In 2015 I knew I was ready to be done hooping.

I wasn't as locked-in to do the training anymore; In the gym I had that looking-out-the-window feeling, as if by being in the gym practicing, I must have been missing out on something. I’d started getting into other business ventures, like consulting and professional speaking. I had just published The Overseas Basketball Blueprint and had another 100 books in my head that required time for writing. All I needed was a good enough reason, a grand finale, if you will, that would make it easy to walk away