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[@jdenley6794]

I came here for basketball advice and left with a much needed counseling/philosophy session. Thank you!

[@tyrushorn5918]

38:50 Was a wake up call. Accept all challenges in life. I remember Drew Brees saying To Be an Ultimate Warrior means to fight hard no matter the circumstances.

[@DeepGameBasketball]

You have no choice but to accept ;) Simon DeepGame

[@lookatcurryman4412]

Hey bro thanks now I broke out as a floor general and a better ball handler and I broke 24 pts 14 ast

[@arpanviraulakh2885]

Good job man

[@hawkk3444]

Lmao your name

[@bobotto1786]

When you defined outside sources as an unreliable source of confidence, that personified me. If I have a "good" game, I was happy, but a "bad" game sent me spiraling into sadness - even despair - and heaping on harsh judgement of not only my game, but chastising myself as a person. But now, you've given me a roadmap to creating my own code to play the game and to live my life based on a code of values I've created. Thank you so much from this 75-year-old baller still in love with the game!

[@sstan7374]

You need to write a book Taylor, this truly insightful.

[@JackRider]

agreed

[@Pablo-rb5yw]

His videos are soo underrated

[@imjustbeingme6253]

Your word really touch me when you said "BE YOUR SELF" because everyone really denys me for who i am but when everyone rejected me i still am being myself even through all the pain of what they said but this talk really had me emotional cause i dont know i can't say it but coach thankyou for all the things that you said it really change me for who i am 💗💗💗💗🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@donovonlee6434]

Crazy thing about this is... I play for a semi pro league, and I'm that one guy on the team who knows he is better than everybody else on the team, but has trouble proving it when the lights come on. I'm also that 1 player that outworks everybody else on the team but it never translates to how I play on the court.. I realized that my FEAR, not confidence, is the reason for me being so passive on the court. Once I can figure out what exactly I'm afraid of, then I truly believe everything else will get out of the way

[@iamzay4938]

Facts bro fear is the biggest enemy. Can definitely relate when u know your the best but that fear cripples your game. If you look back in the past you’ll realize what was the point of fearing

[@frothyfriz9722]

Looks like your holding too much of an “image” for yourself, might be afraid that if you fail your hurting the team and that if you keep failing you’ll go downhill. Just go full send! Its a team sport so if you’re afraid know there’s 4 teammates looking out for you

[@BlackAF1RoundtableCEO]

My fear is the coach yelling at me

[@andreippa]

how is this going man?

[@stephenmoore9444]

Same here man

[@shanetaggart9409]

Hey thanks for the program it really helps I really broke out my previous season, scoring 34 points one game

[@allen_779]

wow

[@cedricasdfghjkl9151]

Well, that's 2 more than my career high is 😅. I'll try to beat it😝😉🤣

[@adamfarah1952]

Mine is 40 and I'm 12 and I only took 21 shots

[@TheDonCK]

@@adamfarah1952 CAP

[@adamfarah1952]

@@TheDonCK no cap

[@twgs5291]

watching this after having. 0-2 season despite me being in the gym more then anyone in my team i was scared to take a shot and never shot in the game when in reality i know i make them this day starts a new code within myself that will change me

[@domsday7973]

U have...no idea how much this has helped me....I watched this a year back but it was now I fully understood wat this talk was about.... coach Tyler thank you so much....I know that's as much gratitude as I can give u but I'm forever thankful...u brightened up my perspective nd I'm goona make sure ur had work doesn't go in vein ❤

[@DeepGameBasketball]

🙏 - Simon, Team DeepGame

[@cedricasdfghjkl9151]

Thanks so much guys for these videos. Now that quarantine is over, I have changed my mindset completely. Although I still recover from an injury for another 5 months, I am loving every moment I spent on the court, and with my teammates. I feel like I'm at home there, I feel so comfortable. I continue to work as hard as I can, without putting pressure on me that I want to play on a professional level, and enjoy myself in the moment. I don't compare myself in my mind to anybody, I just compete to beat myself and enjoy being there. I also shoot the ball better than ever before (I was always good at shooting), while not even being close to 100%. That's how comfortable I feel thanks to your advice. Thank you so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@alextrippin3902]

Yo it's been 9 months since u commented that have you gotten better then before and does this video still have a affect on you rn?

