Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don't.
Interpretation
Success isn't defined by a specific background or story; anyone can achieve it.
In this quote, Stephen Curry emphasizes that societal beliefs often suggest that one must come from a particular background or have an extraordinary journey to attain success. However, he reassures us that success is accessible to anyone, regardless of their starting point or experiences, fostering a more inclusive understanding of achievement.
In practice
This quote can inspire students at a graduation ceremony to believe in their potential.
I want to thank God, obviously for the health, for the talent He's given me, for my family who supports me, for the things that basketball's taught me on and off the court. For the people that I've been able to meet through the game of basketball.
You have so much fun playing games. We all love basketball, so we never want the season to end, 'cause then it's five months of sitting around and watching the playoffs.
I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.
I have fun out there on the court, smiling, laughing, trying to have good demeanor.
It's really annoying for me. That's not what I'm playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron's throne or whatever.
I just feel so much more comfortable and confident every game I play.
I learned in my Ph.D. the discipline I needed to be successful. Most boxers are not that disciplined. They have talent, but the self-organization - the ability to schedule yourself and your priorities - is lacking. My studies were about the control of training on both the psychological and the physical side.
Future success is dependent upon and inseparable from the consciousness out of which the actions emanate
After spending many years in Wall Street and after making and losing millions of dollars I want to tell you this: It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting. Got that? My sitting tight!
Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.
I don't mean I'd mind being rich and famous. That's very much on my schedule, and someday I'll try to get around to it; but if it happens, I'd like to have my ego tagging along. I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany's.
I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have.
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