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Quote
of
the
day
by
Kobe
B ya t
(AP
photo)
Tale t
a d
oppo tu ity
ce tai ly
help,
but
sustai ed
achieveme t
usually
comes
dow
to
somethi g
fa
less
glamo ous,
plai
discipli e.
Kobe
B ya t
made
his
ow
view
o
this
blu tly
clea .
“I
have
othi g
i
commo
with
lazy
people
who
blame
othe s
fo
thei
lack
of
success,”
he
said.
“G eat
thi gs
come
f om
ha d
wo k
a d
pe seve a ce.
No
excuses.”
Fo
B ya t,
failu e
was
eve
somethi g
to
simply
explai
away
by
poi ti g
at
othe
people.
It
was
somethi g
to
exami e
ho estly,
lea
f om,
a d
a swe
with
mo e
effo t,
a
philosophy
that
shaped
his
e ti e
app oach
to
the
spo t
lo g
befo e
it
eve
became
a
quote
people
epeated
afte
his
ca ee
had
e ded.
Quote
of
the
day
by
Kobe
B ya t
“I
have
othi g
i
commo
with
lazy
people
who
blame
othe s
fo
thei
lack
of
success”
Whe e
this
quote
actually
comes
f om
This
li e
is
docume ted
as
comi g
f om
a
Facebook
post
B ya t
made
i
2013.
He
etu ed
to
the
same
idea
eve
mo e
blu tly
i
his
ow
book,
The
Mamba
Me tality:
How
I
Play,
w iti g,
“I
ca ‘t
elate
to
lazy
people.
We
do ‘t
speak
the
same
la guage.
I
do ‘t
u de sta d
you.
I
do ‘t
wa t
to
u de sta d
you.”
Togethe ,
the
two
li es
make
clea
this
was
ot
a
passi g
comme t.
It
eflected
a
co siste t,
deeply
held
pa t
of
how
he
actually
app oached
his
ca ee .
What
the
quote
is
actually
sayi g
The
quote
co t asts
two
ve y
diffe e t
attitudes
towa d
failu e.
O e
i volves
taki g
eal
espo sibility
fo
you
ow
pe fo ma ce
a d
actually
looki g
fo
ways
to
imp ove.
The
othe
i volves
blami g
exte al
facto s
the
mome t
a
esult
does
ot
go
the
way
you
wa ted.
Calli g
this
“lazy”
is
delibe ately
blu t.
The
b oade
poi t
is
that
people
who
co sta tly
blame
othe s
ofte
avoid
co f o ti g
the
actual
cha ges
they
themselves
eed
to
make.
No e
of
this
mea s
exte al
ci cumsta ces
eve
matte .
People
ge ui ely
do
face
u equal
oppo tu ities
a d
eal
obstacles.
Recog isi g
those
difficulties
is
simply
a
diffe e t
thi g
f om
usi g
them
as
a
excuse
to
stop
t yi g.
Why
pe so al
accou tability
actually
cha ges
behaviou
Accou tability
cha ges
how
someo e
espo ds
to
a
setback.
If
eve y
failu e
gets
blamed
e ti ely
o
someo e
else,
the e
is
ve y
little
easo
to
actually
cha ge
you
ow
behaviou
afte wa d.
If
you
ge ui ely
exami e
what
you
could
have
do e
diffe e tly
i stead,
failu e
sta ts
to
fu ctio
as
useful
i fo matio
athe
tha
simply
a
ve dict.
A
stude t
who
does
badly
o
a
exam
ca
blame
the
pape
itself,
a d
that
may
eve
be
pa tly
fai ,
but
eviewi g
thei
ow
p epa atio
a d
study
habits
ofte
eveals
somethi g
ge ui ely
wo th
imp ovi g
too.
Kobe
B ya t’s
ow
app oach
to
ha d
wo k
B ya t
became
k ow
fo
a
u usually
dema di g
app oach
to
basketball
a d
t ai i g,
epeatedly
emphasisi g
p epa atio ,
epetitio
a d
a
willi g ess
to
wo k
while
othe s
we e
esti g,
i cludi g
his
famously
ea ly
4am
t ai i g
sessio s.
His
ca ee
with
the
Los
A geles
Lake s
p oduced
five
NBA
champio ships
a d
two
Olympic
gold
medals,
alo gside
ume ous
i dividual
ho ou s.
His
actual
philosophy
was
eve
simply
about
wi i g
games
eithe .
He
spoke
ofte
about
the
p ocess
u de eath
achieveme t,
developi g
skill
th ough
shee
epetitio
a d
mai tai i g
discipli e
ove
ge ui ely
lo g
st etches
of
time,
which
is
eally
why
this
pa ticula
quote
lea s
so
heavily
o
effo t
athe
tha
excuses.
