Época 2022/2023

[rsimoes]

Vamos ver se não fica o Elissor de fora algumas vezes...
[/quote]
Concordo! A par do Ivan o nosso título de campeão deve-se em grande parte ao Broussard que teve uma maturidade acima da média. Nos jogos decisivos foi ele que tomou a iniciativa de pegar na bola SEM medo, e atacar o cesto, fosse de 3 pontos ou com penetrações. Nunca se escondeu.o Elissor para lhe tirar o lugar tem que estar no seu melhor. Até podem jogar ao mesmo tempo.

[TeamRocket37]

José Barbosa
Diogo Gameiro
Sérgio Silva
Toney Douglas
James Ellisor
Ivan Almeida

Tudo com contratos até 2024.

[ForçadoBloqueio]

Vamos ver se não fica o Elissor de fora algumas vezes...

Concordo! A par do Ivan o nosso título de campeão deve-se em grande parte ao Broussard que teve uma maturidade acima da média. Nos jogos decisivos foi ele que tomou a iniciativa de pegar na bola SEM medo, e atacar o cesto, fosse de 3 pontos ou com penetrações. Nunca se escondeu.o Elissor para lhe tirar o lugar tem que estar no seu melhor. Até podem jogar ao mesmo tempo.
[/quote]

O Elissor e o Toney...vamos ver como se apresentam os dois. Até ver, para mim, o Broussard é intocável.

[mgas24]

Para a realidade portuguesa temos claramente um plantel muito acima da média, dos melhores que já passaram por Portugal (vindo um poste para fazer a diferença então ainda melhor) e um treinador que conhece bem a realidade do campeonato e já várias vezes campeão.

Partimos claramente como favoritos e temos que o demonstrar dentro de campo e conseguir revalidar o título, assim como, ganhar as taças e fazer boa prestação na Europa.

[Jayson Tatum]

A cereja no topo do bolo era agora, que o Ivan está a treinar com o Edy Tavares, trazê-lo para dar cá uma perninha...

[lancadordedois]

pelos vistos ate vou acertando so vendo o que esta a frente...

Temos um azar do caraças com postes... dasse.....

Dennis Clifford
• 3º e +
Personal Trainer with a Professional Basketball Background - I help clients achieve results the same way I do.
5 h • Há 5 horas
Seguir

My first official post in my new career - I wanted to share some insights into why I'm retiring and what I'm excited for in this next chapter.
Thanks to all who followed and supported me along the way.
#career #personaltraining #personaldevelopement #health #share

[TeamRocket37]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

[lancadordedois]

quando é que vai falar da queda... as tonturas etc?

nao andamos longe Dandy , mas nao foi para os lagartos , ja nao foi mau...

PS: o homem a fazer flexoes no aeroporto , isto é , continua a mostrar que faz exercicio..

[Thorondor]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

O nuliberto acabou com a vontade que o homem tinha em jogar basquete...







...aos 30 anos.

Uma época inteira a ouvir um gajo que não percebe nada de basquete a falar sobre o jogo num tom monocórdico de padre da terrinha fodeu o juízo ao homem.

[lancadordedois]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

O nuliberto acabou com a vontade que o homem tinha em jogar basquete...







...aos 30 anos.

Uma época inteira a ouvir um gajo que não percebe nada de basquete a falar sobre o jogo num tom monocórdico de padre da terrinha fodeu o juízo ao homem.

so retiraste isso do texto?

[Thorondor]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

O nuliberto acabou com a vontade que o homem tinha em jogar basquete...







...aos 30 anos.

Uma época inteira a ouvir um gajo que não percebe nada de basquete a falar sobre o jogo num tom monocórdico de padre da terrinha fodeu o juízo ao homem.

so retiraste isso do texto?

Não. Mas foi a parte que mais me interessou porque não posso ver o nuliberto nem  pintado numa parede.

Odeio medíocres.

[SERNADA_SLB]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

O nuliberto acabou com a vontade que o homem tinha em jogar basquete...







...aos 30 anos.

Uma época inteira a ouvir um gajo que não percebe nada de basquete a falar sobre o jogo num tom monocórdico de padre da terrinha fodeu o juízo ao homem.

so retiraste isso do texto?

Não. Mas foi a parte que mais me interessou porque não posso ver o nuliberto nem  pintado numa parede.

