CamrnCrz1974
Good Guy for a Dookie
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2011
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"One of the 144" — by Napheesa Collier
"Coach Geno preached on the mental aspect of the game over and over until we understood that it truly was our preparation and mindset — not our physical talent or anything else — that would lead us to success. And once that clicked, and I really got it, all the other talent I brought with me when I got to the program was actually unlocked."
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"What I didn’t appreciate until years later, was that I needed my confidence to be broken down like that. Because it’s not enough to just have a talent for something — not if you actually want to be the best. What I learned at UConn was really how to learn. Throughout all my years there, the thing that coach Geno repeated the most during practices and gameswas that we had to be smarter."
One of the 144 | By Napheesa Collier
"Coach Geno preached on the mental aspect of the game over and over until we understood that it truly was our preparation and mindset — not our physical talent or anything else — that would lead us to success. And once that clicked, and I really got it, all the other talent I brought with me when I got to the program was actually unlocked."
...
"What I didn’t appreciate until years later, was that I needed my confidence to be broken down like that. Because it’s not enough to just have a talent for something — not if you actually want to be the best. What I learned at UConn was really how to learn. Throughout all my years there, the thing that coach Geno repeated the most during practices and gameswas that we had to be smarter."
One of the 144 | By Napheesa Collier
