good morning believe nation today we’re going to talk about why hard work beats
going to talk about why hard work beats
going to talk about why hard work beats talent right leaf Andre we’re Brian
talent right leaf Andre we’re Brian
talent right leaf Andre we’re Brian Bosworth Purvis Ellison
Bosworth Purvis Ellison
Bosworth Purvis Ellison think about these things do you know
think about these things do you know
think about these things do you know them a lot of you don’t these are guys
them a lot of you don’t these are guys
them a lot of you don’t these are guys that were drafted very high in sports
that were drafted very high in sports
that were drafted very high in sports very very high Sam Bowie drafted before
very very high Sam Bowie drafted before
very very high Sam Bowie drafted before Michael Jordan can we get over the point
Michael Jordan can we get over the point
Michael Jordan can we get over the point of people thinking that talent is enough
of people thinking that talent is enough
of people thinking that talent is enough like even contact which is the most
like even contact which is the most
like even contact which is the most powerful thing which is you know if you
powerful thing which is you know if you
powerful thing which is you know if you have talent you can pump it out this
have talent you can pump it out this
have talent you can pump it out this whole notion of business that you know
whole notion of business that you know
whole notion of business that you know you can’t out hustle or outwork somebody
you can’t out hustle or outwork somebody
you can’t out hustle or outwork somebody to be better than them is insanity
to be better than them is insanity
to be better than them is insanity anybody that follows sports and
anybody that follows sports and
anybody that follows sports and especially if they follow drafts in any
especially if they follow drafts in any
especially if they follow drafts in any way at all
way at all
way at all Akili Smith that energy numerated I mean
Akili Smith that energy numerated I mean
Akili Smith that energy numerated I mean seriously
seriously
seriously anybody who follows sports and drafts
anybody who follows sports and drafts
anybody who follows sports and drafts and any shape or form that doesn’t
and any shape or form that doesn’t
and any shape or form that doesn’t understand that I don’t give a rat’s ass
understand that I don’t give a rat’s ass
understand that I don’t give a rat’s ass if you’re a better writer or if you can
if you’re a better writer or if you can
if you’re a better writer or if you can pump out better videos and if you’re not
pump out better videos and if you’re not
pump out better videos and if you’re not willing to out work and love it have a
willing to out work and love it have a
willing to out work and love it have a passion for it then you’re gonna get
passion for it then you’re gonna get
passion for it then you’re gonna get beat by somebody who’s not as good and
beat by somebody who’s not as good and
beat by somebody who’s not as good and absolutely doesn’t have the talent that
absolutely doesn’t have the talent that
absolutely doesn’t have the talent that you have but it’s gonna make a whole lot
you have but it’s gonna make a whole lot
you have but it’s gonna make a whole lot more money have a whole lot more
more money have a whole lot more
more money have a whole lot more opportunity I think the line in the sand
opportunity I think the line in the sand
opportunity I think the line in the sand the defining thing in this whole game is
the defining thing in this whole game is
the defining thing in this whole game is hustle and I wanted to pitch you that
hustle and I wanted to pitch you that
hustle and I wanted to pitch you that picture because I got a lot of you know
picture because I got a lot of you know
picture because I got a lot of you know those athletes I want you to understand
those athletes I want you to understand
those athletes I want you to understand just gorge anybody I want you to
just gorge anybody I want you to
just gorge anybody I want you to understand okay I don’t care I want
understand okay I don’t care I want
understand okay I don’t care I want people to understand that somebody’s
people to understand that somebody’s
people to understand that somebody’s gonna outwork you I’m definitely an
gonna outwork you I’m definitely an
gonna outwork you I’m definitely an outwork you and there’s other people are
outwork you and there’s other people are
outwork you and there’s other people are gonna outwork you in your niche and if
gonna outwork you in your niche and if
gonna outwork you in your niche and if you don’t start putting in the hours and
you don’t start putting in the hours and
you don’t start putting in the hours and stop dropping if you want to start
stop dropping if you want to start
stop dropping if you want to start dropping the Xbox controller and they’ll
dropping the Xbox controller and they’ll
dropping the Xbox controller and they’ll be paddle and your TiVo remote and that
be paddle and your TiVo remote and that
be paddle and your TiVo remote and that beer after work
beer after work
beer after work your hands you know Luis I don’t give a
your hands you know Luis I don’t give a
