"Good artists borrow, great artists steal." - Picasso
Hoop Thoughts shares Richard Sherman's approach. Here are a few excerpts and annotations:
On to the next shot...the next possession...the next day...the next game. Live in the present -- the past and future are irrelevant. Be process oriented. (Play in the moment, win this possess, improve now and today)
Anybody who knows him knows that he holds himself to an incredibly high standard. (My definition of accountability is holding yourself and your team to a high standard.)
That's process oriented thinking. It's not the result that makes a difference in the evaluation of your level of execution. (Improve the process and the spectra of possible outcomes will improve. There is not 'one input'/'one outcome' in life. Consider Malcolm Butler and the sequence of events that led to his Super Bowl interception.
Control what you can control. (We can control our attitude, our choices/decisions, and our effort)
Part of being a competitor is being self-motivated. (The best professionals in life use internal fuel to work consistently to become a better version of ourself. We continually reinvent ourselves and our teams. Leaders have to embrace change.