How Do You Handle Not Playing? | Lexie Brown

So many players and parents look for resources on how to handle a lack of playing time and adversity.

WNBA player Lexie Brown was recently interviewed on the Knuckle Heads podcast with her dad, former NBA player Dee Brown, and she had a great response on this topic.

Lexie was asked how she handled not playing her first year and what she learned from that experience. Adversity is something that we all have to learn how to deal with. Lack of playing time is hard on everyone, especially when you are used to being one of the best players on your team.

Her response was so on point!

"You have to handle all situations with grace because you never know what is going to happen."

Even if you know you aren't going to get the playing time that you want, remain one of the hardest workers on the team. Stay in the gym. Come early and stay late.

We all have moments where we can handle situations better. But through it all, be a good teammate, bring energy on the bench. No matter how annoyed or upset that you might be on the inside, don't bring bad energy to the team.

How you handle adversity reveals your character. This is a great lesson from a professional basketball player on how to handle adversity the right way.