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The point of this was to see how people defined a winner outside of trophies.
I feel trophies are the culmination, not proof, of a winner. https://twitter.com/fromcentreback/status/1342446606164111360
I feel trophies are the culmination, not proof, of a winner. https://twitter.com/fromcentreback/status/1342446606164111360
Proof of a winner is everyone raving about your maniacal work rate & being able to come back from injury early because of it.
Proof of a winner is not being afraid to confront one of your team’s best players about tracking back or to critique your defender after a 6-1 win.
Proof of a winner is not being afraid to confront one of your team’s best players about tracking back or to critique your defender after a 6-1 win.
I saw a vid of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo & what he did to improve on free throws.
Instead of making himself run cross-court sprints if he missed, his wife ran (holding their baby). This simulated how, if he misses, he hurts his teammates, too.
Instead of making himself run cross-court sprints if he missed, his wife ran (holding their baby). This simulated how, if he misses, he hurts his teammates, too.
Free throws are all about psychology, so for Giannis to put the stakes that high smells of a winner to me.
But guess what? With the game on the line against the Boston Celtics on Dec 23, Giannis missed a potentially game-tying free throw, & his team lost.
But guess what? With the game on the line against the Boston Celtics on Dec 23, Giannis missed a potentially game-tying free throw, & his team lost.
From a results-based perspective, I should label Giannis as a bottler. In the league for 7 years, & he still can’t hit FTs in the clutch.
But knowing Giannis, I know he’ll torture himself even more till he’s hitting 90% of his FTs. That’s what he does. That’s what a winner does.
But knowing Giannis, I know he’ll torture himself even more till he’s hitting 90% of his FTs. That’s what he does. That’s what a winner does.
If Giannis or Kane never win a title, will they have fallen short of what they could’ve achieved? Yeah.
But the legacy of an athlete or manager is defined not by the trophies they won but by what they symbolized. The symbol I see when I see Giannis and Kane? Winner.
But the legacy of an athlete or manager is defined not by the trophies they won but by what they symbolized. The symbol I see when I see Giannis and Kane? Winner.
