The Players Tribune has a great feature where athletes write letters to their younger selves.
Are athletes really writing these letters? Because the writing is pretty dang good. What CAN’T these guys do? :)
I loved Ray Allen’s letter and his emphasis on “boring old habits”. Habit driven life!
Excerpts:
You’ll put up more than 26,000 shots in your career. Almost six out of 10 won’t even go in. I told you this game was a sonofabitch. Don’t worry, though. A successful man is built of 1,000 failures. Or in your case, 14,000 misses.
I know you want me to let you in on some big secret to success in the NBA. The secret is there is no secret. It’s just boring old habits.
And from an ESPN feature:
Spoelstra, of course, had heard stories about Allen. People called him “Everyday Ray” for a reason. He was obsessive and then some about his basketball routines. He’d come to the gym early and often, repeating the same motions, the same routes over and over.
Habits. So awesome.