Odeio medíocres.

Pois, mas não sei se reparaste, pelo menos, assim o interpreto, ele não estava a falar do "nuliberto", ele falou de uma forma genérica sobre o que se passou ao longo da carreira e de nenhum período em particular.

[lancadordedois]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

O nuliberto acabou com a vontade que o homem tinha em jogar basquete...







...aos 30 anos.

Uma época inteira a ouvir um gajo que não percebe nada de basquete a falar sobre o jogo num tom monocórdico de padre da terrinha fodeu o juízo ao homem.

so retiraste isso do texto?

Não. Mas foi a parte que mais me interessou porque não posso ver o nuliberto nem  pintado numa parede.

Odeio medíocres.

pode ter sido ou nao , nao te esqueças onde ele esteve antes de Berlim....que ate para receber o dinheiro foi complicado....alem das condiçoes do alojamento que eram deploraveis...

o que fica para a posterioridade e pensando bem , é que o proprio afirmou falta de motivaçao por varios factores , sendo um deles o facto da carreira ter estagnado.

O que eu tiro daqui é que ele considera que pode fazer mais e outras coisas (ainda é novo) do que estar a insistir em algo que nao apetece e que nao vai ter progressao.
Nem uma ida a uma competiçao europeia lhe da motivaçao , nem o Benfica.... alem da historia da cabeça  que nao tinha fim e que ele nem sequer abordou .

Apesar de nos ter poupado a uma situaçao indesejavel (micah downs por exemplo) , a meu ver foi honesto e correto para a sua consciencia  , mas para o clube ..... fica a duvida , so as partes é que sabem.

Sinto me um pouco defraudado e nao foi com o Norberto...

[Jayson Tatum]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

O nuliberto acabou com a vontade que o homem tinha em jogar basquete...







...aos 30 anos.

Uma época inteira a ouvir um gajo que não percebe nada de basquete a falar sobre o jogo num tom monocórdico de padre da terrinha fodeu o juízo ao homem.

so retiraste isso do texto?

Não. Mas foi a parte que mais me interessou porque não posso ver o nuliberto nem  pintado numa parede.

Odeio medíocres.

Pois, mas não sei se reparaste, pelo menos, assim o interpreto, ele não estava a falar do "nuliberto", ele falou de uma forma genérica sobre o que se passou ao longo da carreira e de nenhum período em particular.

Eu também não acho que o Norberto seja o treinador certo para nós (como a maioria dos users deste tópico acharia muito preferível um treinador estrangeiro).

Mas concordo que aquela menção é uma referência genérica à relação treinador-jogador e que não tem nada a ver especificamente com o último ano da carreira dele.

[Thorondor]

Hello, my name is Dennis Clifford and I am no longer a basketball player. 

Basketball has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.  It gave me structure - something that I have often lacked.  It gave me a purpose. A reason not to go out drinking when everyone else did, a reason to do my homework and do well in school.  A reason to care about my future.

Most importantly, it gave a regular kid from Bridgewater, Massachusetts countless opportunities that I couldn't have imagined growing up.  Not a lot of people get these opportunities, and so I am extremely humbled and grateful.

I want to share a bit about my journey, why I decided to retire at an early age, and what my plans are moving forward.

My Journey
Basketball took me out of a small town and gave me a dream.  Growing up, I had no inclination of playing college basketball, nevermind professionally.  I just loved playing sports - soccer, basketball, baseball.  All day, all year.  And then I just started growing.

As soon as I reached the height of abnormality (6'4" in 8th grade), basketball became a more serious part of my life. Soon after it would bring me all over the world, giving me some of the best memories, experiences, and friends I will ever have. 

I was faced with obstacles and challenges along the way, but I can happily say that basketball and I are ending on good terms. I say this because people often feel bad for people retiring, but I feel really good about what I did with the sport.  It forced me to grow in so many ways that I can be nothing but grateful for the time I spent on the court and in the locker room. 

It Is Time (rafiki voice) - Why I'm 'Retiring' Early
Alas, it is time for a new chapter.  The past few years have presented new challenges for me.  The biggest challenge is the fact that I am getting older, and I don't use that phrase in the conventional sense, because I really feel like I can physically play until I'm 55 years old.  I'm that stubborn.

