I always remember when one of my mentors and coaches (Coach Bijan) who had a huge impact on my game and life always used to say to me “be the first to arrive and last to leave practice or workouts”. This was something that instantly resonated with me, and from then on I did my absolute best to show up before anyone else at practice and stay after everyone was gone to get some extra work in. This point was further reinforced after reading about Ray Allen’s legendary pre-game routine that allowed him to become the NBA all-time leader in made 3-point field goals.