🚨🗣️ Rodrigo De Paul: "We are going to leave everything we have and a little more, surely, to give them that joy so that the union that was seen in Qatar can be seen again."
"I would like to see the Argentines again united like that afternoon at the Obelisk, which went down in history."
"I hope we can repeat it. What are we going to try? SURE."
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on consistency being a muscle you can grow, what discipline is, and why you can't only have it in times of prosperity:
💪 Consistency isn’t a trait you’re born with, it’s a muscle you build. Every time you follow through when it’s inconvenient, you add another rep. The strength doesn't show up until at some point in the future, but it’s earned in the now.
😁 Anyone can be consistent in times of prosperity. The real separator is doing the work when motivation disappears. That’s where identity is truly formed, you find out who you are, not in the spotlight, but in the resistance.
📌 Discipline is doing what matters most when you least feel like acting on it. If you only rely on consistency in good times, it becomes a crutch. If you train it in hard times, it becomes a competitive advantage.
Champions aren’t determined by flashes of greatness, but by how RARELY they drift below their standard of success.
They don’t use the consistency muscle in a reactionary way, instead they train it daily so the habit of success has somewhere to live. 🏠
I found a wallet in a shopping cart at Walmart. It had $400 cash in it. No credit cards. Just a driver's license. The address was twenty minutes away. I drove over. It was a run-down trailer park. I knocked. An elderly woman answered. "Did you lose this?" I asked. She gasped. She grabbed it and checked the cash. Then she hugged me. "This is my rent," she cried. "I took it out in cash because I don't have a bank account. I thought I was going to be evicted." She tried to give me $20. "No ma'am," I said. "But do me a favor? Make me a cup of coffee. It's a long drive back." We sat at her tiny kitchen table. She told me about her grandkids. Honesty isn't just about doing the right thing. It's about protecting someone else's peace of mind.
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The Toronto Raptors are training at the ASB GlassFloor Athletes Lab in Orlando and I got to say, the technology is MINDBLOWING.
Using LED lights to change to any court you want (even the NBA Cup courts), to drawing up X’s and O’s that show up on the court. 😳
Future is here.
Sunday: Game 82.
What will easily be the best NBA slate in years ⬇️
Nets @ 76ers:
- 76ers playing to get out of play-in tournament
Bulls @ Knicks:
- Knicks playing for a chance at the 2 seed
Bucks @ Magic:
- Bucks playing to hold on to the 2 seed
- Magic playing to stay out of play-in tournament
Raptors @ Heat:
- Heat playing for chance at the 7 seed and a chance at getting out of play-in tournament
Hawks @ Pacers:
- Pacers playing to stay out of play-in tournament
Hornets @ Cavs:
- Cavs playing for chance at the 2 seed
Wizards @ Celtics:
- Playing because fans have already bought tickets
Blazers @ Kings:
- Kings playing for chance at the 8 seed
Rockets @ Clippers:
- Playing for the love of the game
Jazz @ Warriors:
- Warriors playing for a chance to get the 8 seed
Pistons @ Spurs:
- Wemby
Mavs @ Thunder:
- Thunder playing for chance at the 1 seed
Lakers @ Pelicans:
- Lakers playing to keep 8 seed
- Pelicans playing to stay out of play-in tournament
Suns @ Timberwolves:
- Timberwolves playing for chance at the 1 seed
- Suns playing to get out of play-in tournament
Nuggets @ Grizzlies:
- Nuggets playing for chance at the 1 seed