If you put your effort and concentration and to play into your potential to be the best that you can be, I don't care what the scoreboard sends at the end of the game.

In my book, we're going to be winners.

The talent for so many players today, the talent and the spotlight, it's taking them to heights that their character's not strong enough to support.

I'm one of those set goals of chiefness.

I talked about faith, passion, obviously the drive with the guys that I've been around

and the guys that surround me every single day.

If I want to be one of the best, I've got to play with and against the best.

So that which gets praised, gets repeatedly.

You're listening to the Hardwood Hustle, brought you by PGC basketball.

Players, thank you for tuning in. You're listening to the Hardwood Hustle brought to you by PGC basketball. Players, thank you for tuning in. You're listening to the Hardwood Hustle. Special thanks to our friends over at PGC Basketball, Team Snaps, ShotTracker, and lead them up of all their support of the Hardwood Hustle. TJ and I are out here in L.A. at the PGC Glazier Coaching Clinic. But players, we've got a message for you. And today's episode is themed.

It's somewhere in the middle.

It's somewhere in the middle.

And TJ, kind of the inspiration behind this, I've got to be honest with you.

I spent a lot of time, as I've mentioned many times on the show, with high school athletes specifically.

And I tell you, after big wins, they think the championship has been won.

After tough losses, they think the season is over.

Their highs are high, their lows are lows.

It's an emotional roller coaster, one week to the next.

And I think there's a message that needs to be communicated that.

The reality is that you're somewhere in the middle.

It's not quite as good.

So that game you think you all dominated, it probably wasn't as good of a performance as you may think.

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