The "Conditioning" test

I heard a story of Monty Williams, head coach for the Pheonix Suns do this for his training camp. He told the guys that on the first day, there would be a "Conditioning test". Naturally, everyone was little nervous and almost dreading what this would entail. 

Everyone shows up to the first meeting and on the first slide it read "Conditioning Test". But what Monty was actually referring too was the season at large. He talked about how hard it is going to be, the different egos in the room, the contract each guy is under, the injuries, the media, the practices, the long road trips, etc. This is the conditioning test and it is going to last all year. Get in the mindset for when things get hard, it is all part of the conditioning test.