Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way.
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Learn avidly. Question repeatedly what you have learned. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently.
All I have to do is to work on transition and technique.
My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.
I'm going to make mistakes, I just have to be able to learn from them as quickly as possible. To learn faster, I watch film of myself and other good point guards, and then breaking down my mistakes and really analyzing them and seeing where I could have made better decisions.
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
I just think repetition and getting the game reps shooting the ball in games really helps, rather than just practicing. You can get game timing.
What I learned very quickly is that if you get it right in the first two or three takes, it's not going to get that much better.
Here's a very simple, common sense idea - if you practice something more, you get better at it; if you can't complete everything you need to do, take more time.
You can not do what you want to do unless you know the correct technique. The only other way you can learn how to do it is by doing it yourself, which would take twice as long than if you went to school.