NFL Kicker | Ohio State University PMR: Name 3 things an athlete needs to be successful. Mike: A successful athlete needs to be able to have positive answers to these three questions: 1. Do you know what to do? 2. Are doing what you are being coached to do? 3. Are you the same player every single day? PMR: When it's all said and done and you move on to be successful in the next phase of your life, how would teammates you respected remember you as a teammate? Mike: M