Am I Working Hard Enough
On The No Chill podcast with Gilbert Arenas, Chris Paul said that when he first arrived to play with the Houston Rockets, one of the coaches told him, "One of the things that you are going to have to work on is being able to deal with somebody that doesn't care as much as you care." Chris Paul says that he loves the game and studies the game, so it is hard for him to play with people who don't care about winning and who won't put in the work that it takes to be a winner. Gilbert Arenas said, "Everybody wants to be a winner, but they don't want to deal with what it takes to be a winner. Everybody talks about Mamba Mentality, but they don't like it when it's in your face. Mamba Mentality is ruthless." If you want to have Mamba Mentality, you have to come early, stay late, watch film, and compete. Gilbert also said that a lot of people don't like playing with winners because winners hold you accountable. They will tell you what they like an...