God first then basketball ✝️

@do.2808

2 ай бұрын

Yes

@sharpywym

2 ай бұрын

absolutely

@youlookweirddude747

2 ай бұрын

This guy knows what's up. 👆🏾

@jackschnitzler1657

2 ай бұрын

Fax

@omega4973

2 ай бұрын

Yes

Thank you for this, people are obsessed with being “hoopers” instead of enjoying the game.

@zermanman9891

2 ай бұрын

Well it’s cuz ur coach gets on ur ass if you don’t ball out

@MilesMorales288

2 ай бұрын

@@zermanman9891 no thats got nothing to do with it imo, if ur not playing hard in practice then your definitely not a hooper. But ppl are too obsessed with basketball these days to even build a solid foundation, e.g. education, money etc. They just wanna go all in, but don't realise that if they're not where they want to be rn, then God has blessed them with other skills and probably make more money doing that than they ever will playing basketball

@Syndigold_edits

2 ай бұрын

There is nothing enjoyable in losing cuz that’s for losers

@isaacthomas9437

2 ай бұрын

Maybe people have their own ways of “enjoying” the game

I clicked on the video to see a new perspective, not for the doubt. I clicked the video to put the fear of missing out on information to rest. All this does is help me understand and prep accordingly in and out of basketball, sports wise and academic wise. Thank you.

@MatthewIgopNabaunag

2 ай бұрын

grown men thingz

feel like alot of ppl need this bro

Thanks for reminding me to get to the basketball ball court

College basketball will show you if you love basketball or if you play basketball cause you like to play it. I’ve seen so many people quit playing basketball after their freshman year

Bro really described me like 😢

This is a super important video! Here's my experience: I started playing basketball back in 2014 (I was 14) And I absolutely loved the game. I was training like 5 hours a day, worked on my shot, got taller, started dunking and eventually made it into a league. I absolutely thought I was going to make it big and that this was my destiny, but then team practices became hard for me, my body was tired, and one time I even collapsed. So I said to myself: I know I love basketball, but do I love it enough to commit and drain my body for it? no. At first this decision was really hard for me, but then I realized I love this game no matter what, I can play this game for fun, It doesn't have to be competitive. So to whoever reads this, there are many things to life besides being a pro basketball player, I'd recommend you to find different things or hobbies that makes you happy. But if you're really serious about basketball, keep balling but be realistic with yourself, your odds of playing in the NBA is less than 0.1%

@SprinkerMC

2 ай бұрын

you made it into the league???

@uptodatenba

2 ай бұрын

@@SprinkerMC into A league

@isaacthomas9437

2 ай бұрын

You still play overseas and get mad bucks if the nba doesn’t work

good video man, im struggling about my life and basketball was like a way to escape from my problems but nowadays I'm charging myself a lot, the pleasure is going away but is ok, i just need a time to rest

I totally agree with you. Sports should be played freely and should bring you happiness, nothing else. Most of the people tend to make basketball their life and when they realize they're not where they want to be, they start to feel depressed. We all know phrases like 'Keep going' or 'The light at the end of the tunnel' or 'Winners do not quit' ecc.. but in reality when something doesn't make you feel good you should take a break from it or quit and try something else. I'm saying this because I lived it myself, I recently quit basketball after 3 years (not professional basketball, low levels just to enjoy playing it) because I was putting too much pressure on myself that I couldn't keep doing it anymore, even at those levels. If a sport makes you feel this way I think you should take a break from it (I'm not talking about a week) and return having an healthy relationship with it. In the mean time you should try another sport/discipline to keep your mind open because if you focus on just one thing you'll never know if you like something else besides of basketball. Especially if you're like me, who didn't play any minute or just a few but kept doing it because I thought I was going to redeem myself. Hard work always give results, the important is how you feel, if it's like a torture then you should pause and question yourself. At the end of the day basketball is a sport like the others and even pro players like Michael Jordan can't play it a lifetime, so focus on the rest instead and when your mindset will be refreshed then you'll know what to do. In life you never stop learning, I feel that with all of this 'hard work mindset' people tend to not see the other side of the coin. I hope this video reaches the right audience and help people who are currently struggling.

@whal3YT

Ай бұрын

Welp sadly everyone who made the nba played basketball 6-8 hours a day

If you truly love the game, remember when you first started... why you picked up that basketball in the first place; simply because you enjoyed it. No matter where this magical sport takes us, you have to be grateful for all its done for us. There is also so much more ways you can be involved in basketball other than being a player. So just simply enjoy it, and when you have a bad day or mindset, remind yourself how far you've come.

