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You’re Not There…Yet | Paul Breedlove | TEDxYouth@FortWorth


let’s do something and are good now I

let’s do something and are good now I can guarantee you that for the most part

can guarantee you that for the most part

can guarantee you that for the most part you weren’t always good I started

you weren’t always good I started

you weren’t always good I started basketball fifth grade and let me tell

basketball fifth grade and let me tell

basketball fifth grade and let me tell you I sucked I was terrible I wanted to

you I sucked I was terrible I wanted to

you I sucked I was terrible I wanted to quit how many of you have ever felt this

quit how many of you have ever felt this

quit how many of you have ever felt this way whether it’s sports or art or math

way whether it’s sports or art or math

way whether it’s sports or art or math or whatever it is you’re good at did you

or whatever it is you’re good at did you

or whatever it is you’re good at did you have a little quick if you truly love

have a little quick if you truly love

have a little quick if you truly love something I can guarantee you like

something I can guarantee you like

something I can guarantee you like quitting is not answer close your eyes

quitting is not answer close your eyes

quitting is not answer close your eyes and think about this and what it means

and think about this and what it means

and think about this and what it means to you in your life you have to be

to you in your life you have to be

to you in your life you have to be willing to be bad before you can be

willing to be bad before you can be

willing to be bad before you can be great you have to be willing to fail

great you have to be willing to fail

great you have to be willing to fail before you just think about that you

before you just think about that you

before you just think about that you have to be willing to fail before you

have to be willing to fail before you

have to be willing to fail before you can succeed you have to be willing to be

can succeed you have to be willing to be

can succeed you have to be willing to be bad for you can be great growth requires

bad for you can be great growth requires

bad for you can be great growth requires persistence what is that really here’s a

persistence what is that really here’s a

persistence what is that really here’s a real order example of something that

real order example of something that

real order example of something that meets resistance think of an airport in

meets resistance think of an airport in

meets resistance think of an airport in these resistance from the

these resistance from the

these resistance from the to give a lift to fly it’s a pretty

to give a lift to fly it’s a pretty

to give a lift to fly it’s a pretty simple concept this same concept applies

simple concept this same concept applies

simple concept this same concept applies to to success can’t fight oftentimes

to to success can’t fight oftentimes

to to success can’t fight oftentimes when we fail we consider ourselves to be

when we fail we consider ourselves to be

when we fail we consider ourselves to be failures fail what is failure failure is

failures fail what is failure failure is

failures fail what is failure failure is an occurrence and not really there for

an occurrence and not really there for

an occurrence and not really there for you and I cannot be failures we can

you and I cannot be failures we can

you and I cannot be failures we can still fail but it isn’t the failure

still fail but it isn’t the failure

still fail but it isn’t the failure Center finest successes in trying so

Center finest successes in trying so

Center finest successes in trying so they come from so how many of you

they come from so how many of you

they come from so how many of you basketball players in you have ever

basketball players in you have ever

basketball players in you have ever dreamed of dunking I had dreams of dark

dreamed of dunking I had dreams of dark

dreamed of dunking I had dreams of dark evil fifth grade when I started playing

evil fifth grade when I started playing

evil fifth grade when I started playing on school I have tried over and over and

on school I have tried over and over and

on school I have tried over and over and over and over again it must have been

over and over again it must have been

over and over again it must have been 10,000 times I’ll bet you’ll be able to

10,000 times I’ll bet you’ll be able to

10,000 times I’ll bet you’ll be able to do by ninth grade my uncle to totally

do by ninth grade my uncle to totally

do by ninth grade my uncle to totally I’ll dude innate i replied unless the

I’ll dude innate i replied unless the

I’ll dude innate i replied unless the beverage a homophone i was created I

beverage a homophone i was created I

beverage a homophone i was created I went to the grind house as my coach

went to the grind house as my coach

went to the grind house as my coach Shaun Phillips call said when the player

Shaun Phillips call said when the player

Shaun Phillips call said when the player puts in hours upon hours of work on this

puts in hours upon hours of work on this

puts in hours upon hours of work on this game by seventh grade I could finally

game by seventh grade I could finally

game by seventh grade I could finally begin to touch the ring and I started to

begin to touch the ring and I started to

begin to touch the ring and I started to try to go one two three I tried over and

try to go one two three I tried over and

try to go one two three I tried over and over and over

bye-bye my eighth grade year I could

bye-bye my eighth grade year I could finally begin to grab the guy tried at

finally begin to grab the guy tried at

finally begin to grab the guy tried at least 7,000 miles 7451 7452 if someone

least 7,000 miles 7451 7452 if someone

least 7,000 miles 7451 7452 if someone told you to say 10,000 attempted ducks

told you to say 10,000 attempted ducks

told you to say 10,000 attempted ducks to be a warning what would you do you

to be a warning what would you do you

to be a warning what would you do you probably go out every single day and try

probably go out every single day and try

probably go out every single day and try to talk contribute language you begin to

