grit
2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 5, 2024 by Tim Kennedy · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2026 · across every show →
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Jun 5, 2024 neutral
Kennedy: Grit, not athletic talent, predicts success in military special operations
“There's not a predictor of, like, this guy did jiu-jitsu, or he was a wrestler, or he played water polo. Like, the best swimmers in the world go to Bud's, and they bump, they bail out just like everybody else. The freak D-one athlete that played football, like…”
Mar 4, 2026
Gurley: Angela Duckworth Would Weight Passion Far Above Perseverance Today
“We had a chance working on the book to talk to Angela Duckworth, and 10 years after she released Grit, which said it's 50% perseverance and 50% passion, she said if she could do it over again, she'd wait passion way more Highly than perseverance because we've …”