Belief isn’t optional anymore: Why mental toughness must be the Cavs’ next evolution

Belief isn’t optional anymore: Why mental toughness must be the Cavs’ next evolution

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Before each home game of the regular season, just moments before the starting five were introduced to the crowd, Rocket Arena would darken, and the video board lit up to a carefully selected anthem: “The Rev3nge” by Joey Bada$$. The lyrics boomed through the arena like a war cry:“They say success is the best revenge. Heard they was sleeping again, say it no more. This is a rude awakening, kick in the door. Back and I’m badder t…

Cavs star guard Darius Garland's toughness is unquestionable after playoff run

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GL Pod: Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins legend, on why mental toughness is 'like tempering a sword'

He wasn’t tall. He wasn’t big. There wasn’t anything imposing about this athlete physically.Joe Theismann was doubted through high school, college, right into his CFL and NFL days. But the man never lacked bravado. This quarterback was fueled by true belief.Here on the Go Long Pod, I chatted with the Washington Redskins great at length about his truly unique rise from South River, N.J. to Heisman Trophy runner-up, College Football Hall of Famer,…