My first ever official basketball game, I scored five points: a three pointer from the corner, and two free throws to seal the win for my team in the last minute.
The most I scored in a game the remainder of that season was seven points. That season helped me build belief in myself as a basketball player.
When I got cut from the school varsity team each of my first three years of school, I was still playing a lot of pickup at the neighborhood park. My self-belief was growing despite my tryout failures.
I believed in myself when I walked on in college, when I got recruited to a different school my sophomore year, and when I was out of the basketball program as a senior.
My belief was not shaken by the post-grad year I spent working 9-to-5 jobs and living back at home.
I started playing at 14 and steadily built my belief year by year up until age 23 — it was then that I went to an exposure event for pro-hopeful players. It was there that I finally proved it, in front of some people who mattered.
Then I got paid for playing basketball.
Did the belief play a role? Of course: all my practicing and working on my game elevated my confidence, and confidence translates into performance. Without believing in myself, I could not have performed.
BUT, until I’d proven it, that belief was worth $0 to my basketball career. Maybe it would’ve helped in other areas of life, sure. But, until I had proof, all I had was belief.
You can’t buy 8 quarts of Rita’s Water Ice, which I did yesterday, with belief.
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