The Mamba Mentality

What separates great players from all-time great players is their ability to self-assess, diagnose weaknesses, and turn those flaws into strengths.

The mindset isn’t about seeking a result—it’s more about the process of getting to that result. It’s about the journey and the approach. It’s a way of life. I do think that it’s important, in all endeavors, to have that mentality.

The fallacy of a high top was that players believed it protected your ankles. In actuality, it weakens them and saps mobility.

Every team needs either a confrontational star player or coach. In San Antonio, Gregg Popovich was that guy and Tim Duncan was not. In Golden State, Draymond Green is the confrontational one; Steve Kerr is not. For us, Phil was not that type of person, so I provided that force.

Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them.

That’s the best advice I can give: listen to your body, and warm up with purpose.

People don’t always understand just how much effort from how many people goes into one person chasing a dream to be great.

If you really want to be great at something, you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it. A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. They have other concerns, whether important or not, and they spread themselv

The key, though, is being aware of how you’re feeling and how you need to be feeling. It all starts with awareness.