*Championship teams are built on concrete defense
*Defense is floor burns, bruises, and jammed fingers. It's a skill with no scoreboard. It is hard work with no headlines. There is no good reason for a player to work hard on that end of the court, unless, he wants to win more than anything else
*Winners win. They do because they are different from the rest. They push themselves past the point of pain and exhaustion. They do whatever needs to be done to grab a victory from a challenger. And they don't really know why. There is just a fire inside them that pushes them past the limits of their energy and ability.
*Mentally defense is tough. You have got to use your mental toughness to constantly push your body around the court so that it says no to your opponent. No, I'm not going to give you a good shooting position! No, I am not going to let you drive around me! No, I am not going to let you get rebounding position on me! No, I am not going to let you do what you want with the ball!
*A defense works better when it communicates. So help out your team and communicate.
*You may only play basketball at the high school level. But, if you can truly say that you became the very best basketball player that your God-given talent would allow, you have accomplished as much as an NBA superstar. You have performed to the limit of your potential. And that's what a winner is all about.
