The ball isn’t going to fall every time
Steph Curry, known as the best shooter in the NBA, now holds a field goal(baskets made) percentage of 48%.
That guy that you see on Sportscenter every night making that basket fall, doesn’t make it half the time. And he is the best.
Confidence, Preparedness, Willpower
So, how does he make it look easy? First, he feels like every shot is going to go in. He has confidence that he will make everything he shoots, and he only hits it half the time. He knows that it wont, but he feels that it is. He decides to have real confidence in himself, every time he launches one of those threes that get our attention on the highlight. How did he get there? Being ready.
Preparedness lead him to the that confidence. He has practiced his shot since he was extremely young. His father, also a great NBA shooter, had him doing pregame warmup at 7 years old. He keeps that prepared attitude before games, as you see him always working on that shot.
He never rests on his laurels either, even in practice, taking every opportunity.
How does he keep that up, even as the best? Will.
It’s easy to rest when people are calling you the best. It’s easy to slack off, take the endorsement deals, go to the club, get the contract and cruise. The problem with all that, is that you don’t stay the best. People often get this flipped. They think its easy to go into the gym when you are the man, but often, that’s when you fall under the most pressure.
You aren’t going to win all the time, so keep hustling
The idea above is that even with all that training, Steph doesn’t even make half of his shots. You have to keep pushing. The idea of winning every time is a dangerous one, and stops us from experimenting. Once we got some experimentation down, the ideas of confidence, preparation, and will move us further down the line.
Don’t lean on perfection. Keep shooting, and you could cook too.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 