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Chicago athletes reveal their biggest influences at ‘work’ – Chicago Tribune

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In honor of Labor Day, Inc. asked several Chicago athletes which teammate each views as the hardest worker.

Tarik Cohen, Bears: "The hardest-working person that I know, me being with the rookies, I feel like is Mitch Trubisky. Every time he's in a meeting I see him taking notes. It doesn't matter what kind of meeting we're in, he's always taking notes. ... If we're working out with him, he's pushing us to get that next rep, pushing us through the next sprint, just things like that."

Cre'Von LeBlanc, Bears: "I would have to say Tarik Cohen. He's a phenomenal kid. Loves football. Very excited, very enthused. The things he does on the field and how fast he can (LeBlanc snaps his finger) get to 10 yards is amazing. He's a video game. I like watching him, I like watching Tanner Gentry. I know what it's like being undrafted where you're scratching and clawing, fighting for reps, going hard every day. ... I don't think it's anything that (Cohen and Gentry) say, just the energy that they pick up from one another. If you see one guy going hard, balling, doing what he do ... it's like, 'Tarik made a play,' so probably Gentry, he's like, 'I gotta make a play.'"

Kahleah Copper, Sky: "I have to say (Courtney Vandersloot) and Allie (Quigley). They're like gym rats, always in the gym; last to leave or first one there. ... Sloot is a great leader for us. It's funny because I call her 'The General' because she keeps us in line and we go as she goes. ... She just laughs (at the nickname), she calls me 'Zero.' ... 'Zero' is just like an iso play that we run for me and I usually score on it, and she calls me 'Zero.'"

Stefan Cleveland, Fire: "(Goalkeeper) Matt Lampson, he works very hard. He's got the first spot right now, he's playing every game, but that doesn't slow him down at all. No sense of complacency that I've seen from him since taking over the first spot. ... His lifestyle really defines it for me. He stays to a very strict diet. Any training, he's focused the whole time, working very hard every repetition is so important to him. ... He's always working with diets, with different strength programs, trying to figure out what the perfect conditions are that he can create for his body to perform the best come Saturday. It's a never-ending process for him."

Kevin White, Bears: "One in particular, this guy right here, Markus Wheaton. He does anything and everything. First one in the building, last one out. He's always in the film room. You never catch him off guard. ... He just works really hard every play. He tries to help everyone even if you're competing against him or whatever it is. He's a team player. It's just great to have a guy like that."

Taylor Boggs, Bears: "The entire O-line. Everyone in the O-line inspires me. Olin Kreutz, he's the most inspiring former Bear. He was an animal for 14 years."

plthompson@chicagotribune.com

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