Column: Lessons learned young propel Mahomes to greatness

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes celebrates after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won 35-24 to advance to Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Victoria Buckley, 16, helps her mom Natalie Buckley, at right, think through the placement of their Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs decorations outside of Consider the Lilies, a floral shop in Whitehouse, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. The Chiefs are playing the San Francisco 49ers in the upcoming Super Bowl. Whitehouse is Patrick Mahomes' hometown. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes celebrates after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won 35-24 to advance to Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Aventura, Fla., for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) runs drills during practice on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Davie, Fla., for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes celebrates with the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won 35-24 to advance to Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)