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Five years ago, Anton Brookshire was riding in a car with his uncle on the way back from a basketball tournament in Milwaukee.
His uncle, Rob Yanders, was his coach. He didn't play Brookshire in the final game of the tournament.
"If you wanna play, you gotta be good enough because it's not just about you," Yanders said. "For me, I thought that was a lesson."
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With a tear in his eye, Brookshire asked the magic question:
"What do I have to do to get better?