Why
success
is
eve
e ti ely
a
matte
of
effo t
alo e
No e
of
this
should
be
ead
as
claimi g
that
eve yo e
who
wo ks
ha d
automatically
becomes
successful.
Real
ci cumsta ces
ge ui ely
shape
outcomes,
eco omic
co ditio s,
health,
educatio ,
access
to
oppo tu ity
a d
simple
cha ce
amo g
them.
Two
people
ca
put
i
a
ge ui ely
simila
amou t
of
effo t
a d
still
e d
up
with
ve y
diffe e t
esults.
B ya t’s
poi t
wo ks
bette
ead
as
a
mi dset
tha
a
gua a tee,
focus
e e gy
o
whateve
you
ca
actually
i flue ce,
athe
tha
spe di g
it
e ti ely
o
assig i g
blame.
The
eal
diffe e ce
betwee
a
excuse
a d
a
ge ui e
expla atio
The e
is
a
mea i gful
diffe e ce
betwee
maki g
a
excuse
a d
ide tifyi g
a
actual
obstacle.
U de sta di g
why
somethi g
ge ui ely
we t
w o g
has
eal
value.
If
a
p oject
failed
because
of
poo
pla i g
o
a
ge ui ely
u expected
cha ge,
ami g
that
cause
ca
help
p eve t
the
same
p oblem
happe i g
agai .
The
eal
t ouble
sta ts
o ce
ami g
a
cause
becomes
a
substitute
fo
actually
doi g
a ythi g
about
it.
The
mo e
useful
questio
is
eve
o ly
“who
caused
this,”
but
also
“what
ca
I
actually
do
diffe e tly
ext
time.”
Why
co sta tly
blami g
othe s
te ds
to
hold
people
back
Blami g
othe
people
co sta tly
ca
c eate
a
cycle
whe e
othi g
eve
eally
cha ges.
If
eve y
setback
is
always
somebody
else’s
fault,
the e
is
ve y
little
i ce tive
to
exami e
you
ow
habits
o
decisio s.
Taki g
espo sibility
i stead
ca
feel
ge ui ely
u comfo table,
si ce
it
mea s
ack owledgi g
eal
weak esses.
It
also
c eates
somethi g
valuable
i
etu ,
a
actual
se se
of
co t ol,
si ce
ecog isi g
that
pa t
of
a
outcome
sits
withi
you
ow
i flue ce
gives
you
somewhe e
eal
to
actually
sta t
imp ovi g.
What
this
philosophy
suggests
about
failu e
itself
I
B ya t’s
ow
f ami g,
failu e
was
eve
eally
the
opposite
of
success.
It
could
simply
be
pa t
of
the
p ocess
leadi g
towa d
it.
A
missed
shot
o
a
ge ui e
defeat
ca ies
eal
i fo matio
about
what
eeds
to
imp ove,
a d
what
actually
matte s
is
what
happe s
ext.
Rathe
tha
aski g
o ly
why
somethi g
we t
w o g,
exami i g
p epa atio
a d
decisio -maki g
tu s
failu e
f om
a
fi al
judgeme t
i to
somethi g
close
to
useful
feedback,
especially
i
a y
ge ui ely
competitive
e vi o me t
whe e
setbacks
a e
simply
u avoidable.
Othe
memo able
quotes
by
Kobe
B ya t
-
“The
most
impo ta t
thi g
is
to
t y
a d
i spi e
people
so
that
they
ca
be
g eat
i
whateve
they
wa t
to
do.” -
“Eve ythi g
egative,
p essu e,
challe ges,
is
all
a
oppo tu ity
fo
me
to
ise.” -
“The
mome t
you
give
up,
is
the
mome t
you
let
someo e
else
wi .” -
“If
you’ e
af aid
to
fail,
the
you’ e
p obably
goi g
to
fail.”
What
we
ca
lea
f om
this
quote
today
The
lasti g
appeal
of
this
quote
comes
f om
exactly
how
di ect
it
is.
It
challe ges
a
ge ui ely
commo
huma
i sti ct,
looki g
outwa d
the
mome t
somethi g
goes
w o g.
The e
a e
eal
situatio s
whe e
someo e
else
ge ui ely
is
espo sible
fo
a
setback.
Co sta tly
assig i g
blame
ega dless
ca
still
p eve t
a
pe so
f om
ide tifyi g
what
actually
emai s
withi
thei
ow
co t ol.
B ya t’s
philosophy
offe s
a
mo e
useful
app oach
i stead,
wo k
ha de ,
p epa e
mo e
tho oughly,
ack owledge
you
ow
mistakes
ho estly,
a d
co ce t ate
o
what
ca
actually
imp ove.
Success
was
eve
e ti ely
u de
a y
o e
pe so ‘s
co t ol.
The
decisio
to
keep
lea i g,
p epa i g
a d
maki g
a
ge ui e
effo t
usually
is.
