Donovan Mitchell believes that losses are necessary learning experiences that expose areas for individual and team growth.

“I always feel like if you don't make it like there's something to learn and everything it's learn through wins but during those losses you learn things”

An injury early in the season serves as a reality check that an athlete is not invincible and must focus on rehabilitation and returning to physical form.

“it was just a like a reality check almost of like, you know, I'm not Superman, you know, I gota stuff like that can happen to anybody”