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The Importance of Mental Toughness

I was thinking about this a lot as Jimmy Butler was removing the exoskeleton of one Grant Williams, like a fatality in Mortal Kombat. I always blanch at times talking about mental toughness because it's kind of like this opaque, very vague thing that sports people throw out is just like a way to explain everything that's unexplainable. And when it gets down to crunch time, you're just making very calculated, calm decisions, like an extra pivot or like an up fake where you're just a step ahead at everyone and you're winning as a result of this. Yeah. Still he should be playing just not as the sole defender of Jimmy Butler. Good luck, Grant

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