“Fact and fiction carry the same intrinsic weight in the marketplace of ideas. Fortunately, reality has no advertising budget.”
“What separates great players from all-time great players is their ability to self-assess, diagnose weaknesses, and turn those flaws into strengths.”
― The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
― The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
“It’s often said that those who can’t do, teach. It would be more accurate to say that those who can do, can’t teach the basics.”
― Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
― Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
“computer science is the study of “the phenomena surrounding computers”—all the phenomena,”
― The Dream Machine
― The Dream Machine
“This was a creature that, except for the brief days in safety as a kitten, swatting at her mother’s tail and taking in a new world, had spent every waking moment fighting for life. Like one endless solo expedition, her life was a solitary battle for survival. Each morsel of food won required skill, stealth, and often the risk of injury or death. Stalking the beaches and brush of the long river beneath black thunderheads of the Amazon sky, she had managed to survive through all adversity in one of the most competitive and unforgiving ecosystems on earth.”
― Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
― Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
“Coaches are teachers. Some coaches—lesser coaches—try telling you things. Good coaches, however, teach you how to think and arm you with the fundamental tools necessary to execute properly. Simply put, good coaches make sure you know how to use both hands, how to make proper reads, how to understand the game. Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them. That’s the same at every level.”
― The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
― The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
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