The Real Athlete blog

You think professional athletes have top-notch nutritional habits? Think again.

An exclusive Access Athletes interview with Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva about The Charlie Villanueva Foundation, NBA life, and the player-agent relationship and his bond with superagent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management.

Hopefully, this article and simple strategy ideas will encourage you to begin managing your emotions. It isn’t a magical cure and it doesn’t happen automatically. Everyday isn’t going to be a perfect day and it needn’t be to make headway or succeed. The goal is to begin to be more aware of your thoughts and feelings and activate the strategies that elicit the mental energy that allows you the opportunity to play up to your potential.

If you are entering your name in the draft, make sure you secure your financial future by purchasing disability insurance.

Whether you are in high school or college, if you aspire to play in the NBA, I hope you take your strength & conditioning seriously now, because you will need to when you get to that level!