Tim Grover

“Everybody watched film of the current players. Kobe would get film of players going way back. He would say Jerry, he would watch Jerry West, Oscar Robinson. He'd say, I want to see what those guys did to be successful.”

“They never stop working physically or mentally because it gives them too much time to think about what they've had to endure and sacrifice.”

“Michael worked hard, but was more naturally talented, and Kobe worked harder, but was less naturally talented.”

“MJ knew when to stop. Kobe didn't. You would never find MJ on a court at four AM. He slept at night because he knew sleep was part of his training.”

“Trusting others is the same as giving up control. And they usually have a painfully hard time with that. They have this in common. At some point, they learned that they can only trust themselves. Maybe it was a lesson they learned in childhood or something tha…”

“Tim says, I always felt Michael's legendary trash talking wasn't meant for the other guy. It was another way for him to heighten the pressure that he put on himself. Because once you've told others how bad you're about to fuck them up, you're gonna have to del…”

“Very, very few people are willing or able to bet on themselves. They become the assistant manager of their own lives, waiting for direction and approval from some higher authority because they don't feel confident enough to make decisions and take action on th…”

“Routine reduces the number of decisions, right? So if you outsource, you just, you make routine things that you just have to do all the time, then you can actually focus on the important things.”

“The biggest mistake we make in life is thinking that we have time. The longer it takes time to capture your wins, the less time you have to enjoy them.”

“People get paid a fortune for being the expert at one thing. Anytime others need that one thing, you're the only one that they're calling.”

“If you're aiming to be the best at what you do, you cannot worry about whether your actions will upset other people or what they'll think of you. Your strategy is to make everyone else get on your level. You are not going down to theirs. You're not competing w…”