#TomBrady
didn’t start on high school JV, struggled to start at UM, drafted 199th in the 6th round. Now going for his 6th ring. Definition of relentless.
We worked out together,
we traveled together,
we ate together,
we talked mamba mentally together,
we cursed each other out,
we drank together,
we talked shit together,
we drove together,
we were the last ones in the…
#TomBrady
didn’t start on high school JV, struggled to start at UM, drafted 199th in the 6th round. Now going to his 9th Super Bowl, playing for his 6th ring. Definition of relentless.
For those still questioning MJ’s leadership and intensity, the commercial said ‘Be like Mike.’ It didn’t say ‘Like Mike.’
You don’t have to be liked. You need to be respected.
I don’t want to hear that someone can’t “handle pressure.” Everyone can handle pressure. Most choose not to because it’s easier to stay safe in the comfort zone. But if you want to be successful, to have that place in the sun, then you have to leave the shade.
A professional doesn’t let others down because of personal issues. If you had a bad day and you can’t show up the next day ready to go, or you can’t show up at all, that doesn’t affect just you, it affects everyone around you. Excellence is a habit. You can’t turn it on and off.
You want to fit in? Really? I thought the whole point was to stand out. You’ve done all this work to be exceptional, to rise as a superstar, and now you want to blend in with everyone else? When you’re at the top, you show others how it’s done, you don’t drop down to their level.
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-Last Dance episode 7 & 8
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There is no ‘beast mode.’ There are just beasts, and they’re like that all the time. If you have to shift into a different mode, you’re already behind.
If you’re still working tonight while everyone else is done for the weekend and getting ready for the holidays, I’m in your corner.
Excellence is lonely. No one will ever know what you did to get to the end result.
I don’t want to hear that someone can’t “handle pressure.” Everyone can handle pressure. Most people choose not to because it’s easier to stay safe in the comfort zone. But if you want to be successful, to have that place in the sun, then you have to leave the shade.
Why do players perform at a higher level during so-called ‘revenge’ games? Their focus is on this one game. The difference between MJ and everyone else was this: Every moment, every practice, every game was a revenge game.
There is no ‘beast mode.’ There are just beasts, and they’re like that all the time. If you have to shift into a different mode, you’re already behind.
It’s YOUR responsibility to surround yourself with excellent people, and keep those people accountable. Be selective about whom you keep close, and who doesn’t qualify for your inner circle.
When
#Kobe
retired in 2016, I wrote this for
@YahooSports
I’m heartbroken to be sharing it again under these circumstances, but even today, especially today, its message is undeniably and eternally true.
HOW A CLEANER SAYS GOODBYE
Everyone is an expert until expertise is required.
If you don’t know, say so.
If you want to know, ask.
Nothing makes you look worse than pretending to know something you know nothing about.
Being relentless means demanding more of yourself than anyone else could ever demand of you, knowing that every time you stop, you can still do more. You must do more.
The difference between pros & professionals: Pros get paid and think the work is done. Professionals keep working, year after year, through any challenge, knowing there's a next level, and achieving it.
You will never have a more powerful training tool than this: get your mind strong, so your body can follow.
Physical dominance can make you great. Mental dominance is what ultimately makes you unstoppable.
Being relentless is a state of mind that can give you the strength to achieve, to overcome, to be strong when others are not. It means craving the end result so intensely that the work becomes irrelevant. The ability to be relentless is in everyone.
When you get knocked down, sometimes you need to stay there until you figure out how you got there, and what really needs to happen when you get back up.
If you’re wondering how
#AndrewLuck
can ‘just walk away’ from the NFL, remember this: When the mind decides, everything else follows. You cannot compete at the highest level if your mind isn't ready to take you there. When it’s done, you're done.