[@tonydeee8826]

People pay thousands for information like this which can be applied in all aspects of life. I really appreciate this video. Life changing for sure

[@jtballin1863]

Got practice in an hour your a life saver

[@eptheg2150]

Bro I be going on airplanes and saying “I’m the best hooper here” 💀

[@hyper.official]

Ayo same bru 😭 i be going into walmart and be like “lmao im defo destroying this dude 1v1”

[@eptheg2150]

@@hyper.official 😂🙏

[@Raftiano]

2k don't count fam. Jk, mamba mindset yo 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@crosscourtpass]

I be like that everywhere

[@jdizzlin762]

I’d cook everyone in this comment section

[@mikel9443]

This is that kind of video that every basketball player should definitely watch.

[@gxp958]

Ben Simmons needs to watch this 💯

[@albertzhouu]

they would both improve so much ben simmons is like giannis without the mindset (and less physically gifted but that's because of his mindset)

[@637jackyy]

@@albertzhouu Giannis is like 6”10 and Ben simmons is 6”10

[@blitzz2734]

@@637jackyy I think by physically gifted they meant athletisms

[@sullybutler1775]

@@637jackyy He said he’s less physically gifted and Giannis is 6’11 with a 8’0 wingspan and has the 2nd biggest hands in the league 40 inch vertical and is faster than Ben

[@meterboy.]

@@637jackyy giannis is 6”11

[@christian_zitney]

The mind is so powerful

[@KingJaviGoat]

Spirit through Holy Spirit>

[@daniell4789]

I love you man, few people now or think about that mental strength is a big part of the game. Without mental strength you would play badass.

[@Ilovetrenandprotein]

Deeply needed this man I had tryouts yesterday I played at my best but was to hard on myself telling my self I suck but day 2 today and I’m try to use this to improve. Myself

[@cgswindles576]

DROP THE MIC!!!! Taylor with another GEM! You never disappoint! I read all your emails and watch all your videos!

[@giannismparkass]

Coach thank u so much for what u have done for us with the daily mails and all those talks... God bless you ❤️ Keep up the good work

[@giannismparkass]

@ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΦΩΤΙΑΔΗΣ ΈΛΑ ΠΑΤΡΙΏΤΗ

[@giannismparkass]

@ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΦΩΤΙΑΔΗΣ όχι αγορίνα μου κγω εδώ δουλεύω 🧠🏀

[@giannismparkass]

@ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΦΩΤΙΑΔΗΣ ισχύει φίλε... Καλή τύχη στον στόχο σου θα τα πούμε ψηλά 🙌🏼🏀

[@christian_zitney]

No need to compare when you’re 1 of 1!

[@chuchuchuchia]

You're so on point with that statement!

[@rayfish5301]

This is why Dame is one of the greatest in the world right now

[@stress.relief]

This shit is perfect timing ive been through it all so I understand every single freaking word you said, there are games I would miss every shot and the team will win, and there are games I make the first 2 buckets and then shit just falls apart and I don’t score for shit and lose, interestingly enough when I look at PG I think of him as an ordinary guy with an ordinary game that can have strides, I’ve been learning how to be more myself and not give a fuck, and this video is the continuation to that. THANK YOU!

[@cedvick]

Bravo! I can listen to this over and over

[@ejvela8814]

I love these videos. Im on my 4th year of coaching and i suggest these videos to all my teams. Not just basketball, but volleyball too.

[@bartpudlovic3522]

Thanks man. I really appreciate this video. I needed someone show me this. Good luck you all.

[@skinnytimmy1]

Without any confidence / courage, it's almost like everything in life is a locked level in a game that I can't get to.

[@davidagudelorueda5844]

My mantra will be: If it's humanly possible, you can do it

[@hidrasblade]

I just wanna say thank you, I tend to think i know what I need but you just show me otherwise, in a good way. Thank you

[@elise4839]

This is a great video. I jus wanted to point out that positive self talk can increase confidence more than u think through something called cognitive dissonance, ur feelings will align with ur actions and vise versa because we feel mental discomfort when they don’t.

