People are much more loose if you are having fun. I had a basketball player who was really soft-spoken, and then we played Connect Four with him, and he really opened up!
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There's a lot of chatter in basketball and, rightfully, you want players to be talking to each other... But sometimes in practice, it gets too verbose... so I tried to take things out of the ordinary and make them special so they'd understand the difference.
I think each person you play has a little bit of you in it - you can't really help that.
If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun.
I was never a games night guy, but at some point, social interaction starts to freak me out. So when there's a point, it's easier for me to see the people I love and hang out and try to have fun.
People love to talk, so let them have fun talking.
Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.
I grew up playing hockey and some football, and I always think about the first time you walk into the locker room on a new team. The cliques are looking at you funny, and you make one friend, but then they're trying to stab you in the back.
I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete.
If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.
I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games.
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