Magical Basketball Game

I had an awesome basketball game earlier tonight - I was in the zone. A few buddies and I went to go play basketball. After we played a short 4 on 4 game, 3 more people came and we played 6 on 6 full court. Normally, that’s too many people but whatever. I don’t know but it seemed like everything was flowing. I was able to dribble and maneuver around people and I was hitting everything - layups, double pumps, outside shots, inside shots, just about everything. I even made a jump shot straight in the face of a 6′2″ defender. It floated right over his outstretched hands and swished - it was beautiful. Nights like these don’t come along very often. It felt really good.

There’s definitely a psychological aspect to basketball besides the physicality. When I’m motivated and confident, I can perform well. And the better I’m playing, the better I keep playing. When I’m not motivated, I always seem to get tired very quickly and become hesitant about my shots. The only other time I get motivated is if I get angry (from unnecessary roughness, arguments about violations, etc.) but even then I just have a surge of energy, I don’t necessarily play better.