how great people think on april 16 2000 the New England Patriots drafted an
the New England Patriots drafted an
the New England Patriots drafted an extra quarterback at a Michigan State
extra quarterback at a Michigan State
extra quarterback at a Michigan State they’d scouted him thoroughly and had
they’d scouted him thoroughly and had
they’d scouted him thoroughly and had their eye on him for some time seeing
their eye on him for some time seeing
their eye on him for some time seeing that he was still available they took
that he was still available they took
that he was still available they took him
him
him it was a six-round and a 199 pick of the
it was a six-round and a 199 pick of the
it was a six-round and a 199 pick of the draft the young quarterbacks name was
draft the young quarterbacks name was
draft the young quarterbacks name was Tom Brady he was fourth string at the
Tom Brady he was fourth string at the
Tom Brady he was fourth string at the beginning of his rookie season by his
beginning of his rookie season by his
beginning of his rookie season by his second season he was a starter New
second season he was a starter New
second season he was a starter New England won the Super Bowl that year
England won the Super Bowl that year
England won the Super Bowl that year Brady was named MVP in terms of return
Brady was named MVP in terms of return
Brady was named MVP in terms of return on investment it’s probably the single
on investment it’s probably the single
on investment it’s probably the single greatest draft pick in the history of
greatest draft pick in the history of
greatest draft pick in the history of football for Super Bowl rings out of six
football for Super Bowl rings out of six
football for Super Bowl rings out of six appearances 13 starting seasons 160 wins
appearances 13 starting seasons 160 wins
appearances 13 starting seasons 160 wins 392 touchdowns three Super Bowl MVPs
392 touchdowns three Super Bowl MVPs
392 touchdowns three Super Bowl MVPs 53,000 yards 10 Pro Bowls and more
53,000 yards 10 Pro Bowls and more
53,000 yards 10 Pro Bowls and more division titles than any quarterback in
division titles than any quarterback in
division titles than any quarterback in history it’s not even finished paying
history it’s not even finished paying
history it’s not even finished paying dividends Brady may still have many more
dividends Brady may still have many more
dividends Brady may still have many more seasons left at him so you’d think the
seasons left at him so you’d think the
seasons left at him so you’d think the Patriots front office would be ecstatic
Patriots front office would be ecstatic
Patriots front office would be ecstatic with how it turned out and indeed they
with how it turned out and indeed they
with how it turned out and indeed they were they were also disappointed deeply
were they were also disappointed deeply
were they were also disappointed deeply so in themselves
so in themselves
so in themselves Brady’s surprising abilities meant that
Brady’s surprising abilities meant that
Brady’s surprising abilities meant that the Patriots scouting reports were way
the Patriots scouting reports were way
the Patriots scouting reports were way off for all their evaluations of players
off for all their evaluations of players
off for all their evaluations of players think somehow missed or miscalculated
think somehow missed or miscalculated
think somehow missed or miscalculated all of his intangible attributes they’d
all of his intangible attributes they’d
all of his intangible attributes they’d let this gym wait until the sixth round
let this gym wait until the sixth round
let this gym wait until the sixth round someone else could have drafted him more
someone else could have drafted him more
someone else could have drafted him more than that they didn’t even know what
than that they didn’t even know what
than that they didn’t even know what they were right about Brady until
they were right about Brady until
they were right about Brady until injuries knocked out Drew Bledsoe their
injuries knocked out Drew Bledsoe their
injuries knocked out Drew Bledsoe their prize starter and forced them to realize
prize starter and forced them to realize
prize starter and forced them to realize his potential so even though their bet
his potential so even though their bet
his potential so even though their bet paid off the Patriots honed in on the
paid off the Patriots honed in on the
paid off the Patriots honed in on the specific intelligence failure that could
specific intelligence failure that could
specific intelligence failure that could have prevented the pic from happening in
have prevented the pic from happening in
have prevented the pic from happening in the first place not that they were
the first place not that they were
the first place not that they were nitpicking or indulging in perfectionism
nitpicking or indulging in perfectionism
nitpicking or indulging in perfectionism they had higher standards of performance
they had higher standards of performance
they had higher standards of performance to adhere to for years Scott Pioli
to adhere to for years Scott Pioli
to adhere to for years Scott Pioli director of personnel for the Patriots
director of personnel for the Patriots
director of personnel for the Patriots kept the photo on his desk of Dave stock
kept the photo on his desk of Dave stock
kept the photo on his desk of Dave stock Chelsea a player the team had drafted in
Chelsea a player the team had drafted in
Chelsea a player the team had drafted in the 5th round but who never made a to
the 5th round but who never made a to
the 5th round but who never made a to training camp it was a reminder you’re
training camp it was a reminder you’re
training camp it was a reminder you’re not as good as you think you don’t have
not as good as you think you don’t have
not as good as you think you don’t have it all figured out staying focused do
it all figured out staying focused do
it all figured out staying focused do better
better
better bo Jackson wouldn’t get impressed when
bo Jackson wouldn’t get impressed when
bo Jackson wouldn’t get impressed when he hit a home run or ran a touchdown
he hit a home run or ran a touchdown
he hit a home run or ran a touchdown because he knew he hadn’t done it
