I did hate it, but now i use it as motivation. if my chances are so low, i need to work harder. trust me, your chances of making it increase when you learn you cant listen to other people, they arent you. while its good to have a backup plan, its up to you and only you whether or not you will make it. people mentioning chances being against you are trying to put their own limitations on you.

Yeah, you could be anyone in the world but it's all how you're mindset is. If you're mindset is to do the best and ignore what other people say than you'll usually make it but if you're mindset is "fine I'll just give up " then you'll propably not make it to the NBA so basically it's your choice "I know I'll be in the NBA will you?"

Trust me, those guys now playing in the NBA heard the same stuff you're hearing when they were younger.

It's not an easy road to get to the NBA, but there is a road and you can take it if you're willing to sacrifice a lot and make sure that you are working harder at basketball than everyone else trying to get to the NBA.

Here's an article that gives you an idea of what kind of sacrifices you need to make:

http://www.ihoops.com/training-room/player-psychology/3-keys-to-athletic-success.htm