Michael Porter: 'I’m not able to take days off and let my body just chill. I’ve gotta keep things firing'
“People always talk about your body needing rest and your body needing a day off,” Porter told The Denver Post. “I don’t really believe in that. … A lot of things that for other people may just be icing on the cake, for me, those things have become necessity because of my injuries. I’m not able to take days off and let my body just chill. I’ve gotta keep things firing, keep things active, keep getting stronger to support my body after the injuries I’ve been through.”
Source: Denver Post
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Porter takes pride in that self-anointed job title. And it’s not just limited to the offseason. On the road, he says, “I do stuff in the weight room in the evening time when nobody’s in there.” It has become a mental reflex, a way to occupy dead time. Denver’s younger players have taken notice. “He’s got one of the best work ethics in the league,” Peyton Watson said. Zeke Nnaji was inspired to establish more consistency in his shooting workouts after observing Porter’s habitual presence in the practice gym. When Porter and Christopher disagree, it almost always involves Christopher wanting him to take a rest day and Porter declining. -via Denver Post / December 1, 2024
“The same drive that propelled me before injuries to be the best in the world is the same drive that now enables me to even be on the court post-surgeries,” Porter told The Post after finishing a pregame shootaround last week in Memphis. “I don’t know if my ceiling is quite as high after the injuries and everything, but I think that I have the drive. Like, a one-of-one drive. It’s what propelled me to be the No. 1 (recruit) in the world at one point. … If I didn’t have that drive, I would not be playing most of the games. I would not probably be playing in the NBA.” -via Denver Post / December 1, 2024
Gary Washburn: #Celtics hold on to a 120-117 win over the #Cavaliers, stay alive in the NBA Cup and end CLE's 15-game winning streak. Tatum 33 and 12 rebounds, Horford 20, White 19, Brown 17, Pritchard 13, Holiday 11; Mitchell 35 (18 in 4Q), Mobley 22, Porter Jr. 15, Niang 11, Jerome 10, Allen -via Twitter @GwashburnGlobe / November 19, 2024
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