Napheesa Collier

um yeah it was awful i mean i felt a lot of anger i've not been you know quiet about like how i felt about the finals so i was riding on anger for a really long time and it's still something that like i used to motivate myself even now i mean

um yeah it was awful i mean i felt a lot of anger i've not been you know quiet about like how i felt about the finals so i was riding on anger for a really long time and it's still something that like i used to motivate myself even now i mean

I feel like it has pushed me to be, honestly, a better player because I, in the way that I play, I feel like I never want to be in that situation again where I'm having to complain about the refs, which everyone is saying, you know. I want it to be where we're winning by so much it doesn't matter what the refs are calling.

I feel like it has pushed me to be, honestly, a better player because I, in the way that I play, I feel like I never want to be in that situation again where I'm having to complain about the refs, which everyone is saying, you know. I want it to be where we're winning by so much it doesn't matter what the refs are calling.

And so I think it's changed my mindset and the way that I see the game, honestly, and it's made me a better player because of it.

And so I think it's changed my mindset and the way that I see the game, honestly, and it's made me a better player because of it.

I think it's changed my mentality. Honestly, it's made me more mentally strong. And so during the games, I feel like sometimes I would like coast a little bit where you have, you know, quarters or a couple of minutes where you're like, you don't need to be involved. And, you know, you're kind of like LeBron at the end of the game, like swinging the ball, stuff like that.

I think it's changed my mentality. Honestly, it's made me more mentally strong. And so during the games, I feel like sometimes I would like coast a little bit where you have, you know, quarters or a couple of minutes where you're like, you don't need to be involved. And, you know, you're kind of like LeBron at the end of the game, like swinging the ball, stuff like that.

Now I just feel super locked in. Like, I want to make sure that I'm contributing to the team. It doesn't even have to be scoring, but like, I need to be going out there and I need to be playing great defense. I need to be getting rebounds, whatever it is where I'm locked in. And just, I would just say it just, it just gave me an edge to when I play and how I play.

Now I just feel super locked in. Like, I want to make sure that I'm contributing to the team. It doesn't even have to be scoring, but like, I need to be going out there and I need to be playing great defense. I need to be getting rebounds, whatever it is where I'm locked in. And just, I would just say it just, it just gave me an edge to when I play and how I play.

Honestly, I feel like more and more just because, you know, like in the Jordan documentary, he's like, I took that personally. I feel like it's easy to find little things that you take personally and it makes you play with an edge. So, I don't know. You just find little stuff that kind of pisses you off. And I play better when I'm mad because it makes me really focused.

Honestly, I feel like more and more just because, you know, like in the Jordan documentary, he's like, I took that personally. I feel like it's easy to find little things that you take personally and it makes you play with an edge. So, I don't know. You just find little stuff that kind of pisses you off. And I play better when I'm mad because it makes me really focused.

Well, I don't like other people to see that I'm mad. So that is something that I still stick to. It's like, I don't want you to know I'm mad, but I need to use it as fuel for myself to So, I mean, like, just, you know, people are chirping or they're, you know, fouling you or they're complaining about something, saying, like, oh, that wasn't a foul or whatever it is.

Well, I don't like other people to see that I'm mad. So that is something that I still stick to. It's like, I don't want you to know I'm mad, but I need to use it as fuel for myself to So, I mean, like, just, you know, people are chirping or they're, you know, fouling you or they're complaining about something, saying, like, oh, that wasn't a foul or whatever it is.

You can find anything to get mad about.

You can find anything to get mad about.

Yes, absolutely.

Yes, absolutely.

Yeah, I want to be super greedy about it. And also, we're working our butts off. We are in the weight room every single day, all five of us. We are in the training room every single day, all five of us, taking care of our bodies the way that we stay locked into practice. We are making it so... There's no competition. We want it to be where we're winning every single game.

Yeah, I want to be super greedy about it. And also, we're working our butts off. We are in the weight room every single day, all five of us. We are in the training room every single day, all five of us, taking care of our bodies the way that we stay locked into practice. We are making it so... There's no competition. We want it to be where we're winning every single game.