness the battle between good and evil. When the Raiders come into Mile High, the Broncos and their fans will have to stare into the eyes of the beast, and not blink. A lot of weight will be on the crowds shoulders. If you are going to be at Mile High, you have a responsibility to yell and stomp the darkness back to the black hole which it came from. The world is counting on you!!
ILMSDB!!!!
Just me.
FTR
Lol heres a new opinion of what Denver should do coming straight from the horses mouth lol (JK Its my dads opinion lol)
Denver trades 25 to Miami for 42 73 74 145.
42 Vinny Curry DE Marshall
57 Bock Osweiler QB ASU
73 Alameda Ta’amu DT Washington
74 Ron Brooks CB LSU
87 Robert Turbin RB Utah State
108 Tank Carder ILB TCU
120 Derek Wolfe DT Cincinnati
137 T.Y Hilton WR Florida International
145 Travis Lewis OLB Oklahoma
188 Ryan Miller OG Colorado
LMAO FTR!!!! Thats great!!!!!
To go with what your saying over the past 5 years havnt there been a couple hundred Faider fans ejected from games for violence? I know this last year there was a shooting after the Niners Faiders preseason game.
ab:
I have been to a few Raider games in there house donning my Atwater gear. Back when my most disliked player that played for them. Lester the molester played. I was in the cheap seats and I got beer spilled on my back, (On propose).Then two Raider fans got into a fight in front of me and got kicked out by security. I was like good I could kick my feet up on the empty seats. The fadier fans behind me then still would kick my seat but at 9 $ a beer stopped spilling there beer! LOL
FTR
“Officially, at least, the Broncos still claim a sellout streak that dates back to 1969. The last time a team played a home game before a no sellout crowd was Dec. 14, 1969 when the Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals 27-16 in an AFL game before a crowd of 42,198 at old Mile High Stadium.”
ILMSDB
FTR
FTR thats funny. Why waste a beer? Doesnt matter if its 1$ or 9 wasting beer is a party foul. lol
GO BRONCOS!!!!
Just saying
FTR
FTR lol awesome my hate for the raiders outweighs my need for oxygen If I had to chose between the 2 my hate would win
FTR it is an 8 year weight for season tixs
wait*
Now that I think about it! Lester was before Atwater so what ever I was decked out in my bronco gear!
I’ old!
FTR
Faider fans are so embarrassed of their team thats why they all wear masks like they do. lol
FTR…I remember that Raider Post…been here since 07. I think I saw it reposted last year (by you?) but I know it’s from before..not sure who wrote it….great post though!
FTR it was R8R-H8DR that wrote it.
FTR- From the last blog:
camharland says:
April 18, 2012 at 10:32 pm
FTR- If memory serves me right It was 07Elway that posted something like that! Could be wrong, though!
Rock on Broncos! I’ll be there for game four against chokeland! Can’t wait!!!!!!!
ROCK ON BRONC ON!!
ahah,, yes I remembered that post,, awesome,,, thanks FTR…
@camharland: I think you are right,,,i think it was 07elway that wrote it…I could be wrong…..
AB, do you think Miami would give up all that for 25? Seems crazy to me lol
only a week away from knowing the names of the newest broncos! Can’t wait!
This article makes me sick… We need to change our draft culture ASAP, if we want to be a winning franchise.. Last year was better, but we did have the #2 overall pick.. Hopefully we now have the right people in place in out FO, and can continue to build off last year, but I have no problem calling anyone out if this doesn’t change..
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20429272/broncos-have-hit-and-missed-recent-top-nfl
It’s not fair to blame our current FO for those past failed draft picks, as they will be judged with who they draft starting from last year.. I do have a good feeling with who we have making the decisions now, but my opinion will be based entirely on results, not my feeling towards any of them. GET IT DONE FELLAS!!!
Those picks are in the past……..along with past management…….
I think we can only look at last year moving forward and grade them on that. I think we did a great job last season and it’s going to be a great one this year too. I think EFX is really in tune with what our needs are and they’ll address them accordingly.
OT……..loved seeing the Sens come back to even the series last night………..nice come from behind win and the OT goal was a beuty. Pens put the beat-down on the flyers……..bryz was just plain aweful………looked as though he wasn’t even trying. Still think Philly gets it done though.
If an oppinion post contains the words ‘Just Saying’ there is a 99% chance the poster has said absolutely nothing…
‘Hyuck Hyuck adagee Georgie, ya know I was Just Sayin is all….’
