tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645425172987184540.post5519600389944620087..comments2017-04-20T00:07:27.189-04:00Comments on True Hoops: Ray Allen's Pre-Game RoutineDr. JRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16308250493283088653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645425172987184540.post-1991104019381012962011-05-06T02:07:08.900-04:002011-05-06T02:07:08.900-04:00His focus is amazing. And inspiring.
Especially co...His focus is amazing. And inspiring.<br />Especially considering how long he has been focused for - 15 years.<br /><br />In reading that NBA.com article, Allen said that he was always the type of person that would rather work "now" and have fun "later." <br />Such an amazing concept - to invest what you have now, and be able to enjoy the benefits later. And being able to look back and say you gave everything you had probably really is fun.<br /><br />For what it's worth, I also read another article about his routine where he said himself that he has OCD, although he's never been diagnosed.<br /><br />That brings up an interesting question, which I often wonder with regards to Kobe. A great work ethic equals greatness. But how much of that ethic and drive is due to some pathological condition?<br />Or is it simply the passion for what you do? Is there a difference?<br /><br />Which brings us to the question of what percentage of what Allen does is "work" versus "fun." I think it's different with different players. <br />Also, sometimes the routine becomes more maintenance to keep in shape.<br />But for Allen, I believe a majority of it is passion based rather than work.<br /><br />And why wouldn't it be? Being in that moment, where it is just you and your craft, when no one else is watching, that is when you find out who you are. And the process itself, the feeling of dedicating yourself entirely to something, and knowing you are developing it - that's something ethereal.Dr. JRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308250493283088653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645425172987184540.post-46933722467537129762011-05-04T19:44:51.027-04:002011-05-04T19:44:51.027-04:00Inspiring focus. No one else is doing this!
I...Inspiring focus. No one else is doing this! <br /><br />I'd like to ask him what percentage is "work" and what percent is...fun? That's not the right word, but the pleasant space where you are so absorbed in a task that everything else *poof* disappears.Melissa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340883668150692895noreply@blogger.com