A while back I talked with a college player who claimed he once had confidence but had lost it. I asked, “What happened?” And this was his answer. “I saw Ganon workout.”
Now, here was a player who had all kinds of potential who lost his “confidence” because someone else was better than he was. I was astounded by this. So I asked him, “What does Ganon’s skill level have to do with your confidence?” Of course Ganon was going to be better. Ganon has put in millions upon millions of reps at the drills that he does. There was no reason for this player to let his confidence be shaken because someone was better than he was; especially someone at the level of Ganon Baker!
As you probably know, Kobe put up 61 points against the Knicks last season. Well, if you saw LeBron James play the very next day, you would have seen LeBron try that very same move. He missed the shot, but you know what…LeBron saw Kobe do something that he couldn’t do. How did he respond? He decided to go try it.
That is the attitude of a winner. Seek out those who can do something better than you can, or those who are just simply better than you are, and learn from them. Their talent shouldn’t intimidate you or weaken your confidence. No, let their talent encourage you. If they can do it, then maybe you can too!
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