I'm 'getting old' because there are other things that I want to accomplish in my life, and it's difficult for me to justify 10 and a half months of being physically, mentally and emotionally consumed with the basketball season away from my family.

I'm 30 years old, and maybe if my career had been more sustainable, I would still be playing.  But that's not the case, and I am okay with that.

Again, this journey has led me to where I am today, and I am proud of the things I've done and the decisions I've made.  I am going to stop playing for 3 reasons:

I don't want to feel like I am wasting anymore time.  2 practices/day, listening to a coach who often doesn't know more than me.  August 8th- mid june.  Year after year...
My career has become stagnant.  Me and basketball are at a stalemate, and I am not producing as much as I had hoped when I started my Professional Journey.  The spark just isn't there.  And that is because my mind wants more than this lifestyle.  I want to build something more important.
I want/need to do more things.  Different things.  I have visions for my future self, and spending my 30's playing basketball 24/7 is not the vision I have.  I want to build something that is impactful and meaningful to other people.  I want to build my own empire of businesses.  I want to break free from financial bondage.  And even though you get paid a lot more, playing professional basketball (overseas) is still financial bondage. 
So let's move on to the good stuff.

What's next?
Over the past few years, I've given a lot of effort into my 'escape plan' from basketball, answering the question: how do I live without this income? How do I get paid without having to listen to someone else - without being the part of a system that I don't believe in?  How do I get paid for my dreams without working for someone else's dream?  Thus, my entrepreneurial journey was underway. 

Since then, I have been a part of a couple startups (have a good amount of equity in one), I've been a freelance copywriter and I've started my own (semi-successful) digital marketing agency.

However, it is extremely difficult to build something, especially in the basketball season.  I didn't have the bandwidth or energy to pour into a business and basketball at the same time.  No matter how much time I had during the day, I always felt like I was sacrificing one of them.   I'm also doing something that I've never done before, which comes with a lot of mistakes.  Like learning a new sport without a coach - it takes time and a lot of failing (learning).

I've spent a lot of time these past few months trying to build my digital marketing agency, specifically for personal trainers.  I've had my ups and downs, and I've learned a ton about starting a service-based business.  Recently, I have decided to pivot my business approach into full-time personal training and using my marketing resources to launch my brand. 

Personal Training is something that I have been very passionate about throughout my career, and for now, I feel that this is the best way for me to serve people. 

My knee was injured in college to the point where multiple doctors said it would never recover, and that I wouldn't be able to play again.  So I took my health and fitness into my own hands, and had to fight my way out of injury to make sure that I could finish my college career and play at the next level.

I honestly think that with the lessons I've learned and my obsession with this industry, I can help anyone improve the status of their lives through holistic health and movement practices. 

We were made to be healthy and mobile.  But we have been programmed to be a part of a system that makes you pay a bunch of premiums, copays, subscriptions, and fees to be healthy; to think that we cannot succeed or live a healthy lifestyle on our own.  And once you are in it there seems to be no escape.  So instead of taking ownership, we fall subject to a system that doesn't care about our health, as long as we pay the bills.

I want to show people that you can be healthy AND happy at the same time.  And you don't need to ruin your life in order to get the results you want.  The point of life is to be healthy while living the way you want! 

I will be writing to you more often.  Later this week you can expect an article on 'How The Health and Fitness Industry is Being Saved by Marketing' and also 'What the Fitness Industry is Missing'.   

Thank you for reading and I look forward to interacting with you all more often.

Your Personal Trainer,

DCliff

O nuliberto acabou com a vontade que o homem tinha em jogar basquete...







...aos 30 anos.

Uma época inteira a ouvir um gajo que não percebe nada de basquete a falar sobre o jogo num tom monocórdico de padre da terrinha fodeu o juízo ao homem.

so retiraste isso do texto?

Não. Mas foi a parte que mais me interessou porque não posso ver o nuliberto nem  pintado numa parede.

Odeio medíocres.

Pois, mas não sei se reparaste, pelo menos, assim o interpreto, ele não estava a falar do "nuliberto", ele falou de uma forma genérica sobre o que se passou ao longo da carreira e de nenhum período em particular.

Eu sei. Mas deu-me jeito.

Gosto de ser intelectualmente desonesto de vez em quando. A diferença para muitos que aqui andam é que faço de propósito.