ABCs...another basketball campaign. It can't be a mission, a crusade, a quixotic quest. What goals are worthy?
1. "This is who we are and this is how we play." If players learn that we cannot separate our approach to life and how we play, then they have received the message. Phil Jackson reminds us, "Basketball is sharing."
2. "Keep your priorities straight." For the two hours you're on the court, commitment, discipline, effort, and teamwork come first. But family and schoolwork are your first priorities.
3. "Everyone can't be a great player; everyone can be a great teammate." WE before ME. Are you making everyone around you better - a better person, a better student, a better player? You don't have to think less of yourself to think about yourself less.
4. "Be a constant learner." The paradox of basketball is that when you leave everything on the court that you take more away than you brought. Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.
5. "The magic is in the work."
Work to become a better version of yourself every day.
