President of Basketball
Operations
Cell: (949) 633-4035
E-mail:
jmercado@basketballrealm.com
Jesse Mercado has been a student, fan, coach,
trainer and mentor of the game of basketball throughout his life. After
an injury put a halt to his collegiate student athlete career at UC
Santa Barbara, he pursued his passion for basketball from a different
aspect; by teaching and mentoring the game. Jesse has been a trainer and
coach since 1998 and has worked with youth, AAU, high school, collegiate
and professional athletes local and internationally. Jesse has also
worked with AAU and high school teams all over Southern California as
well as coaching in the High School Varsity ranks since 1999. Through
intense, positive and energetic instruction, Jesse helps develop skill
sets and polish fundamentals to ensure an overall growth in each student
athlete. His ultimate goal is to help student athletes reach the
next level in basketball and more importantly develop life skills. Jesse
continues to work with all athletes; youth to professional throughout
Southern California as well as internationally.
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"Making
shots counts,
but not as much
as the people
who make
them."
Coach
Mike Krzyzewski,
Duke University
"Be
more concerned
with your
character than
your reputation,
because your character
is what you
really are,
while your
reputation is
merely what
others think you
are."
Coach
John Wooden,
UCLA Legend
"I've
failed over and
over and over
again in my life
and that's why I
succeed."
Michael
Jordan,
NBA
Legend
"Everything
negative—pressure,
challenges—is
all an
opportunity for
me to rise.”
Kobe
Bryant,
LA
Lakers
"Looking
back isn't about
celebrating the
results, as much
as it is about
understanding
the process that
produced those
results."
Michael
Jordan,
NBA
Legend
"You
didn't see that
failure gave me
strength, that
my pain was my
motivation"
Michael
Jordan,
NBA
Legend
"In
basketball - as
in life - true
joy comes from
being fully
present in each
and every
moment, not just
when things are
going your
way."
Coach
Phil Jackson,
NBA Legend
"You
can accomplish
almost anything
if you're
willing to pay
the price."
Coach
Vince Lombardi,
NFL Legend
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