"Finish Your Plate"

Austin Rivers is really good at this

When players told him they weren’t getting enough minutes or shots, this was his advice:

“Finish your plate first, and THEN ask for more. Dominate your role and you will be asked to do more”

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— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) August 19, 2026

Doc Rivers son, Austin, explains it all. 

Dominate your role. Whatever they ask, "own it." 

Then, expand it.  

Excel, then expand. 

Sabine Wenzel had one kill as a freshman. You read that right.

Roger Clemens went 9-4 with a 4.32 E.R.A. in his first season, on the way to 354 career wins.

As a newly minted doctor, you work 80 hours a week (limited by law, not tradition) and after work, you go home to sleep, not party.

Earn the coaches' trust. "Finish your plate," then get more.