[@abcparty7965]

Watched this video today, took notes, and applied it🙌 Hit the game winning shot later that evening in the game 🙏Thank you man 💯

[@oliwebster5120]

Thanks bro tonight I played a shit game I had 0pts I got the ball taken from me whenever I drives to the basket at the moment I’m having mostly bad games but I’m training I’m playing like an NBA player it’s frustrating for me the player on the team that barely plays basketball scores more than me and I work 10x harder than him I’ve got to keep this video in mind to improve my confidence cause I’m games I put myself under pressure but in training I’m insane and I’m fine

[@DenisTopG]

Samee

[@mothmen1399]

Dang for me it is the complete opposite. Like if I'm going to a tryout 9 times out of 10 I play like complete crap and in real games were it matters I regularly get 20 point games and even some triple doubles

[@DenisTopG]

@@mothmen1399 bro howww

[@zessentials7894]

Keep working man everytime you play like garbage use it as motivation to keep working and going it takes time to see improvement

[@deryckroberts3547]

A real help for yourself is simple when you train you have to train against people better than you, you can train just by yourself you got to see it work on people better than you. Every time you catch up to that talent then you gotta raise the barrier.

[@Iamdannydimez]

Thank you man. This video was a lil bit hard to understand at first, but this really helped me and this will definitely help me improve my self confidence. I might be only 16 and I struggle with alot of things like self confidence, discipline, honesty, following through promises, etc. But me personally nba or going overseas is a dream I’m definitely trying to chase and this video helped me alot. Once again thank you for the advice 🙏❤️

[@johnathann.77]

yo Coach this is like the best video I ever watch appreciate you for this

[@DeepGameBasketball]

Glad you like it =) Simon DeepGame

[@chris_wilson910]

Thank you for this amazing video. Very well done brother. You’re a strong speaker and you put a lot of work into preparing this, I can tell. I’m sharing this with the high school basketball players I coach, as well as the staff at the yoga studio I work at. Amazing wisdom and deep perspectives coming from you that I’m excited to share with my community. Thank you!

[@brothervon4424]

This a video, a lot of hooper need to see. This has helped me evolve my game ✨💎

[@DeepGameBasketball]

I'm glad it helped =) Simon DeepGame

[@marktiupin7042]

Thanks a lot for such helpful and useful information. Greetings from Ukraine.

[@caseclosed8189]

Fracturing trust with ones own self by lying to yourself… damn that’s deep

[@mbscinemas-subliminalsfore3131]

This video is great and you are so knowledgeable on the subject this is the real key to Elite athleticism.

[@Aust1n-Guitar]

thank you this was a great message especially for basketball players that struggle with confidence in game. whenever i used to get into a actual game of basketball, i get nervous and play terrible

[@masonwigmore1950]

i hope your doing better

[@ibraheempatifaggot8377]

I don’t think you understand how much this helped me.

[@joffbernarte4278]

You saved my life, been watching your videos and been listening to your podcast. These videos really made me change the way I look at life. Helped me more than you know. Thank you! I am blessed to be alive!

[@drew_d_10]

Thank you so much for this video. I have been trying to find a video like this that can truly help me step up my game. I feel like the one nain thing I've needed to become a better player is inner confidence. Again, you truly don't know how much this will help me

[@Inmyownlanern]

Thank you!! I used all this over the summer and I was a complete different player.

[@trust4]

When asked about what my code is, I thought about what Ive always wanted, Freedom. At a point in my life without realizing it Id already developed this code to live by the mantra Mantra: “Ill do what I want” So Im going back to that. At that point I was the most confident Id ever been. My reason for choosing freedom is because its a big umbrella for things like Integrity, courage, etc. Just by wanting to do something, Ill do it Ive always hated being held down and being limited by others so thats where it developed from

[@trust4]

It ties in well on the court too, instead of being stiff and nervous, why not just do what I truly want to do and take the shots I want to take

[@gabegibby6515]

Can't wait for Taylor to drop some knowledge bombs. Better build a bunker before the talk.

[@XanderHedin]

Thank you sooo much. This will definitely improve my self confidence and will improve my game overall

[@icecoldandrewbaxter8348]

Coach Taylor low-key becoming my mentor.

[@lockinjett7858]

THIS IS PURE! THANKS SO MUCH! I wanted to know why there will be people disliking this video when it is truth and will helps you.

[@kingkai18]

hey man thanks for this! before this video i could barely hoop in gyms the way i wanted to, but now im in the NBA! You’re the best man

[@marvinwong8485]

Ayo, this is so much more applicable than just basketball. Thanks man.

[@omm5572]

This helps, your like a guru. Keep up the good work!

