There are people who evoke something, emotion, from you. Kobe Bryant was one for me. His game is not the style I prefer. But it was successful. Five championships on the court.
Impressive.
Even more meaningful was his work ethic and his perspective. See his retirement speech. This portion is what life’s all about.
“Lastly our daughters, Natalia, Bianca and Gianna. You guys know that if you do the work, you work hard enough, dreams come true. You know that, we all know that. But hopefully what you get from tonight is that those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when don’t feel like working — you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself — but you do it anyway. That is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. And if you guys can understand that, what you’ll see happen is that you won’t accomplish your dreams, your dreams won’t come true, something greater will. (Points to the rafters). And if you guys can understand that, then I’m doing my job as a father.”
Working Thoughts 