10.7 Napheesa Collier: Nobody Cares

“You can’t think about it. This is the Finals. No one cares if you’re tired.” - Napheesa Collier

How do you play when you get tired?

Napheesa Collier is one of the best female basketball players ever. She won multiple national championships at the University of Connecticut, and she has won multiple WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx, so she knows how to overcome obstacles to win championships.

In the middle of a finals run, Napheesa once said, “You can’t think about it. This is the Finals. No one cares if you’re tired.”

Nobody cares about how you feel — just what you do. The history books only list the winners and losers — not who got tired or hurt in the process. So do what you can to eliminate all excuses — especially conditioning — so you can keep going, and keep getting stronger, while everyone else is getting tired.

Question of the Day: How do you respond when you start to get tired — do you push through or pull back?