The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
There are periods when you feel really good. You feel the ball is bigger. The court is larger. You feel like you can't miss. And then there are periods when you feel, 'OK, I'm not feeling great.' But I still need to try to find a way to win.
I wasn't a guy who looked to score first. It was to get your teammates involved, to understand time and clock management and having fun with your teammates.
For most part, the rule of thumb is pretty much you're going to race guys hard the last quarter of the race and for sure the last run of the day. You're still going to give and take until that last pit stop.
Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.
I didn't give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn't understand the power of periodization.
Winning starts with beginning.
Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.
I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win.