Whiteside is motivated by his fish tank

Hassan Whiteside has found an unlikely source of motivation in his new fish tank.

"I'm motivated when I wake up. I eat breakfast, I get more motivated. I look at my fish tank, I get even more motivated," the Miami Heat center told reporters Friday, according to Anthony Chiang of the Palm Beach Post.

This isn't a regular fish tank Whiteside is talking about. It's a 1,500-gallon tank filled with exotic fish that was installed by producers of the Animal Planet series "Tanked."

Here's what it looks like:

Asked what it is about the fish tank that motivates him, Whiteside replied, "The way they can swim all day and not really do nothing. It must be nice."

- With h/t to Sporting News