Most NBA Finals MVPs don't stand at 6 feet 1. Jalen Brunson is different.

Right after his New York Knicks won their first title since 1973, and right before he accepted his Finals MVP trophy, announcer Mike Breen summed him up perfectly. "His mental strength is his superpower."

Breen could have talked about the shot-making, the leadership, or the ball-handling, but he didn't. He went straight to the mindset.

In an interview after the game, Brunson gave us a window into what makes that superpower work.

Instead of pretending the negative thoughts aren't there, you prove them wrong with your actions.

The Knicks trailed by double digits in four of their five Finals games against the Spurs, and they still won the series 4-1. In every one of those games, Brunson could have listened to the worst-case scenario, but instead, he chose to do something about it. In the clinching game, he scored 45 points.

Here's the best part. That kind of mental strength isn't reserved for Finals MVPs. It's available to anyone. That includes you, and that includes me.

Your mental strength is essential regardless of what you do. The only question is, are you going to do the internal work in order for it to be your superpower?

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