Don’t force it.
I was in middle school when I first heard these words.
One shot after another, the basketball coach repeated, “Don’t force it.”
His words went in one ear and out the other.
It wasn’t until years later that I understood what those words truly meant.
It wasn’t until I saw a friend of mine take a highly contested shot from the right corner of the basketball court with very probability of making it.
It wasn’t until another friend of mine screamed, “Don’t force it.”
It wasn’t until I ran the play over and over again in my head to understand how this applied to my game that I began to notice a pattern.
The highly contested shots I took.
The shots that were completely out of my range.
The shots that should have instead been passes to fellow teammates.
This morning, I was reminded of this beautiful game once again and the life lessons it has taught me.
I was reminded that the game is played both on and off the court.
The lessons learned on the court can be applied directly to others areas of my life off the court.
The times when I forced shots while the better play might have been to pass the task to one of my coworkers.
The times when I forced shots while the better play might might have been to wait and let the play develop.
The times when I forced shots while the better play might have been to gain more experience.
Choose your shot wisely.
