SI: Sounds like you’ve used a lot of that skepticism as fuel over the years. Jaylen Brown: Yeah, and I still do. I still think I have ceilings to reach. I don’t feel like I’ve reached my ceiling. I still feel like there are things that I am still developing and I’m still working through with this organization, but it’s no problem. And this is what I want the youth to hear. There’s nothing wrong with being a part of a team and being a part of something bigger than yourself. Winning the championship was one of my goals and it brought me so much joy to be a part of that. I would just say there’s no problem with being that. I’ve made sacrifices. I’ve watched things happen. A lot of stuff has transpired in this organization and I’ve understood it. I didn’t complain—I didn’t have an agent call and complain the way some of other guys do. I just let it make me better, and it fueled me and it’s still fueling me now. So this is just a beginning for me. And I’m so invested in learning. I’m so invested in getting better and improving. It is fun to do. It’s fun to do.
by Hoops Hype