Once you know what it is in life that you want to do, then the world basically becomes your library. Everything you view, you can view from that perspective, which makes everything a learning asset for you.
Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you.
I write all day and outline stories, a sports mythological universe.
There's a through line that connects all of us.
You have to be true to who you are.
Everybody has a different journey.
There's certain companies that line up with what the brand represents. There are other things that are more investment-focused.
When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand what buttons to push. You understand if they're insecure, if they fear embarrassment. And you can really hit those buttons to strike a nerve.
You have to rely on others to have success as a group.
You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that's sharper and smarter than they are.
There's a much bigger world out there.
You have to go with things that you understand. Businesses that you know.
When you start training camp, you're building the tools necessary to win a championship. You have to have the patience.
He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.
I think that game is a testament to what happens when you put no ceiling to what you're capable of doing.
The hunger [to success] is the same, no matter what it is that you're doing. It's like an unquenchable thirst to learn more, or to feel like you could have done more, and to be brutally honest and self critical, which is very hard to do. It's easy, and human nature is to just blame somebody else. It's very, very hard to self assess.
The thing that's most enjoyable to me is not actually beating someone [in the game]. It's the process of coming up with the blueprint of beating that I enjoy. That's a huge flip, so for me I enjoy building. I enjoy coming up.
People look at my competitive spirit, and they automatically attach it to the thing that's most similar, most easily recognizable, which is Michael [Jordan's] competitive spirit. I'm different. I enjoy building. I enjoy the process of putting the puzzle together, and then the byproduct of that, the consequence of that, is beating somebody. That becomes the cherry on top, the icing on the cake.
Everything has a purpose. And that purpose has a story that goes along with it. It just depends on what your passion is.
You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.
Being a leader, it's the art of trying to find the balance, the right times with each individual and what they need at that moment. It requires looking outward as opposed to looking inside.
Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious.
Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends
or simply: