One of the first things Ganon mentioned to me when I joined Ganon Baker Basketball was to always remember “the unseen eyes.” We often talk about character meaning what someone does when no one is watching. While that is certainly true, the bottom line is we never know if someone is in fact watching!
Many times, our hardwork will eventually pay off when “the unseen eyes” take notice. This is recently true of John Gilchrist. As many of you know I have been spending a lot of time training the former University of Maryland star. And I have spent much of that time telling him that if he continues to work, eventually someone will see him. It will pay-off if he continues to give up until someone takes notice! Well, he's been noticed.
You never know who is watching. First, Mr Glenn Clark from Sports Talk 1570 WNST in Baltimore, had John Gilchrist on his show. After the interview, Clark wrote a blog about John which has recently been picked up at WashingtonTimes.com, TerrapinTrail.com, and TestudoTimes.com to name a few.I didn't know what would develop from this. My hopes for John, maybe it would help him get another shot in the NBA summer league.
But as it turned out, a team in Australia saw him in another spot. They saw the video of me training John on You Tube. They liked the video, became interested in John, and he signed the contract. FROM YOUTUBE!!! It's a crazy world!
Remember, the unseen eyes are out there. That should be enough to always keep up at our best!
Feel free to listen to the interview at the following link:
http://wnst.net/wordpress/section/audio/
And read the blog:
http://wnst.net/wordpress/glennclark/2009/06/12/john-gilchrist-to-greivis-vasquez-college-is-the-best-time-of-your-life-by-far/
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