to talk contribute language you begin to

to talk contribute language you begin to get close 9999 thousand nine hundred

get close 9999 thousand nine hundred

get close 9999 thousand nine hundred ninety 15 9999 dad at the camera ten

ninety 15 9999 dad at the camera ten

ninety 15 9999 dad at the camera ten thousand you did you take all that time

thousand you did you take all that time

thousand you did you take all that time and finally done in many ways like this

and finally done in many ways like this

and finally done in many ways like this like this except we don’t know what

like this except we don’t know what

like this except we don’t know what we’re reaching for if you’re trying to

we’re reaching for if you’re trying to

we’re reaching for if you’re trying to get a job but you can’t you have to try

get a job but you can’t you have to try

get a job but you can’t you have to try over and over and over you can’t find

over and over and over you can’t find

over and over and over you can’t find the one you are stick with if you’re

the one you are stick with if you’re

the one you are stick with if you’re trying to write a song you have to put

trying to write a song you have to put

trying to write a song you have to put in hundreds of thousands of different

in hundreds of thousands of different

in hundreds of thousands of different layers to find the one you put out life

layers to find the one you put out life

layers to find the one you put out life in many ways is like tons there’s even a

in many ways is like tons there’s even a

in many ways is like tons there’s even a popular rule by researcher mountain

popular rule by researcher mountain

popular rule by researcher mountain bible that supports the idea that it

bible that supports the idea that it

bible that supports the idea that it takes 10,000 hours to turn raw talent

takes 10,000 hours to turn raw talent

takes 10,000 hours to turn raw talent into success even michael jordan was cut

into success even michael jordan was cut

into success even michael jordan was cut from his basketball team his freshman

from his basketball team his freshman

from his basketball team his freshman year can you imagine saying no to be my

year can you imagine saying no to be my

year can you imagine saying no to be my Jordan life in many ways is like this

Jordan life in many ways is like this

Jordan life in many ways is like this you have to get lowered to jump higher

you have to get lowered to jump higher

you have to get lowered to jump higher back to basketball in my opinion it

back to basketball in my opinion it

back to basketball in my opinion it takes one year to understand two years

takes one year to understand two years

takes one year to understand two years to know what to do three years to become

to know what to do three years to become

to know what to do three years to become to be good in our eternity to become a

to be good in our eternity to become a

to be good in our eternity to become a master my first year of basketball I

master my first year of basketball I

master my first year of basketball I played on five different teams in an

played on five different teams in an

played on five different teams in an over a hundred games in most of you know

over a hundred games in most of you know

over a hundred games in most of you know that’s more than an MBA place for

that’s more than an MBA place for

that’s more than an MBA place for regular see my second year I got better

regular see my second year I got better

regular see my second year I got better my third year I joined the national team

my third year I joined the national team

my third year I joined the national team called why’d you see 36 and we respond

called why’d you see 36 and we respond

called why’d you see 36 and we respond sir diabetes this is one of the few

sir diabetes this is one of the few

sir diabetes this is one of the few things in life that I truly loved and

things in life that I truly loved and

things in life that I truly loved and willing to do anything to stay on I put

willing to do anything to stay on I put

willing to do anything to stay on I put in hours upon hours of work every week

in hours upon hours of work every week

in hours upon hours of work every week and tell myself that I’m getting tired

and tell myself that I’m getting tired

and tell myself that I’m getting tired this is what separates me from the rest

this is what separates me from the rest

this is what separates me from the rest of the world oftentimes what it would

of the world oftentimes what it would

of the world oftentimes what it would rain I was survived side and put in my

rain I was survived side and put in my

rain I was survived side and put in my hours I have played against some of the

hours I have played against some of the

hours I have played against some of the best teams in what I updating some of

best teams in what I updating some of

best teams in what I updating some of the best players and teams in the

the best players and teams in the

the best players and teams in the country and have been extremely helpful

country and have been extremely helpful

country and have been extremely helpful fine I also realized our hard work does

fine I also realized our hard work does

fine I also realized our hard work does pay off oftentimes when we fall we get

pay off oftentimes when we fall we get

pay off oftentimes when we fall we get scars many times people have come to me

scars many times people have come to me

scars many times people have come to me and told me all I want to get rid of my

and told me all I want to get rid of my

and told me all I want to get rid of my scratch because it I’ve told them in

scratch because it I’ve told them in

scratch because it I’ve told them in response don’t get rid of your stars

response don’t get rid of your stars

response don’t get rid of your stars because they tell the story of who you

because they tell the story of who you

because they tell the story of who you are they tell it they tell the stories

are they tell it they tell the stories

are they tell it they tell the stories not only you can tell i have many scars

not only you can tell i have many scars

not only you can tell i have many scars internally

internally

internally but I know that they tell the story how

but I know that they tell the story how

but I know that they tell the story how I walked crawled graham and even jumped

I walked crawled graham and even jumped

I walked crawled graham and even jumped and eventually go so what if it’s not

and eventually go so what if it’s not

and eventually go so what if it’s not basketball what if it’s being a

basketball what if it’s being a

basketball what if it’s being a stay-at-home wall so being a mechanic

stay-at-home wall so being a mechanic

stay-at-home wall so being a mechanic your goal might not be too dumb but we

your goal might not be too dumb but we

your goal might not be too dumb but we are still moving towards greatness

are still moving towards greatness

are still moving towards greatness together become the best version of

together become the best version of

together become the best version of yourself don’t try to be anything you’re

yourself don’t try to be anything you’re

yourself don’t try to be anything you’re not when you look at yourself into

not when you look at yourself into

not when you look at yourself into realer in the mirror you must realize

realer in the mirror you must realize

realer in the mirror you must realize that you are who you are so why try to

that you are who you are so why try to

that you are who you are so why try to be anything different and remember you

be anything different and remember you

be anything different and remember you have to be willing to be bad

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