10.20 Jamal Crawford: Work Ethic

“Details are the separator … The work ethic, this discipline … Those things matter.” - Jamal Crawford

Jamal Crawford played in the NBA for 20 years and is known as one of the best bench scorers in league history. When talking to a group of athletes, he said to pay attention to the details when training and working out — because the details are the separator.

“We all know talented people who didn’t make it where they wanted to go,” Crawford said. “We all see people in LA Fitness who had game. But the discipline, the work ethic, the character — giving your word and keeping it, looking somebody in their eye — those are the things that go into life.”

Even on off days, Crawford said, you can do something — watch film, do push-ups, stretch. If you want to be your best, you have to be an everyday athlete, not a sometime athlete.

Question of the Day: When it’s an off day or you’re not feeling motivated, what’s one small thing you can still do to get a little better?