Winner
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals. ” Larry Bird
Larry Bird wasn’t the most physically gifted basketball player ever, Michael Jordan wasn’t either, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas: None of these guys have championship rings because they were the most talented players on the floor. Sure they have talent, but what they really have is the work ethic to make the most of their talent. There are plenty of guys who clearly outworked other players of superior talent to be successful.
Sports is littered with the names of players who have wasted their god given talents through a lack of drive or discipline (see the recent case of Elijah Dukes for one example).
Am I the best closer I know? No. And the best closer I know probably is the hardest working salesman I know. Coincidence? I know I’d rather be a Larry Bird than an Elijah Dukes – how about you?