[@brianhill5817]

Psalms 118:6 "THE LORD IS ON MY SIDE I WILL NOT FEAR WHAT CAN MAN CAN DO UNTO ME"

[@phili9205]

🙂

[@KingJaviGoat]

Amen

[@LaMarkBall]

amen

[@NBAHause]

It helps a lot when you live with a „Code“ thanks for Sharing this taylor

[@julianberick8913]

this is not only for basketball it will help u in all parts of your life

[@DeepGameBasketball]

Law #8 states: "Basketball is not life; it is a teacher of life." =) Simon DeepGame

[@KidnapT]

Thanks now I got 0 point 0 assist 0 rebound and 0 turnover at home the gym is close everywhere is close luckily I got hoop at home but still can’t be able to do any other things than shooting and layup

[@oxxman2928]

You just got one more subscriber! Great work!!!

[@DeepGameBasketball]

Glad you liked it! Simon DeepGame

[@vernonspeller1597]

Great lesson thank you! I've experienced both the roller coaster of outer confidence and the stability of inner confidence. I will be sharing and discussing this with my children.

[@d27gaming34]

Thanks it really helped me!

[@ijam1729]

Badly need this, in my neighbourhood I can play with my all but for some reason when I'm at school my legs get frozen 💀

[@whiteafrican_ty3228]

Thanks for this video I needed to hear this because lately I haven’t been myself and this video is gonna help me

[@nachomadriz]

I only can say thank you, that's a huge valuable content, and i find it in the perfect moment. 😉

[@coreyludwig2097]

Great video

[@polon9134]

I think i created the most powerful mantra that i could. This video helped me A LOT. I have a pretty though game tomorrow and i have to put those tips in practice since today. thank you so much for this, it is life changing. anyways, my mantra is: If they doubt, i do it but if they don't, its because they know i already did.

[@DeepGameBasketball]

You may benefit from a mantra/statement which is more concise, and based more off of your own actions rather than others' perceptions. You can play around with the one you have and experiment with it, though. Simon DeepGame

[@polon9134]

@@DeepGameBasketball thank you Simon, i got you, i'll try a better one. An update about the game, i played a solid 30min , and was consistently, we won and i was having fun the whole game cause even if we lose and i play bad, i was still following the code i created watching this video. Thank you again, this content is elite.

[@gabegibby6515]

If we replace succes with courage, validation with integrity, would comparison be replaced with personal growth or does it also get exchanged d for integrity.

[@angeloquinto4393]

thank you so much it really helps a lot ❤️🙏🏻

[@zackiep2221]

bro this a video alot of people dont think they need

[@in_his_Bag]

Thanks now i have a solid code that i can help with my confidence

[@curtishardaway3366]

Man this is a great video...wow

[@chuchuchuchia]

I didn't expect this to be as therapeutic as it was...love it! 💪💪♥️♥️

[@KingJaviGoat]

Mine is “Stay true to myself and God”

[@JesseSwagz0]

nah this video was amazing😭😭😭😭

[@meljackson3924]

Great video. You nailed it. Great breakdown.

[@DeepGameBasketball]

Glad you like it! Simon DeepGame

[@jojokelete]

Best video i’ve seen in years

[@Chipotlezaxbys]

This video helped me a lot thank you💯

[@DeepGameBasketball]

Always glad to be of service. Simon DeepGame

[@Chipotlezaxbys]

@@DeepGameBasketball and I’m also starting AAU so my confidence is definitely gonna change my game a lot!

[@geebogd6298]

This guy is a genius.

[@albertzhouu]

To the 7 people who disliked this video, what are you doing? This was so helpful thank you.

[@inojin3427]

Omg thank u so much I don't rlly have confidence issues but Injured my leg bad and after it Heald I was so scared to move it but now I'm more mobile with it like I used to be thank u

[@fakgllll]

Hey Coach Taylor, great video. These are gems and this video probably took years of experience and failures and trials to get out and I appreciate you so much for that. Just one question, the three outer confidence "variables" are success, validation and comparison. So for success, it's having courage regardless of success or failure. For validation, it's always having that intergrity so you don't need validation from others because you know who you are. For comparison, what would the value be? Instead of always downing your self trust and saying you are the best at the court, knowing you may not be damages your self trust. So what would be a moral code to help make comparison an inner confidence thing?

