On Fundamentals

Nyjah Huston holds 8 X-games gold metals in the Skateboard street competition. He’s dominated the competition since he was the youngest human to win it at the age of 16. The runs that he puts together on the course look effortless and he rarely messes up an opportunity for victory.

Like many hall of fame athletes, Nyjah is relentless when it comes to practicing. From a very young age, he would go to his father’s skatepark and not move on to another trick until he had the one before it on lock. After a few years, he could grind every rail in any way and was already winning amateur contests.

You can look across any other sport and see the same common theme. Kobe Bryant shoots about 500-1000 jump shots a day and won 5 championships with the Lakers. Tiger Woods spends about 7-10 hours on the range/course every day. He changed the way golf was watched.

These humans don’t miss shots or tricks. They are disciplined. They know how to focus on the fundamentals. Their expertise is the culmination of tens of thousands of hours spent on getting really good at the little things. When their days suck, they still put in the work.

Professionals master the fundamentals.