your hands you know Luis I don’t give a rat’s ass if you went to Yale or you’re
rat’s ass if you went to Yale or you’re
rat’s ass if you went to Yale or you’re the most creative son of a baby you know
the most creative son of a baby you know
the most creative son of a baby you know trying to fix the person with me shut up
trying to fix the person with me shut up
trying to fix the person with me shut up you if you’re the biggest you know
you if you’re the biggest you know
you if you’re the biggest you know best of all time but you don’t put in
best of all time but you don’t put in
best of all time but you don’t put in the work in the hustle you’re gonna get
the work in the hustle you’re gonna get
the work in the hustle you’re gonna get beat and businesses that don’t care and
beat and businesses that don’t care and
beat and businesses that don’t care and have a little small startups like Arab
have a little small startups like Arab
have a little small startups like Arab or they’re gonna beat you too do you
or they’re gonna beat you too do you
or they’re gonna beat you too do you know somebody that’s very talented and
know somebody that’s very talented and
know somebody that’s very talented and yet they just don’t seem to be
yet they just don’t seem to be
yet they just don’t seem to be successful I I can tell you I know a lot
successful I I can tell you I know a lot
successful I I can tell you I know a lot of people like that and I’ll bet right
of people like that and I’ll bet right
of people like that and I’ll bet right now you in your own mind have the
now you in your own mind have the
now you in your own mind have the picture of somebody that just fits that
picture of somebody that just fits that
picture of somebody that just fits that description they have a lot of gifts
description they have a lot of gifts
description they have a lot of gifts they have a lot of talent but they never
they have a lot of talent but they never
they have a lot of talent but they never take off and you kind of say how could
take off and you kind of say how could
take off and you kind of say how could they be so gifted and yet be so average
they be so gifted and yet be so average
they be so gifted and yet be so average well I think I discovered the answer and
well I think I discovered the answer and
well I think I discovered the answer and so I wrote a book about it and titled
so I wrote a book about it and titled
so I wrote a book about it and titled talent is never enough and basically the
talent is never enough and basically the
talent is never enough and basically the thesis of the book is that no matter how
thesis of the book is that no matter how
thesis of the book is that no matter how talented you are
talented you are
talented you are talent alone won’t get you at the top
talent alone won’t get you at the top
talent alone won’t get you at the top and yet I know a whole bunch of people
and yet I know a whole bunch of people
and yet I know a whole bunch of people who somehow think that talent is a train
who somehow think that talent is a train
who somehow think that talent is a train that they can ride to the top and they
that they can ride to the top and they
that they can ride to the top and they don’t have to do anything else and one
don’t have to do anything else and one
don’t have to do anything else and one day they’ll be there in the book talent
day they’ll be there in the book talent
day they’ll be there in the book talent is never enough I talk about things that
is never enough I talk about things that
is never enough I talk about things that you and I can choose that we have
you and I can choose that we have
you and I can choose that we have control over that will be a plus to the
control over that will be a plus to the
control over that will be a plus to the talent that we have you see talent is
talent that we have you see talent is
talent that we have you see talent is god-given I don’t take any claim to my
god-given I don’t take any claim to my
god-given I don’t take any claim to my talent as far as I worked hard to have
talent as far as I worked hard to have
talent as far as I worked hard to have it I’m Who I am because that’s who I how
it I’m Who I am because that’s who I how
it I’m Who I am because that’s who I how I was made so talent is not something I
I was made so talent is not something I
I was made so talent is not something I could even kind of lay claim to but the
could even kind of lay claim to but the
could even kind of lay claim to but the choices I make beside my talent now that
choices I make beside my talent now that
choices I make beside my talent now that is a difference for example in the book
is a difference for example in the book
is a difference for example in the book I talk about belief lifts our talent now
I talk about belief lifts our talent now
I talk about belief lifts our talent now belief is a choice my ability to believe
belief is a choice my ability to believe
belief is a choice my ability to believe in myself but even my team believed in
in myself but even my team believed in
in myself but even my team believed in my project belief is a lifter of talent
my project belief is a lifter of talent
my project belief is a lifter of talent I can choose to believe in myself I can
