The combination of playing on the U.S. Olympic team and maturity have helped change Chris Bosh for the better.
According to the Toronto Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell:
"His practices are unbelievable, unbelievable. In the past, Chris would come in and do just enough. Now, everything, every possession, every play is 100 percent all out.
I used to tell him all the time, the difference between Kevin Garnett and 97 percent of the league is Kevin played like he practiced. And Chris is getting it, I think the light came on. I can't remember one play that he's taken off in the pre-season, not one. Not one time when he was supposed to run and get to a spot has he not done it. I think he's realizing just how good he really is and how much better he can become.
Says Bosh:
"I've grown mentally as a player over this past summer and everything. Being in that Olympic environment broadened my perspective a little bit, and I started thinking more. That's what we've been talking about a lot in the past, he (Mitchell) is always telling me how I need to be a better practice player, make sure I push the guys and push myself to get better in practice. I really took that to heart and I'm really taking advantage of each day."
