Study Kiraly

Study greatness. Karch Kiraly shares candor about what it takes to be great. 

In your career find mentors, be a great teammate, and become a mentor. Those are opportunity and obligation. 

Putting the team first means putting yourself second. You don't "own" a position. You compete for the chance to help the team. Great players make everyone around them better. 

Beware the deadly S's - selfishness, sloth (laziness), and softness (lack of toughness). When you read Toughness by Jay Bilas, remember how he was embarrassed by not going to the floor and by doing shoddy work changing out the paper in his sister's vanity. His father came home late and redid the work, not saying a word to his son. 

What words diminish you as a player? Arrogance, thinking too much of yourself. Entitlement, believing you deserve respect or credit or affection just because of who you are. Complacency, being satisfied with being 'good enough'.

Learn every day. 

Lagniappe.