The Confidence to Try 05/14/20
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A tribute to Kobe Bryant's mindset, "Can I get to that level?"  "I don't know but let's find out."
"Everything was done to try to learn how to become a better basketball player."  You need to know what you want, know what you're looking for.  What do you want, what are you seeking in this?
Kobe wasn't insanely exceptional in any one area physically.   What did he do to overcome his lack of being specifically exceptional?
Kobe talks about his mental switch, it's go time.  What do you do to make that switch before your race, to put yourself in character?
What does he mean to "get over yourself"?
Kobe's legs weren't ready for the NBA, so he said ok, then this is what I need to do.  What do you need to do differently in order to be ready for what you want to do in your race?
Why did Kobe go to GOAT mountain and what did he learn from that?
Kobe said it was hard to maintain relationships with high school friends, but that the people that love you want you to be the best you you can be.  People who respect you respect your goals.  Who are the people around you that DON'T want you to miss practice to hang out with them because they know you're up to something at the pool so they support your quest?
Why didn't Kobe take a bunch of random vacations, what was more important to him?
What does Kobe think about excuses and ducking challenges?
When Kobe is looking at investing in a company, giving them money, he looks at the culture of the company and the leadership that created it.  Why is the culture more important that the product itself?
Kobe thinks a culture of obsessiveness is good.  Why?
Why is it more important to take on a project you're not sure you can do rather than a project that you know you can complete?
Obstacles do not define you, but what does?
I want to show you two videos of people who take their success into their own hands and have the confidence to try.  The first is Reggie Miller scoring 8 points in 9 seconds to orchestrate one of the craziest comebacks in history.
Reggie is very much engaged in the moment, seeing everything he can, noticing the players around him.  When you are able to be fully on top of what you do WHILE fully open to signals around you, you can shoot the 2mm gap.  That's how Reggie stole that in-bounds pass.  Then what did he do?  How can you have the wherewithal to react and shoot the gap like that in a race (or practice)?
Does this look a guy that's about to hit his free throws?
This is John Starks' face as he's lifting the ball for his free throw.
Reggie grabs the rebound, here we go, the pressure is really on now.    This is Reggie's face as he's lifting the ball for his free throw.
Both of these men are extremely good athletes, highly trained, and a free throw is the easiest skill there is in basketball.  Both can easily make this shot.  Look at their faces though.  They aren't different in their ability to make an easy shot, but how are they different in these moments of opportunity?
This was my senior year at UCLA, last 4.8 seconds, down by one for a shot at the title (which we did end up winning by the way, Go Bruins).  Watch Tyus have the courage and the wherewithal to focus and bring it home for his team. (Sorry for the grainy video, it's all I could find)
Tyus Edney is 5'9" tall (He'll say he's 5'10", no way) and ran into all the tall treetop players under the hoop to nail that layup.  The pressure was on, he's smaller and outnumbered, and he makes it anyway.  How can you become that kind of person?
What do you think will give you the confidence to really try, to be aware and "in the game" when it counts?  When your moment(s) comes, how will you have prepared to be this kind of person?
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