Monday, June 13, 2011

Dear LeBron...

I know things kind of suck right now, but your time will come.

The first thing you should realize is that your team overachieved this year. Forget all the crap from these modern day Max Mercies in the sports press, but you really weren't expected to win a title this year. Getting to the finals was a big achievement in itself, although you should have put up a stronger fight.

What you need to take away from this is the understanding that team coordination and planning often trump individual talent, and that the most important muscle is the grey one between the ears.

So where do you go from here? Well, you need to develop some mental toughness. Not easy, but here's how:

At Liverpool (which you own part of), there's a man called Kenny Dalglish, the original King Kenny. This man has been through more than you could possibly imagine, and come out a winner. He also happens to be the mentally toughest sportsman to grace this fair planet, on the same level as Bill Russell and Mohammed Ali.

Go to Liverpool's training camp, this summer, and listen respectfully to everything that man is willing to teach you. He will provide you with the tools that you need to step up to the next level.