In college, one of our assistant coaches used to yell out, "The work ain't hard!" all the time during practice and drills. We used to get so tired of hearing it but looking back, he was right. He would often say, "The work ain't hard if you love the game. If you love the game then it's not work, it's fun." That mantra has stuck with me ever since. I received my first basketball somewhere around the age of 4 or 5 I think. I honestly can't remember how old I was. I just remembe