I can choose to believe in myself I can
I can choose to believe in myself I can choose to invest in me I’ve never really
choose to invest in me I’ve never really
choose to invest in me I’ve never really viewed myself as particularly talented
viewed myself as particularly talented
viewed myself as particularly talented view myself as you know slightly above
view myself as you know slightly above
view myself as you know slightly above average in talent and where I excel is
ridiculous
ridiculous sickening work ethic you know while the
sickening work ethic you know while the
sickening work ethic you know while the other guys sleeping I’m working while
other guys sleeping I’m working while
other guys sleeping I’m working while the other guys eaten I’m working you can
the other guys eaten I’m working you can
the other guys eaten I’m working you can look at the the first six episodes of
look at the the first six episodes of
look at the the first six episodes of the The Fresh Prince and I was so just
the The Fresh Prince and I was so just
the The Fresh Prince and I was so just hell-bent on not failing that I
hell-bent on not failing that I
hell-bent on not failing that I memorized the entire script and you can
memorized the entire script and you can
memorized the entire script and you can see in certain shots they tried to cut
see in certain shots they tried to cut
see in certain shots they tried to cut around it as much as they can but I am
around it as much as they can but I am
around it as much as they can but I am mouthing the other actors lines if you
mouthing the other actors lines if you
mouthing the other actors lines if you don’t believe it watch the scene with a
don’t believe it watch the scene with a
don’t believe it watch the scene with a young Don Cheadle but keep your eyes on
young Don Cheadle but keep your eyes on
young Don Cheadle but keep your eyes on Smith Freddy Krueger’s they have
Smith Freddy Krueger’s they have
Smith Freddy Krueger’s they have nightmares about it it took six episodes
nightmares about it it took six episodes
nightmares about it it took six episodes for for someone to tell me to stop doing
for for someone to tell me to stop doing
for for someone to tell me to stop doing it so then the next six episodes look
it so then the next six episodes look
it so then the next six episodes look like oh come on Uncle Phil I’m serious
like oh come on Uncle Phil I’m serious
like oh come on Uncle Phil I’m serious stop playing for me you know what I
stop playing for me you know what I
stop playing for me you know what I believe hard work pays off you know when
believe hard work pays off you know when
believe hard work pays off you know when you say it’s been a it’s been my year
you say it’s been a it’s been my year
you say it’s been a it’s been my year and it’s it’s my time you know Hollywood
and it’s it’s my time you know Hollywood
and it’s it’s my time you know Hollywood has a way of making everything seem like
has a way of making everything seem like
has a way of making everything seem like overnight success oh my god where’d this
overnight success oh my god where’d this
overnight success oh my god where’d this guy come from oh this kid who is he look
guy come from oh this kid who is he look
guy come from oh this kid who is he look yeah there’s a massive star 18 years in
yeah there’s a massive star 18 years in
yeah there’s a massive star 18 years in the business you know put it I’ll put in
the business you know put it I’ll put in
the business you know put it I’ll put in my time you know I got I got dues that
my time you know I got I got dues that
my time you know I got I got dues that that have been paid and paid again and
that have been paid and paid again and
that have been paid and paid again and paid one more time after that I stayed
paid one more time after that I stayed
paid one more time after that I stayed true to my dreams and by doing that
true to my dreams and by doing that
true to my dreams and by doing that eventually they came true I remain I’m
eventually they came true I remain I’m
eventually they came true I remain I’m uninterested in that topic mom which one
uninterested in that topic mom which one
uninterested in that topic mom which one whether the relationship between gift
whether the relationship between gift
whether the relationship between gift and practice no I’m gonna trust it in
and practice no I’m gonna trust it in
and practice no I’m gonna trust it in natural gifts yeah I know they exist and
natural gifts yeah I know they exist and
natural gifts yeah I know they exist and I know there’s such a thing as talent
I know there’s such a thing as talent
I know there’s such a thing as talent but it’s neither that but right I just
but it’s neither that but right I just
but it’s neither that but right I just feel like so and so what right because
feel like so and so what right because
feel like so and so what right because there are people and I always think of
there are people and I always think of
there are people and I always think of your Vasko if an Iowa sake of Derrick
your Vasko if an Iowa sake of Derrick
your Vasko if an Iowa sake of Derrick Coleman yes I remember chatting with a
Coleman yes I remember chatting with a
Coleman yes I remember chatting with a guy who worked for the Sixers and he
