What Kind Of Teammate Are You?

PLAYERS: How do you want your teammates to think and feel about you?

TRY THIS: Write 1-3 sentences stating what you hope that your teammates would say about you in an interview, or on the ride home with their parents, or at the dinner table with their family. Then work, play, and live up to that statement.

When I was playing, I would hope that my teammates would say that I want Reggie on my team. He makes me feel confident, and I believe in him. When I play with him, I feel like we have the best chance to win. He works really hard, and he makes me want to work harder.

Russell Westbrook is a polarizing figure. Many people outside of his locker room think that he is too mean, too tough, and too out of control. But when you talk to guys inside the locker, most of his teammates LOVE him.

One TV analyst had this to say about Russ:

His energy is contagious. When you see a guy work like that on a nightly basis and love the game and love to compete, you are either going to join in or you are going to get exposed.

People love playing with guys like that. Be that teammate. Be the teammate that works hard and encourages and inspires everyone else to work hard.

Think intentionally about what kind of teammate you are and what kind of teammate you want to be. Make sure that your actions match your goals. Act like the athlete, and the person, that you want to be.