While an athlete’s physicality may be what gets them to the top, such as LeBron James in the NBA, it’s mentality that pushes them to strive for more. At the same time though, that mentality could be an athlete’s downfall.
After James and the Miami Heat lost in the 2011 NBA Championships to the Dallas Mavericks, James reportedly went into a deep depression, and he barely came out of his room for nearly a month following the loss. Basketball was and still is his life, and when he infamously announced he was going to Miami to win “Not one, not two, not three” championships, he was expected to do just that.