Let me be real with you for a second. 🏀 Missing out on a team selection stings. Full stop. And I’m not going to sit here and tell you it doesn’t. But here’s what I will tell you, most of the time, it has absolutely nothing to do with your ability or your value as a player. Fit. Politics. A coach’s preferred style of play. Specific roles they need to fill. Factors completely outside your control. These things shape selections more than people realise, and if you’re tying your self worth to a list on a noticeboard, you’re giving someone else way too much power over your journey. What you can control? What you do next. Use it as fuel. Get back in the gym. Listen to the people in your corner who genuinely care about your growth. Find the lesson in the setback, because I promise you, it’s always there if you look hard enough. Resilience isn’t just something that helps you in basketball. It’s one of the most important things you’ll ever build, as an athlete and as a human being. The ...