1 - Geno Auriemma | The Best Don't Get Tired
2 - Austin Reaves | Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
3 - Paulo Banchero, JJ Reddick, and Coach K | Body Language 4 - Steph Curry | Next Play Mentality
5 - Steve Kerr | How You Play
Geno Auriemma | The Best Don't Get Tired
In the video below, UConn coach Geno Auriemma told his team the difference between good players and great players is that great players don't get tired.
They don't get tired of doing the right thing, and when the good players get tired, that is when the great ones overcome them.
SOMETHING(s) TO THINK ABOUT
1 - What is your biggest takeaway from the video?
2 - We all get tired, but some of us just keep pushing. How do you motivate yourself to stay focused and keep pushing through when you need to?
Austin Reaves | Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
Austin Reaves is from a small town in Arkansas that had under 2,000 people total, so playing in LA for the Lakers could have been a big culture shock for him. But in the video below, he said he learned early in life to keep the main thing the main thing.
SOMETHING(s) TO THINK ABOUT
1 - What is your biggest takeaway from the video?
2 - What is the main thing for you, and how do you keep it the main thing?
Paulo Banchero, JJ Reddick, and Coach K | Body Language
Paulo Banchero is having a really good season for the Orlando Magic, but he said coming into this season, he needed to work on his body language. Watch the video below to see how Coach K helped him improve his body language.
SOMETHING(s) TO THINK ABOUT
1 - What is your biggest takeaway from the video?
2 - How would you rate your body language? Are you an energy-giver or energy-taker?
3 - How do you think someone who doesn't know you would rate your body language?
Steph Curry | Next Play Mentality
The key to being great is not in being perfect, but in being able to bounce back from adversity and keep going. The best of the best have a next-play mentality - they have the ability to stay present by moving on quickly. In the video, Alan Stein talks about how Steph Curry has mastered the Next-Play Mentality to become the best shooter ever.
SOMETHING(s) TO THINK ABOUT
1 - What is your biggest takeaway from the video?
2 - Do you keep shooting when you are off, or do you stop?
3 - How can you keep going and move on to the next play?
Steve Kerr | How You Play
In the video below, Golden State Warrior head coach Steve Kerr pulled out some Bill Walton wisdom to explain Juan Toscano-Anderson's game. He said, "People play basketball the way they live their life," and talked about how Toscano-Anderson brings positive change to every team he is on.
SOMETHING(s) TO THINK ABOUT
1 - What is your biggest takeaway from the video?
2 - What does how you play say about you and your character?