Kris Middleton | Handling Adversity

Have you ever felt like a coach did you wrong? Or felt like a referee cost you a game? Or felt like you didn't get opportunities that you deserved?

What was your response to the adversity?

Kris Middleton was a nice player in college and was a 2nd round pick.

He didn’t play a lot at first in the NBA, and he went to the G-League.

He says that turned him around. It was his first year not having success and not really playing. He said he knew that he had a lot of work to do, and he put in the work.

Early in the year last year, he was benched. He didn’t pout. He took his punishment, he put the work in, and he improved. Now he is an All-star and making a lot of money.

His story makes me think about how I handle adversity and how my players handle adversity. Some questions to ask yourself and your athletes:

How do you respond to adversity?

How do you respond to losing playing time?

How do you respond when you aren’t getting the shots that you want?

Do you pout?

Do you make excuses?

Or do you work harder?

Be like Kris Middleton. Put your head down and put in the WORK.