I have a lot of respect for you because of this video! You have explained to many children and teenagers how things are. Many people ruin their lives trying to become professionals. Of course I was like that too. It was really kind of painful when I realized at the age of 16 that there was nothing from the NBA after all. But I want to address one more thing. It's just a game, and that's how it should be viewed, like Monopoly or hide and seek. It's just the ball that went through the hoop or not. It doesn't matter in the end. All of us who failed from basketball (and we should know that there are most of us) should use basketball as recreation in life and entertainment and to maintain our health. Greetings to you

Im watching this video to see how people view BALL I am alot of things I may not be great at them including basketball but I am obsessed with trying to find the next step to be better. To be delusional is to want to do something crazy and thats ok everyone successful was viewed as delusional so I keep on pushing.

When I was thinking ony about basketball I just didn't feel good mentally. But then I changed my mentallity and stopped taking basketball as seriously as I did and I have been more happy and I have even improved at basketball alot more when I do not really care about making it big or something but I still play basketball for hours everyday because I want to improve but not to try and make it to the NBA or anything

@julianbartley7766

Ай бұрын

Yup so me still at the end tho fo realz there where it's like if you juss focus like myself tho on being the best baller that you can be still tho that's all what matters to you like what you only care about and stuff still and becomes less about going pro and stuff still to thee nba or europe wherever tho so yeah, but obviously I've wanted to go thee nba tho like have really thought about it tho seriously for a while still its juss that it didn't even work out to get to that level of working my way up cuz I wasn't even good enough in which I feel now tho tbh but obviously it's too late tho for me anyways still but yeah at least I'm doing what I truly love to do and stuff still tho fo realz to be great tho so that way I don't gotta work a day in my life still while following my passion and then always trying to excel at it at all times tho fo realz so yeah!.❤😊

I’m 14, an all A student, about 5’4, going to high school next year. I’ve played school ball, rec ball, and now I’m playing aau, I started playing at 13 and I’ve had an identity before basketball. I believe I can make it to the NBA.

@callofbotss8042

2 ай бұрын

you can make it bro keep going

@Isaac_Arango

2 ай бұрын

You can do it bro

@cowfe

2 ай бұрын

If you slow down I'm going to outwork you bro. But I believe in you.

@brankokarpic2040

2 ай бұрын

Focus on school too

@gomez3357

Ай бұрын

If ur 5’4 u can’t make it hopefully u grow

Thanks man, I can relate to this, when I first started playing basketball I didn’t take it seriously, then stopped, then later I came back to basketball and now I’m obsessed with it, and practised an unhealthy amount, this video helped me realise that my life is bigger than ball.

Fr when I noticed I wasn`t going to live from this, all that was left was just to enjoy the game and meet new people with the same hobbies.

You speaking fax bro thank you for saying this. I too used to have a very unhealthy relationship with the game. Im better now and have moved on to other things but its awesome youre saying this :)

Number one goal of basketball is to have fun. Something the media tried hard to take away from the game.

0:31 this was me i was trash and so was My team so i never got cut but wed lose almost every Game until My senior year when a kid joined. Those days i hated practicing because i was wo trash. Then i was in college never touched a ball and was skipping class smoking weed all day and when new years 2020 came around i just got into that self improvement shit like nofap so i decided to hoop again. Even through quarantine up until now i manager to stay somewhat consistent. I'm not saying i'm mj but ive gotten a Lot better then back then and i can do things i used to dream about i gotts Lot of work but i want to play overseas I'm not saying guy in video is wrong thats what his experience Is. Don't let his experience dictate what you'll do.

underrated this happened to me in football i devoted my life to the sport I blamed my teammates as they teased me always and I thought they were the problem thought the play time was the problem i practiced 24/7 to get on starting but from being a A-B grade student i went straight down to the D-F grades. Thats when I realized what was I doing? did it get me anywhere did I really improve Ive been living that life style for fame for the sake of being a starter I realized those people devoted there lifes and I should balance or atleast make it hobby instead of a job cause I was not learning positive things from the sport anymore it was all negative.

This finna blow up

you are so right👏👏

underrated youtuber, here before he blows uo

Bum. I'll rather die grinding for my goals than give up and live in regret. That is how life should be lived. Your goals can involve alot of things and basketball could be part of those things and so you should grind and never give up.

@peacemain9552

2 ай бұрын

You never know what would happen if you don't give up but everyone knows what happens when you do.

@chocomint8261

Ай бұрын

not what he's saying, he's saying not everybody has to be constantly on the grind and have aspirations of being a pro hooper. i dont play basketball but i used to play football/soccer for my country at various age groups, and there was so much pressure to always put in work and make it to europe, but i stopped because i wanted to pursue other things, and there's no shame in that. it may be wasted potential in the sport, but there's nothing wrong with me not enjoying playing and maintaining myself at such a high level of football

@peacemain9552

Ай бұрын

@@chocomint8261 football's clearly not your goal. You were grinding for something that wasn't your goal. You clearly had no control over your life. My point still stands therefore that you should never give up on your goals. Let me use a different word "Dreams" or maybe "Desires" If those two words would help you understand why I said wha I said better.

