Here’s a video on Kobe Bryant talking about Mental Toughness. Check it out and stay tuned for part. 2 of The most important skill as I will share workouts that help with increasing mental strength and confidence.

Well, the answer to this is Mental Strength and Confidence.  Something that I have struggled a lot in the past and even now is having confidence and mental strength. What I’ve noticed recently is that on websites that sell dvd’s to increase your skills, and even in real life basketball camps, the only emphasis that is focused on by the coaches are 100% basketball skills. Of course it is very important to learn these new skills, but in my beliefs the most important skill to have is confidence. Right now your thinking, “Well obviously having confidence is important, I already know that.”  This is because the term is used a lot, whether it would be from your friends, parents, or coaches. But, by telling one to have confidence doesn’t necessarily help you and actually make you have confidence. It is the same thing as if your telling a young kid who is about to get a vaccine not to be scared. The kid will nod its head but will still be scared because he/she doesn’t know how to control that emotion. Same goes for confidence…how? Because confidence is an emotion that can be only triggered if you actaully are confident. You can’t be confident because someone tells you to or because you have to. Confidence comes from believing in yourself and your own skills. The way to have confidence is to train your mind and be mentally tough.

You have to train your mind like you would train your body. For Example, Kobe Bryant, the best basketball player in the world.  If you compare him from his younger days to himself now, you can notice that he has a tremendous amount of confidence in himself because throughout the years his mind became mentally tougher, that opposing players can’t shatter it. Another example would be Trevor Ariza that played for the Lakers in the 2009 NBA playoffs. During the regular season, Ariza was just an average player. However during the playoffs he started off with very good games and his confidence increased significantly each day. By the time of the Western Conference finals to the NBA finals, Ariza’s confidence was off the charts. He was playing like an all star. 

Now, I wanted to share this information with everyone so that you guys can realize what truly makes a complete basketball player. Whether your a beginner or an advanced player, this simple advice will help you a lot throughout your journey on reaching your goals. So you may be thinking now how you become more confident and strengthen your mind? Well, stay tuned as I will be posting part. 2 !!

I was recently talking to my sister about blogs and I finally decided to create one so that I can share my views on what’s going on in life. First of all, I’m not a very prolific writer but I will still try my best and try to interest all that read my posts.

I am 17 years old and basketball is my passion. Basketball is what drives me every day and I dont spend a day off as I want to become the best I can be. My passion started when I was in grade 7. Ever since I’ve been crazy about basketball and I cannot stop thinking about it whether it would be in school, work, or before I goto bed. Throughout the years I’ve been struck by joy and pain. One thing I really want to do is share my experiences that I’ve learned so that I can help anyone that is willing to take in advices and become a better player. I feel that the events I’ve been through made me mature as a person and gain a lot of basketball knowledge . My Goal is to play Basketball for a Korean University and get drafted to the KBL (Korean Basketball League) and my Dream is to play for the Korean Men’s Basketball National Team. It’s going to take a lot of hard work and sacrifices but I’m up for the challenge just as much as you guys are with your goals and dreams! So let’s get started and stay tuned for new posts!