I would tell players to relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you’ve lost your focus.  Michael Jordan After practicing hard all week, the moment comes– game day. Players have worked their hardest during the […]

“I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.” – Bobby Knight Basketball mental toughness is usually spawned from the results of continuous dedication to the cause, it does not simply materialize. Positive progress in an athlete’s basketball psychology is sometimes slow in its […]

“There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don’t believe there is only one greatest player either.” – Michael Jordan We have all heard that age old adage that “practice makes perfect” and to some extent most of us not only believe it but also aim to achieve perfection whenever venturing […]