Lsu running back fournette biography images

The sweltering Louisiana heat is beating down on Leonard Fournette before most college students have even started the day.

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Running backs must finish each sprint in 15 seconds, but he usually has a second to spare. After having dashed, plowed and spun his way to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team and LSU record books last season, 36 sprints seem like nothing. The New Orleans native likes getting the work done early so he can go about the rest of his day.

The phrase became synonymous with his persona after blowing up on social media before he even graduated high school. He strives to practice the BUGA way every day, and he does so by staying mindful of his faith, his family and the place he came from.

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He was about 5 years old, and his dislike for running laps caused him to quit the sport. His father asked him if he was ready to play football again, prompting him to return to the game he would one day dominate. By the time he was in eighth grade, Fournette had already made the junior varsity team at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. People started to notice.

The accolades—and recruiting mail—came pouring in. He became the only athlete to earn the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year Award twice, receiving the honor in and Recruiting service sports. More than universities offered Fournette a scholarship, but he kept the pressure and expectations at bay as long as he could. How does that make you feel?

For him, it all ties back into BUGA.