NBA Workhorses: Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and the Top 25 Baddest Work Ethics

Success is not just talent alone. The list of talented players who never made a career in the NBA could circle the earth. The league is full of individuals who possessed super talents and super skills but failed to make it or stay in the NBA. And it's not surprising why.

Sure, players could get by on talent alone in high school. The superior talented ones even slipped by in college. While they found success and were coddled, this actually was their undoing.  They had the wrong attitude. Their success really wasn’t a result of a work ethic or a different approach but relied solely on talent.

But the NBA has too many players that have either talent or a work ethic. If you only have one, you can’t compete. You must have both. 

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