Does genius in sports exist? The greats who have played and coached disagree whether it does. What do you think? In reality, what you think means more to you than what an NBA great thinks.  

What you believe will be the driving force for your greatness. If you believe you are born with greatness, you will never put in the effort to be great. If you believe you’re born great, you’ll sit back and wait for greatness to show itself. If you are wrong, by the time you realize it, you’ll be too old to put in the effort to train for greatness.   If you believe greatness is something that must be worked for, you will always be chasing it. 

Genius in sports?  Is Michael Jordan a genius because he won six championships?   Is Kobe Bryant a genius because he once scored 81 points in a game?   For every argument you can make about genius, you can find many more examples of the opposite. Average players who became remarkable athletes through training, practice and determination.

They dreamed of being great, they worked toward it, and became a name remembered for years.