I think it goes hand in hand because if you discipline yourself on the floor, as you become an older player or a more seasoned individual, it adds structure in your life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.
I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.
In club football you have your players and staff with you all the time, preparing for two games a week, you know them inside out, you have a discipline over them.
It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.
About the time you think you are getting to know the moves in this game, someone comes along and does everything but undress you on the basketball floor. Standing there under the basket with your hands cupped - and finding that you don't have the ball in them - is a great little old leveler.
I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.
When I stay athletic with good posture and get the club away in a good position, I get through it better.
To me, discipline in football occurs on the field, not off it.