Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too.
In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.
If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.
Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.
I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.
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