Poise in a hostile environment

Last Thursday, UCLA freshman Kevin Love who is from Oregon, returned to his home state to faces the Oregon Ducks. The student section was on him and his family the entire game, enough so that the Oregon AD had to apologize to UCLA and Love. Love finished with 26 points and 18 rebounds, not to bad for a freshman. Here is a great quote from him in dealing with the adverse conditions:

"I can't tell you if there was a better feeling in my whole basketball career than just walking off that court, taking the higher road and just feeling good about that game," he said. "Coming back from down seven with seven minutes to go and hitting those big shots in such a hostile environment; it was one of my favorite games ever to win."

1. He doesn't let outside influences effect his play

2. He loves playing in adverse conditions

3. He is a competitor!