(Minor Pet Peeve)
How’d Denver get short of Cap space? didn’t we have 40+ Mill to start free agency…?!?! (and people wonder why PM has one Superbowl Trophy and Brady has 3)
Peyton Manning Base Salary for 2012 = 19 Million
Tom Brady Base Salary for 2012 = $995k (cause he restructured)
Can you guess which one of these teams is LOADED with Talent and which one paid for PM? if so give yourselves a HUGE pat on the back!!! you deserve it
kk – I agree that EFX will continue off last year, and draft well, I just posted that article b/c we really need to get better in that area.. I also read recently that the Broncos have the lowest percentage of players drafted still on their roster.. Drafting well is 100% related to success in this league IMO..
Great games last night. I’m pulling for the Rangers, but that OT gaol was sweet.. I doubt the Pens come all the way back as well, but it would be nice to see! Hopefully they didn’t use up all their goals last night..
Turtle – Brady has 3 rings b/c he has had one coach his entire career, who just so happens to be arguably the best ever.. PM has not had that luxury, and that is the difference… Don’t be silly….
With Pittsburg announcing they will be wearing throw back uni’s, and chance we announce we’re gonna wear the old uni’s with the ‘D’ on the helmets??
MAKE IT HAPPEN BOYS!!!
Morning guys. Anyone else having trouble posting this morning?
No problem here Tide.. Maybe they’re trying to censor you??
no problems here either.
Not much in the way of any NEW news… Draft is a week away… Keep the predictions coming.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/email/siextra/2012/04/18/index.html?xid=siextra_041812
A night after Moyer becomes the oldest pitcher to win a game at the highest level, Nicaso wins one AFTER neck surgery…. Modern medicine…. Or mile high magic…. Bodes well for one Peyton Manning!!!!!
Broncos Country Strong 2012!
I know it’s a pipe dream, but Samuel would be the best CB opposite Bailey!
An why not trade a 3rd or 4th round pick for him? He’s easily worth that. And I bet he’d jump at the chance to play with Manning and be on a legit SB contender – he would probably even re-negociate his rediculoius contract.
THEN AGAIN! He could be all about the money!!! I think that is why he left NE in the first place was “To get mine” (MONEY)!
I just think GOOD CB are rare and he is better than good – I would say he is top ten in the league right now – maybe even top five.
I we could sign another top player I think it would say a bunch about where we are headed and what we are willing to do to get there!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!
Good Mourning Bronco Country
Wake me upbefore you go-go
Don’t leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up beforeyou go-go
I don’t want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up beforeyou go-go
‘Cause I’m not plannin” on going solo
Wake me up before yougo-go
PLUS I’m afraid I am NOT sold on Porter! I hope/pray I’m wrong and he is still a serious BALLER, but I guess we’ll probably find out.
GO BRONCOS!!!
I never really understood how veteran players get de-valued??? Like why was TEBOW worth so little as far as draft picks? Why would a 3, 4, or 5th get a player like Samuel??? Do other teams really think they are going to find a player as good as a proven VET in the 3, 4, or 5th round???
Perhaps it’s the age or the contract??? Perhaps it’s just that teams want to build through the daft since they established a ROOKIE SALRAY CAP now?!?!?! But this has been going on for years now!!!
Anyway, I for one don’t understand the thinking as a PROVEN STUD VET VRS a rookie draft pick!?!?!?
But I’m sure I’m short sided somewhere???
GO BRONCOS!!!
OT, I probably need to be censored.
Maybe it was the link I was trying to post with my comment to Turtle about Tom Brady’s actual cap number for 2012 being over $8 million. It’s for all NFL players’ salaries, by team, at Sports City (.com). Didn’t try to post the link this time, but it’s all one word for anyone interested.
Yep, that’s what it was. Tried again with just the link, and it won’t post.
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wow links not working
Just a quick change. Pat Summitt is going to speak today at 11:30 MT. What a coach!! 38 yrs and over a 1000 wins,my goodness. Never another like her.
Not a lot of chatter on the blog today…………pretty quiet.
Not much news KK. maybe pick up this afternoon.
yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!
FTR, I remember it well, great memeries. Great times ahead!!
As Ricky used to say to Lucy, “Splain to me”. Many bloggers are delighted at Stokleys signing because he can teach the young receivers.
1) Isn’t that what the WR coach is supposed to do?
2) How can taking valuable practice reps and actual playing time away from a receiver that desperately needs both to improve, help him?
Can anybody please splain the logic behind this?
If the draft doesn’t hurry up and get here I don’t know what I’m going to do!!!
I`m ready too Broncosfreak30!! Lets get that player we so want.
oldsouth………..
I think Stokely will be used as a slot receiver, which is something we don’t really have right now so I don’t see it as taking playing time away from someone………and with his experience, he should be able to help the other receivers………
He might not end up helping us a whole lot………..but at the same time I don’t see him hurting our team either.
I believe Stokley will be a valuable asset because he knows Peyton Mannings scheme on Offense. In other words, Brandon Stokley knows the verbage and knows how Peyton thinks and can teach the other WR`s what he knows and thats crucial for this year I think.