[@DeepGameBasketball]

The simple answer to all three of these is that we want our confidence to be internally generated, rather than externally. Of course, external confidence will come and go, but ideally it should really only be the final 1-2% if even contributing to your confidence at all. In the case of comparison, the answer is to just not compare at all =) Understanding that each person is different, will have different hurdles to overcome, and different innate strengths as a foundation. Seeing things that way, it's pretty much meaningless to compare your external world to others. Simon DeepGame

[@fakgllll]

@@DeepGameBasketball Thank you, Coach Simon. :)

[@richardredfern6282]

Great video.

[@cheickndeni4706]

Just thanks you. Thanks you so much!

[@phoenixmvp3869]

He’s back

[@lautarodiaz3113]

i really liked how he put damian lillard as an example and now (apart from his abs injury) i really believe he is struggling with his confidence, in the end it can happen to even the best players in the world

[@tinlang]

This acquires to all sports

[@xXCLAMPZXxx]

Thanks coach i needed this program

[@MamaMama-kh1gz]

Yessir Taylor, by the way I'm Jared Hoki on the forum!!!

[@johnfelps3383]

Love the content!

[@Didemm_3]

Yess

[@princeamu]

This is really good. Well thought out.

[@YagzerAltunyuva]

Coach, I really like your content thanks a lot! don't get me wrong but I couldn't see any highlights when you are playing. if there is any, can i have a link please?

[@DeepGameBasketball]

There is some actual in-game footage of Coach T playing in high school out there, but at the moment I'm unable to find it. However, he does display his skills quite well in the video I'll link below. (Don't make fun of Coach T in this video though; he's changed a lot since then XD. Also, the link he mentions is no longer working.) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHOQmYaAe7aiqpo Simon DeepGame

[@d1n0s03]

This hit deep

[@slavisavuckovic3825]

Thanks man 🙏

[@DeepGameBasketball]

Anytime. Simon DeepGame

[@tungdang9144]

I waited too long forr this

[@jorgerodarte3878]

I appreciate the vid man 💪🏽

[@brixcorder5249]

Wow bro thank your sooo much for sharing. This was life changing honestly. Thank you godbless u

[@НиколаВердин]

damn, i looked for basketball tips, but found cure for some of my diseases

[@ulisesvasquez2482]

JESUS IS KING,LORD and GREAT GOD Amen✝️🙏🏽❤️!!!

[@gqp3185]

😅

[@cookiemcflurry5705]

Um

[@denniskasirimo6531]

Amen

[@denniskasirimo6531]

Amen. Repent all and believe in Jesus Christ and be baptized by water and Spirit

[@delscott958]

This is true 👍🏾

[@icecoldandrewbaxter8348]

My code that I live by is my Biblical Christianity, wich holds, honor to authority, trust in God and yourself, helping your neighbor, discipline yourself from sin etc. So when he said how much confidence you have is based upon your code, for me that means for how well I am living my Christian life, big eye-opener.

[@DeepGameBasketball]

It may help if you can term those more general terms into more specific measurements. For instance, how do you know in any given moment if you are honoring authority? What does that mean, in action form? Simon DeepGame

[@icecoldandrewbaxter8348]

@@DeepGameBasketball Honoring Authority in action form would mean for me, would be respecting my coaches my teachers, when my coach tells me to do something I do it, I uplift my parents, essentially i trust them.

[@icecoldandrewbaxter8348]

@@DeepGameBasketball For helping my neighbor, that would mean helping anyone I see if there is a need, no matter who they are, where they come from, or how they treat me. Having a continual spirit of helping and being there for others.

[@icecoldandrewbaxter8348]

@@DeepGameBasketball And disciplining myself from sin would be, Knowing what sins that I struggle with, knowing wich sins I am tempted with daily. Then putting myself in the situation to not sin. And through integrity sticking and holding to my code.

[@icecoldandrewbaxter8348]

@@DeepGameBasketball And respecting authority at any given moment would mean that inside myself I completely trust the people that God places over me, no matter who they are I trust them and respect them because God put them there.

[@frothyfriz9722]

I see you looking at that script ! Honestly this is more then just basketball, great video.

[@DeepGameBasketball]

No script - just notes to make sure he doesn't miss anything =) Simon DeepGame

[@farrel6781]

Needed this 🙏