The Oklahoma City Thunder’s remarkable turnaround has been
the talk of the sports world this week as they advanced to their first NBA
Finals in dramatic fashion. The NBA
Playoffs have been a great example of how we find lessons in sports that we can
apply to our every day lives.
How do we handle adversity, and on the flip side, how do we
handle success? The Thunder faced a
Spurs team that had won 20 straight games.
Down 2-0, the numbers said they had no chance. How did they respond? By reeling off four straight victories,
rallying from an 18-point deficit in the decisive game, and becoming only the
third team in NBA history to win four straight in the conference finals after
trailing 2-0. You don’t have to be a
sports fan to appreciate their fight.
Successful people—in sports, business and life—share a
common trait. They recover from
adversity quickly. They don’t focus on
the negative and they control what they can control. So what can we learn from the playoffs while
we are enjoying the games? Don’t let
adversity unravel you. Allow it to
motivate you and propel you forward.
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