because he knew he hadn’t done it
because he knew he hadn’t done it perfect in fact he didn’t ask for the
perfect in fact he didn’t ask for the
perfect in fact he didn’t ask for the ball after his first hit and major
ball after his first hit and major
ball after his first hit and major league baseball for that reason to him
league baseball for that reason to him
league baseball for that reason to him it was just a ground ball of the middle
it was just a ground ball of the middle
it was just a ground ball of the middle this is a characteristic of how great
this is a characteristic of how great
this is a characteristic of how great people think it’s not that they find
people think it’s not that they find
people think it’s not that they find failure in every success they just hold
failure in every success they just hold
failure in every success they just hold themselves to a standard that exceeds
themselves to a standard that exceeds
themselves to a standard that exceeds what society might consider to be
what society might consider to be
what society might consider to be objective success because of that they
objective success because of that they
objective success because of that they don’t much care what other people think
don’t much care what other people think
don’t much care what other people think they care whether they meet their own
they care whether they meet their own
they care whether they meet their own standards and these standards are much
standards and these standards are much
standards and these standards are much much higher than everyone else’s
much higher than everyone else’s
much higher than everyone else’s the Patriots saw the Brady pick is being
the Patriots saw the Brady pick is being
the Patriots saw the Brady pick is being more lucky than smart and although some
more lucky than smart and although some
more lucky than smart and although some people are fine giving themselves credit
people are fine giving themselves credit
people are fine giving themselves credit for luck they weren’t in this instance
for luck they weren’t in this instance
for luck they weren’t in this instance instead of celebrating they’re
instead of celebrating they’re
instead of celebrating they’re congratulating themselves they put their
congratulating themselves they put their
congratulating themselves they put their heads back down and focus on how to get
heads back down and focus on how to get
heads back down and focus on how to get even better this isn’t necessarily fun
even better this isn’t necessarily fun
even better this isn’t necessarily fun by the way it can feel like
by the way it can feel like
by the way it can feel like self-inflicted torture sometimes but it
self-inflicted torture sometimes but it
self-inflicted torture sometimes but it does force you to always keep going and
does force you to always keep going and
does force you to always keep going and always improve for us the scoreboard
always improve for us the scoreboard
always improve for us the scoreboard can’t be the only scoreboard Warren
can’t be the only scoreboard Warren
can’t be the only scoreboard Warren Buffett has said the same thing making a
Buffett has said the same thing making a
Buffett has said the same thing making a distinction between the inner scorecard
distinction between the inner scorecard
distinction between the inner scorecard and the external one your potential the
and the external one your potential the
and the external one your potential the absolute best you’re capable of that’s
absolute best you’re capable of that’s
absolute best you’re capable of that’s the metric to measure yourself against
the metric to measure yourself against
the metric to measure yourself against your standards are winning is not enough
your standards are winning is not enough
your standards are winning is not enough anyone can win but not everyone can be
anyone can win but not everyone can be
anyone can win but not everyone can be the best it can be
the best it can be
the best it can be think of the times that you’ve excused
think of the times that you’ve excused
think of the times that you’ve excused your own behavior with no one will know
your own behavior with no one will know
your own behavior with no one will know because it’s not about what you can get
because it’s not about what you can get
because it’s not about what you can get away with it’s about what you should or
away with it’s about what you should or
away with it’s about what you should or shouldn’t do a person who judges himself
shouldn’t do a person who judges himself
shouldn’t do a person who judges himself based on his own standards doesn’t crave
based on his own standards doesn’t crave
based on his own standards doesn’t crave the spotlight the same way as someone
the spotlight the same way as someone
the spotlight the same way as someone who lets applause dictate success a
who lets applause dictate success a
who lets applause dictate success a person who can think long term doesn’t
person who can think long term doesn’t
person who can think long term doesn’t pity herself during her short term
pity herself during her short term
pity herself during her short term setbacks a person who values the team
setbacks a person who values the team
setbacks a person who values the team can share credit and subsume his own
can share credit and subsume his own
can share credit and subsume his own interests in a way that most others
interests in a way that most others
interests in a way that most others can’t reflecting on what went well or
can’t reflecting on what went well or
can’t reflecting on what went well or how amazing we are doesn’t get us
how amazing we are doesn’t get us
how amazing we are doesn’t get us anywhere except maybe to where we are
anywhere except maybe to where we are
anywhere except maybe to where we are right now but we want to go further we
right now but we want to go further we
right now but we want to go further we want more we want to continue to improve
want more we want to continue to improve
want more we want to continue to improve this is a characteristic of how great
this is a characteristic of how great
this is a characteristic of how great people think
people think
people think you
you
you [Music]
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