
From Phil's facebook:
"Here I am at 23 years old, one full year after playing Division 1 basketball at the University of Denver flexing at the NPC Northern Colorado. I was scared outta my damn mind as
I had only been training for 6 months and barely could afford chicken breasts lol. I was still finishing up college at the time as I took 5 years to do degrees in both I.T. and Business and wasn't on scholarship any more so was also working two jobs to buy enough food and protein. Man, have times changed but I can honestly say that this very show was an amazing experience, as I not only won the entire show both novice and open overall titles, but I found my new love of bodybuilding as the sound from the crowd was a much different experience than playing basketball. I also met @mrojaycutlerofficial that night which also scared the shit outta me bcuz he was creaking humongous but he was nice enough to take a pic with me. Shout out to a great guy and friend @liftstudios for posting this earlier. I had to #repost it for the #TBT. Damn, I just got chills thinkin about how far I've come and how far I wanna take myself. Always believe in yourself no matter what because I did and look where it got me! We are all #Gifted in something, I am just here to encourage you all to find out what you're gifted in and to succeed in it because that's why we are here...to do what we love, become great at it and share our journey to the whole world and lastly to give thanks to all who have helped us. I thank you all for reading this post. Have a great Day! "