The rotten apple spoils his companion.
Benjamin FranklinRead
When it comes down to it, you win a bunch of games or maybe things don't go the way that you plan - those relationships that you build with the guys around you last a lifetime. To me, that's meaningful.
Interpretation
The enduring value of relationships outweighs the outcomes of individual successes or failures.
In this quote, Marcus Mariota emphasizes that while achieving victories in games is often celebrated, the deeper connections and friendships formed with teammates are what truly matter and provide lasting significance in life. He suggests that building strong relationships is more meaningful than any short-term successes in sports or other endeavors.
In practice
During a motivational speech about teamwork in a sports academy.
The rotten apple spoils his companion.
I verily believe that her not remembering and not minding in the least, made me cry again, inwardly - and that is the sharpest crying of all.
I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.
I am a strict monogamist: it is twenty years since I last went to bed with two women at once, and then I was in my cups and not myself.
What is it the I'll want from you? Not love: that would be too much to ask. Not forgiveness, which isn't yours to bestow. Only a listener, perhaps; only someone who will see me. Don't prettify me though, whatever else you do: I have no wish to be a decorated skull. But I leave myself in your hands. What choice do I have? By the time you read this last page, that- if anywhere- is the only place I will be.
Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.
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