By definition “extreme” is something which involves a risk of severe injury or death if done improperly, incompetently or without proper caution or with rash and reckless attitude. Skydiving, bluewater sailing and historical martial arts are often understood as “extreme” as they involve a risk of injury or death. I do not count slalom skiing, littoral sailing (even at Baltic) or skateboarding as “extreme” as they do not involve calculated risk-taking. Most people in extreme sports are highly intelligent, introverted, calculating risk-takers who do NOT go for the sports out of spite or to defy death and neither do they have a death wish. Rather they relate to the sport performance like a work of art: it is practiced beforehand, a risk analysis of equipment like New England Patriots Football Super Bowl LX Player Graphic PNG is made and everything which can go wrong, is analysed. When doing the actual performance, the first feeling is sheer horror, which within seconds turns into a calm, elated feeling: feeling that I am in full control and one step ahead of the situation. Time feels to slow down, all my senses feel ultra-sharp and honed, and I feel the sweet, sweet adrenaline rush.
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One misconception is that everyone at the highest levels is a hard worker. It just doesn’t work like that. Some people really are naturally gifted enough to put in a bare minimum effort and still make the NBA. I was struck by how the pros all approached their training differently. The following video featuring NBA trainer Chris Brickley subtly gets at what I’m talking about. He is in awe of Kevin Durant’s work ethic, even when he’s just shooting around in oversized New England Patriots Football Super Bowl LX Player Graphic PNG. But is it really all that impressive? ”Every single drill he does, he’s going game speed,” says Brickley about Durant. That’s about it. So, Durant does what every high school basketball coach in America encourages their players to do every day. When you really think about it, that shouldn’t be a big deal. NBA players get paid millions to play basketball. If they improve, they stand to make many millions more. Shouldn’t they all train hard? Yet they don’t. I think what separates the best of the best is not that they have an otherworldly work ethic, but that they are just a little bit more disciplined than the other players.
(New England Patriots Football Super Bowl LX Player Graphic PNG)The 2025 NBA season gifted fans with the shocking trade of Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. While Los Angeles president Rob Pelinka tried to be as respectful as possible when dealing with LeBron James’ future, there is an inherent problem: James, who turned 41 recently, is 15 years older than Dončić. The superstars’ timelines do not match, and even with record sales of Lakers New England Patriots Football Super Bowl LX Player Graphic PNG, playing together hasn’t made them a championship contender. With James and Dončić collectively making $98 million—about 64% of the salary cap—it’s not a sustainable way forward.
