I’ve been a Knicks fan since 2011. Many of you know this seeing the variation of Knicks hats I wear on stream. I was born in NJ so our local cable package at the time only came with MSG Sports. The only basketball games they showed were the Knicks, the New Jersey Nets weren’t really good enough to get their own station, so I ended up deciding I’d be a Knicks fan at the same time that I began playing basketball in Middle School. I grew up with Carmelo, Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak, etc. I quickly realized being a Knicks fan was not going to be fun. I don’t talk much about sports anymore because over the past 10 years, I shifted my focus from sports to markets when I realized I wasn’t going to ever make the NBA. I just couldn’t dedicate the type of energy to caring about sports when I realized my core focus was going to shift on becoming a better investor. Jerome Powell became more relevant to me than LeBron James. But last night was special. I started crying on the couch when seeing Jalen Brunson win (which my sister made fun of me for) but it’s because Brunson is the epitome of never giving up and continuing to fight in the face of everyone doubting you. “My confidence comes from my work ethic,” was the part that hit me the hardest that he said last night. It is a reminder that anything in life can be achieved if you are willing to do the work that most people cannot fathom doing. And when you put in that work, the confidence in the big moments is just a reflection of all the time you put in. Really happy for the City of New York and for a team for inspiring all of us to dream as big as possible.