2:40 bc of kobe bryant. He made hardwork more light and he had a driving point where ball is life.

But the thing is, when you said "You have thoughts of realising you're not making it to the NBA", you see for people like mr that won't happen, Failure ain't an option. Good video tho

I am so obsessed to be the best hooper that I can be, and in that process, I forgot to enjoy the game. Thank you for this

It’s just my coping mechanism, I play to escape the harsh reality we live in. Sure I’m not going to make the league, but I’m happiest when I play so why ever stop yk?

I have a lot of doubts when it comes to the physical aspects of the game, and it affects my mental output I don’t know how to get rid of that.

It feels stupid and like not right saying things like that. Basketball is all I have it's the only thing that can't be taken away from me. The only think that is away from the world but at the same time happens in unlike videogames so you just hooping all yr problems away. I love basketball and I don't want to be anything else my life except of it.

@colbyfroude2941

2 ай бұрын

It’s okay to love basketball and it’s okay to want to be great at it. I completely understand it being a healthier escape than most. But if you are not comfortable with who you’d be if you no longer had basketball, then you do need this video.

@gfhfdghfhj904

2 ай бұрын

Bro basketball is not everything. It's just a vehicle. Everyone stops playing basketball at some point In their lives whether it's 25, 30 or 40, and when they walk away from the game the only thing that will matter is what did they get out of it? So If it's not adding anything to your life it may be time to reevaluate your life. Cause at the end of the day no one really gives af about how much we love basketball...

@dlyly_

2 ай бұрын

As someone who wants to be an NBA player, I get you. I wanna be the best I can be, and so if you want to be that, achieve it.@@gfhfdghfhj904

@nkz.3984

2 ай бұрын

@@gfhfdghfhj904 Read all of it and will think about it. Appreciate you for taking your time Have a nice day man

@nkz.3984

2 ай бұрын

@@colbyfroude2941 I got the point I'll think about it. Thank you man Have a nice day

Its a work/fun balance

i agree and disagree if you like basketball and genuinely enjoy getting better at the game then whats wrong with working on your game but at the same time there comes a point where u need to be realistic about where u are on the basketball food chain and get your priorities straight the problem is that people think that playing basketball has to have meaning and the every day playing basketball just for the sake of playing and getting better is a waist of time which its not every day spent doing something u love isn't a waist of time as long as u know that there is more to life than basketball and that u have other priorities

@Kingston030

2 ай бұрын

waste

It was me with football(real football) and now im just hoopin. And im watching this cuz the thumbnail was good.

I enjoy playing basketball, I've always been realistic, I know I will never make it to the NBA, even the best varsity player in my school won’t make it. I just enjoy the game, I like to get better everyday because I enjoy the grind. I have seen people whose entire identity is just basketball, but you can enjoy basketball and still be the best you can be without basketball being the only thing in your life.

@julianbartley7766

Ай бұрын

Yup have a balance still so that way your still enjoying life outside of it and stuff tho depending on what you enjoy also then juss shooting hoops tho so yeah.

I would still be myself, I’ve learned there’s more to life than just basketball. I still love playing it, but I know that I’ll be ok if I don’t have a career in basketball

bro just play more and trust the process some 14 year old guys are just too shy or too scared or unprepared to join training and tryouts ive been there but when you keep trying you'll be able to progress to get good

Bro, I can play football (soccer) and basketball at the same time. I have two ways into my future. Is that good?

My goal is always just gonna be to be able to beat my friends, and their goal in basketball is the same as mine, which keeps it fun. And if we get good enough to play professionally then thats cool. but what you gotta do first is make sure you got your life purpose straight e.g mine is being the best muslim possible, and become a good member of humanity by getting a halal career you can enjoy that helps with the functionality of society

this is me rn

It’s meant to be fun!

