Playing in the NBA a very, very hard thing to do. As a player, you look around and all you see are highly paid athletes in the media. On the other hand, trying to secure a lucrative contract extension can lead to rejection. The passion and tenacity to fight through this negativity in order to feed your family is what Latrell Sprewell is trying to elicit. [1]
[1] http://www.si.com/vault/2004/11/15/8191994/getting-by-on-146...