It's not easy being good

I recently finished a training session with a client of mine who is in the 8th grade. He's a great kid, works hard, and he wants to get better. About 20 minutes into our workout his face is covered in sweat, his shirt is drenched, and he had a look on face that said he wasn't sure if he could make it through the workout. I kept pushing him to continue to work hard, to move quicker, faster and to be more efficient. I told him it's not easy being good. It takes a lot of work and dedication to become good and even more hard work to get better. If it was easy being good then every basketball player would be on an even playing field. The hard work is what separates the average player from the good player and the good player from the elite. You get out of basketball what you put in it. So if you show the game hard work and commitment then the game will show you success.