Bru, im actually 14 and coming back from a 2nd place tournament

if u want to be better,practice things u hate

so what's the solution for a basketball player someone has did it

if there is no bball i will be no one

"there's life after ball"

No way this guy only has 737 subcribers. I'll definetly be 738

its a good thing i quit fr

I was worried about being better at basketball before I watch this video, because last year, when I was 16, it's the first time I heard about this game and the first time I had the oportunity to play it on my high school, the team is new and most of my teammates never had play basketball just like me. You might be asking to yourself? how did this dude never meet basketball before? it's quite simple, I live in Brazil, if you want to play basketball to be a pro you better have money. This thing of coach, high school team, college team, it doesn't exist. Most part of public schools don't have a court and when do, it's a futsal court (basically soccer). How all we know, Brazil is soccer/football country. It's hard to me, but I realized it's impossible that I go to NBA or some professional league. I started late playing the sport, I have no money, I live in Brazil, but that's ok bro, I accept it. Ball is not life, especially in my situation. But I'll keep playing basketball, because I love this sport so much and I have fun playing it. I'm growing up and I need of something to do in my life.

Dunno if what I'm about to express corroborates or contradicts the point this video is making, but I'll toss in my 2 cents anyways. I had basketball aspirations, as most other hoopers would. I wanted the sport I held so dearly in my heart and put so much time and effort into, pay me back by making money or pay a scholarship or get me to travel out of playing it, in the BIG LEAGUES. Then I had my bubble burst in my early to mid 20s when I met me a shorter non-athelete girlfriend who had bigger hands and longer fingers than I did. Meanwhile, I'm 5"10 AFTER the final growth spurt years and my skinny aah never got more than 63 KGs soaking wet. I had been eating dreaming and living Basketball, but the truth is, *I'll never be a pro baller, I'll never get paid for my passion. It was all for NOTHING* So I went through depression, where I contemplated quitting basketball entirely. Yet BBALL. motivated me to keep fit and eat well. It did ALOT to ease my strains tensions and anxiety, I found myself still wanting to get better, and I hated playing with casuals, so I joined a team that plays in a local league. I could be competitive and since it only happens on weekends, I can still be semi- casual about it throughout the week. That's when I realized I wouldn't want Basketball as a job. As I am now, I didn't go pro, but I can still go as easy or hard as I want to. Barring job stuff, I can probably play MUCH longer than if I was pro and I'd be happier knowing BBall isn't a job, its a source of happiness, enjoyment and socialization.

Does this mean that I should stop trying to be a professional basketball player

@potadoz9363

2 ай бұрын

No

If you’d like 1 to 1 advice from me on your basketball journey. DM me saying ‘basketball’ if you’re willing to invest in yourself. discord.gg/U5v4zjHWPC

Naw ball is life gng

Me Ong 😂

I have played basketball from 5th grade to now I played jv and varsity throughout high school then now I played my first year in college d3 last year I’m about to transfer I love the game but I just want to tell you guys don’t let this be your only thing explore different hobbies jobs and passions it’s always good to have different things to look forward too! Don’t get to down on yourself just be the best you can be

Facts…. Yeshua Christ is the WAY the TRUTH & the LIFE…. Then Love then Hoops!

So you saying people can’t just think they will make it to the NBA but they might as try so because the odds are low doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Because if you don’t live the basketball live you would never find your true potential.

basketball helps relieve stress for me and I just truly have a love for the game. I’ll be coaching it to keep the integrity of the game. Sports also reveals people’s true character as well. This video doesn’t really apply to me but I get the point.

I would die without ball

@shaulin3000

2 ай бұрын

That's tuff bro. I'm sure you got a lot more besides ball!

@theemotionalremix

2 ай бұрын

@@shaulin3000 Nah it's cool. I'm just exaggerating. But life would suck a little more if basketball just disappeared.

You may get hurt, and if you didn’t think your career would be anything outside of athletics than you’re in for a rude awakening.

repent and trust in Jesus you will be saved love yall

I do not care

First guy

i dont believe black guy can be bad at basketball. Its like fish bad at swimming>make no sence

Wtf is this, I totally disagree. What’s the purpose with doing anything if you’re just gonna think “I’m not gonna be great anyway so why waste time on it” it’s the journey that matters. U sound like u just gave up on hooping and just hoped to be good. If u wanna be great at anything u gotta be a little delusional. I’m going to be great. I’m not going to be average

@StarkLazux

2 ай бұрын

Have a backup plan, have fun and be happy while playing the sport, and don't obsess yourself with it like it's all there is to life, and you can have ofc fun delusions That's my take

@sp123

2 ай бұрын

The odds of making a college basketball team are incredibly low

@GDMHificationranpitc

2 ай бұрын

at the end od the day it is JUST playing with balls... michael Jordan himself is only famous because it pays well to distract.... follow Jesus

@chocomint8261

Ай бұрын

nah he's saying u dont have to be a super dedicated hooper with aspirations of going pro to enjoy playing the game

basketball sucks, do mma instead

@jean-clenche1015

Ай бұрын

it's dangerous

You speaking fax bro thank you for saying this. I too used to have a very unhealthy relationship with the game. Im better now and have moved on to other things but its awesome youre saying this :)