Greatness Has A COST

You asked for my hustle I gave you my heart Because it came with so much more It's the ultimate sacrifice Greatness comes at a

cost

Reschedules your plans for yourself Puts your family and friends on hold Makes you feel misunderstood And will put you in some deep, dark holes Greatness demands everything about you your mind your body your spirit and your soul So what do you do when you shoot for air balls in a playoff game? what are you doing? Do you get in a bad mood? You cry when you let down all your teammates When you let down all the fans, you asked for sympathy, you ask why me?

When they criticize the coach for keeping you in the game. Do you blame yourself when you have drawn your own conclusions about how your career will end? You wish you could go back in time and make a different decision. Would you get off the plane and go straight to Palisades High and ask the janitor to open the gym and lock yourself in until the sun comes up and then shoot and drill? you relive that moment and change the outcome Logan about decisions shape our destiny and obsession can be beautiful, but separating is not a gift, it was hunger, hunger to hunt with others, hunger to possess when others thought they had perfected, had a crossover they had a fade everyone wanted rings but they also had obligations they weren't willing to cut everything look, it's not just about going on the court shooting dribbling practicing the same movement over and over again no, no, the lack of skills is a lack of mind on and off the court from a little boy sitting on the ball in the park two grizzled veterans in the last few games it has been a mission from day one to impart what I know so you can understand yourself better.

I am here because the games lead as much as I do the game was my solace a platform to grow and teach others the same it was where I learned about the tears and the joys of life the ice bath and the ringing bells of struggle and gold And everything else. where I transform the darkness to get closer to the light and it always brought a new challenge, a defect that needed to be cured and the game would send the medicine straight towards me and you will have to make that decision for yourself if that treatment would be worth it or not for you, but

greatness

cannot come without that

cost

.

How do you push hard enough without pushing too hard? How do you go far enough if you don't go too far? How do you get 11 others to begin their relentless quest to duplicate you? not in terms of skill but in terms of competitive spirit to instil the intensity to impart that DNA today they could be champions on the court and men off it, how do you show the world who you really are? Express yourself honestly, the media will paint it. a story that fans and critics will create their own, but no expectations, no one could live up to me.

I am that most murderous name, moon cold as a stone. I loved being more and giving more. I did everything for you because that's what you do. When someone makes you feel as alive as you have made me feel.