It’s another to be knocked down several notches, have the comfort of millions in the bank — and nothing really to prove — and be asked to dedicate yourself to a lower-level return. “Mentally, I had to like really detach myself from everything. From the actual game,” Anthony said. “I had to just say, ‘You know what? I’ve got to get away from it in order for me to start feeling good about myself otherwise.’ Because it started to just bog me down. Early on, I just kept asking, ‘Why me?’ And I just felt myself falling into those days where I’m searching for why. I’m searching for why. I wanted to know why. Then after a while, I was, ‘You know, I’m going to let it go, detach myself from the game and whatever happens is going to happen. I control my own destiny.’ ”