If you think the best pro ballers don't need to think to succeed, Clay thinks you should think again:

"Basketball in the WNBA is not just a game for the physically gifted. It's about being smarter (the pro game demands a better understanding of not only individual assignments but team goals) and it's about being mentally tougher and not giving in when things don't go well.

"The illusion that success at the highest level of the sport is determined solely by physical gifts is not one that can be sustained, and the list of college stars released by WNBA teams is littered with great athletes who couldn't think the game, or adjust to the mental pressure."