Motivational Story - Tyler Herro (Miami Heat / NBA)



Greetings! This week’s topic is about CULTURE and your choosing of a program to play for or being drafted by one can so make or break your career at least at the crucial beginning stage where coaching instruction, learning how to take care of your body, formulating habits, etc., are so vital in your development and ultimate success.

Colin Cowherd, a popular Fox TV-Radio sports talk show host, brought up the word CULTURE many times during one of his recent program that I was listening too and how being associated with the right organization can sometimes make or break a player’s career? He touched on how the Kansas City Chiefs Andy Reid was considered such a “great teacher” and what a perfect coach he was for Patrick Mahomes to get upon his arrival in the NFL? He brought up Tom Brady and his good fortune to gain Bill Belichick’s mind and day-to-day structure as his first NFL coach and what it had to mean in his career development?

Those thoughts led me to think about Miami Heat rookie point guard Tyler Herro, who had one of the most electrifying rookie performances in NBA Playoff History when he poured in 37 points against the Boston Celtics in Game #4 of the 2020 NBA Eastern Conference Finals that had the Twitter universe gushing in amazement! How much of his rapid success can be attributed again to being blessed with the right organization, one with a solid framework and plan already put in place for their first round draft pick (13th selection overall out of Kentucky in 2019).

Herro was still a teenager (19) when he first laced up his sneakers for the Heat last October. The franchise did not waste any time and quickly paired him up with Jimmy Butler, the team’s prized off-season acquisition from Philadelphia. Butler, a 9-year NBA veteran and five-time league all-star, would invite Herro to his home in Chicago so that they could work out together and serve as a mentor for him. When it came time to take part in his first NBA training camp, Herro’s play and work habits caught the eye of the Heat staff right away.

Said Coach Erik Spoelstra: "He had a great, competitive humility about him. A fearlessness that is uncommon. But he was humble enough to work, to be coachable and to take the mentorship from the veteran players that we have on our team. The veterans saw that he was a worker and he showed up the next day trying to get better, to make those incremental improvements every single day and grind when nobody is watching and doing it when most people don't."

Many of the lessons Herro was learning in Miami were also instilled in him during his one season of play at Kentucky. Said his college coach John Calipari: “I used to bust him down a little bit in practice, and he’d look at me like, ‘There’s nothing you can do too hard – give me more.’ He was in the gym every night obsessed with learning the game and his craft. I told Tyler that Miami and their culture was perfect for him!”

How important is the organization's Culture and the impact it can have on you and your game? Jimmy Butler said this on his new team : “You hear about the Heat’s culture but when you're actually two feet in their locker room, you sense it and you love it. The pride in the craft is something that resonates with the players and coaches. We do not have anyone on their own agenda here. It's not about stats. It's not about fame. It's not about money. It's not about none of that. It's legit about winning a championship, and we're capable of it. It's punched into our minds every single day."

May you feel the love with your program too! 

Jim Loria


MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES RELATING TO THIS STORY 

"Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work" – stated by legendary NFL Hall of Fame Coach Vince Lombardi

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"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team" – stated by Phil Jackson, the winningest coach in American professional sports history with 11 (NBA) Championships


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