CHAPTER 8
TRADE IN EGO
Try to be wrong once in a while, it’ll do your ego good.
—KEANU REEVES
Imagine being told you’re “the best” at your favorite sport all your life. Everyone sees you playing at a level far above anyone else. You’re faster, better, stronger. You’re destined for greatness. You rise to the pro level, signing a massive dream contract to play with an amazing team—only to find yourself in your new reality. You’re no longer told you’re the best. Now it’s made clear that only one or two people on your team are considered the best. They’re sports royalty, rock stars. Everything revolves around them. It’s assumed that if they play well, the team wins. If not, you lose. Plain and simple. But is it?
The NBA has plenty of “rock star” ...
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