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The other night, one of may players asked me, how he could deliver a steady perfomance in games. I’d like to share some of the keypoints from conversation. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comment section.
Before you become a steady performer, you must know your own strengths as well as weaknesses. [...]

Wilt Chamberlain was considered to be one of the best offensive players of basketball history. His energy and force was unstoppable and is counted among one of the greats. He had to probably work a bit harder during his times as African Americans were not given many chances in the past.
Born Wilton Norman Chamberlain on [...]

Imagine being a player in practice and constantly being yelled at, insulted, made fun of and badgered. Would you respond in a positive way or would you lash out at the person that was bombarding you with negativity? On the flip side, if you were helped along with kind words and advice, and constructive [...]

Guards are very important to any basketball team. It is my opinion that guards are even more important than the center of any team. Why are guards so important? They are the foundation of any great basketball team. Guards tend to become the leaders of teams with controlling the basketball as [...]