Itâs strange and beautiful to realise that you can be simultaneously proud of how far you have come and aware that you have barely scratched the surface of who you could become.
Canât lie to you. If you donât make a move, you will see literal clowns race past you. Clowns.
Nothing concern life with âI am a smart, educated, experienced personâ.
You donât act, you remain there.
Confidence doesn't come from believing in yourself. It comes from having done the uncomfortable thing enough times that your nervous system stops flagging it as an emergency. Because nothing is actually hard, it's just unfamiliar.
Giannis says he showed up EARLY to work out with Kobe, and the Black Mamba made him pay for it
âWorking out with Kobe, I showed up before him. I love that I did it, but it was a mistakeâ
âKobe came and said, âWhat are we gonna do?â I said, âWhatever you tell me to do.â He said, âGo right, make 25.â I usually make four or five. I said, âYeah⌠make 25.â I made 25. âOkay, go left, 25.â Then, âGo right, two dribblesââ
âWe worked out for two hours, intense, and Iâm thinking, I shouldnât have shot before this, Iâm tired, I wanted to show him my best versionâ
âBut hereâs what players wonât do today: they wonât be vulnerable. They wonât show weakness, or show appreciation to somebody better. If you always think youâre the best, you can never learnâ
âI had my notebook, I asked a lot of questions, he answered every single one, and never made me feel like we were running out of time. It was one of the best experience in my careerâ
The kids who are raised with fear learn how to avoid punishment. Kids who are raised with respect learn self-discipline.
Some parents don't need to shout, threaten, or control every move because they are present, consistent, and set clear boundaries. Their children behave not because they are terrified, but because they understand accountability and mutual respect.
âNo Brasil, quando alguĂŠm passar por um momento difĂcil, costumam dizer que essa pessoa tem que âmatar um leĂŁo por diaâ.
Eu passei por meses por algo que nenhum atleta quer passar, mas eu decidi que nĂŁo iria matar um leĂŁo sequer, e decidi me tornar um.â
@the_Lawrenz As colossal as it was, it was just a blip in time. ICEMAN proves you donât even have to reinvent yourself. Sit with those feelings, write through it, stay on course. Get back up.
Now move differently.
Itâs business, but itâs also personal. I appreciate the vulnerability.
it is an unwritten rule of life that after every prolonged period of hardship and uncertainty, there is going to be a period when you are going to achieve quantum leaps across multiple areas of your life. the only requirement is that you do not give up on yourself
romanticize your life, take pretty pictures, feel like the main character, light up a candle, read books, go for a walk, dance to your favorite music, buy yourself presents, do whatever you want, be happy - this is your life, don't let anyone take it from you
Your entire life will change the day you realize real confidence is less about knowing youâll win and more about knowing youâll bounce back even if you donât. Real confidence is resilience. Adaptability. Tolerance for uncertainty. Fear loses when you know failure is never final.
A guy told me:
"Unfortunately, some people were not here to evolve, they are here to remind you what it looks like if you don't"
Something in me changed that day