Alan Stein Jr.

And I had a chance to watch one of his really early morning workouts, which for those... Which were legendary.

Absolutely legendary.

And for folks that are familiar, those have a start time of 4 a.m.

Gosh.

And, you know...

And, of course, the most impressive part of that is you're talking about a guy that had already reached the mountaintop.

You know, he's already a surefire Hall of Famer, multimillionaire, 10 times over, NBA champion, MVP.

I mean, and he's still up in the offseason putting in that type of work.

And I remember...

Being as a younger coach being shocked at the simplicity of what he was doing.

I mean, he spent the first 30 minutes without even having a ball in his hands.

He was doing basic pivoting drills and footwork drills and his workout lasted for a couple hours.

And I remember vividly at the end of this workout going up to him.

and saying, Kobe, I don't get it, man.

You're the best player in the world.

Why are you doing such basic drills?

And I'll never forget it.

He gave me a really friendly smile and a wink, but he said in a really serious tone, why do you think I'm the best player in the world?

Because I never get bored with the basics.

Mm.