guy who worked for the Sixers and he
guy who worked for the Sixers and he said you have to understand the Derrick
said you have to understand the Derrick
said you have to understand the Derrick Coleman was the most gifted man ever to
Coleman was the most gifted man ever to
Coleman was the most gifted man ever to set foot on a basketball court I always
set foot on a basketball court I always
set foot on a basketball court I always believed that Knoxville talent can take
believed that Knoxville talent can take
believed that Knoxville talent can take you so far but I think you need to have
you so far but I think you need to have
you so far but I think you need to have the work ethic and the drive to to
the work ethic and the drive to to
the work ethic and the drive to to achieve your potential I mean I’d say
achieve your potential I mean I’d say
achieve your potential I mean I’d say you know my natural talent you know
you know my natural talent you know
you know my natural talent you know probably brought me
probably brought me
probably brought me 50% of the way but then after that it
50% of the way but then after that it
50% of the way but then after that it was all it was all done the work that
was all it was all done the work that
was all it was all done the work that I’ve done and the volume of work that
I’ve done and the volume of work that
I’ve done and the volume of work that I’ve done over the you know the last 15
I’ve done over the you know the last 15
I’ve done over the you know the last 15 years you know when I really started to
years you know when I really started to
years you know when I really started to take go seriously and you know thought
take go seriously and you know thought
take go seriously and you know thought about you’re making this a career so to
about you’re making this a career so to
about you’re making this a career so to make the complete player how much of it
make the complete player how much of it
make the complete player how much of it is practice and how much of it is
is practice and how much of it is
is practice and how much of it is natural talent
natural talent
natural talent of course the talents is part of me but
of course the talents is part of me but
of course the talents is part of me but if you don’t work the talent you’re
if you don’t work the talent you’re
if you don’t work the talent you’re never going to achieve that things that
never going to achieve that things that
never going to achieve that things that I’m achieve so I try to do my things to
I’m achieve so I try to do my things to
I’m achieve so I try to do my things to improve myself in the training
improve myself in the training
improve myself in the training specifically specifically in the games
specifically specifically in the games
specifically specifically in the games because this is the most important thing
because this is the most important thing
because this is the most important thing so I always try to to improve something
so I always try to to improve something
so I always try to to improve something season by season I’m gonna play yourself
season by season I’m gonna play yourself
season by season I’m gonna play yourself okay so this is this is my thing when
okay so this is this is my thing when
okay so this is this is my thing when when people go oh oh you so talented you
when people go oh oh you so talented you
when people go oh oh you so talented you were born with natural talent no no no
were born with natural talent no no no
were born with natural talent no no no listen to this right this is this is the
listen to this right this is this is the
listen to this right this is this is the have you as this been played in public
have you as this been played in public
have you as this been played in public before no okay so this is our such an
before no okay so this is our such an
before no okay so this is our such an exclusive a cheering when he was
exclusive a cheering when he was
exclusive a cheering when he was basically basically basically
basically basically basically
basically basically basically intelligent when when people say artists
intelligent when when people say artists
intelligent when when people say artists are born with talent you know you have
are born with talent you know you have
are born with talent you know you have to you have to really learn and really
to you have to really learn and really
to you have to really learn and really practice this is me playing guitar and
practice this is me playing guitar and
practice this is me playing guitar and singing I’m gonna put in to promote this
by this practice after that you practice
by this practice after that you practice I did yeah no I just I probably needed
I did yeah no I just I probably needed
I did yeah no I just I probably needed it thank you guys so much for watching
it thank you guys so much for watching
it thank you guys so much for watching I made this edition of believe life
I made this edition of believe life
I made this edition of believe life because Levi Howard asked me to so if
because Levi Howard asked me to so if
because Levi Howard asked me to so if there’s a topic that you want me to
there’s a topic that you want me to
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