Jeremy Lin's Secret
Jeremy Lin has a secret…
“When I wasn’t playing much, we were working out before practice, and after practice he (NY Knick Assistant Coach Atkinson) was picking apart my game, teaching me what it’s like to play in Coach D’Antoni’s system.” ~ Jeremy LinYou might be saying, "But I practice."But do you practice deliberately?Did you know…Jerry Rice was not good enough to warrant scholarship offers from the 40 or so Division I-A schools that showed interest. He started doing "this" and became one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.Michael Jordan tried out for the High School varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at 5’11″, he was deemed too short to play at that level. Then he started doing "this".Mozart was a mediocre musician. Then, with the help of his father, he started doing "this".Allen Iverson (although he didn’t realize it) used to do "this" and then he decided to stop.Tiger Woods needs to get back to doing "this" like he used to.Jeremy Lin needs to keep doing "this".What is "this"? It’s called “deliberate practice”.Deliberate practice must be repeated a lot.Deliberate practice requires constant feedback.Deliberate practice is mentally exhausting.Deliberate practice isn’t much fun. That last part bears repeating; it isn’t much fun.But the fact that it isn’t much fun is a good thing…Read more