Levi Edwards: As someone who played at West Point (Army), how does your military background shape you as a man and a coach?
Mike Sullivan: “There’s so much discipline and structure and you learn early on that in order to be successful it takes collaboration. It takes teamwork in different capacities. What are the ways in which you can be successful in terms of leadership? That’s really what the design of the school is. I served in the Army after graduation and was an infantry platoon leader and Airborne Ranger, all that fun stuff.
“You have a cross section of troops that are from all walks of life, all different backgrounds, ethnicities. And in the infantry particularly, it’s very physically, emotionally, mentally demanding, and everyone has to work together. You have to find a way to reach those guys so they realize they’re only going to be successful if they come together. I think having that as a background, it was really a natural transition into coaching.”