Tim Grover's book revealed the relentless mindset behind training Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, exposing the dark side of winning and how it shapes elite performance. It illustrated the unforgiving standards he applies to help athletes achieve greatness.
Tim, I read in your book, Winning, The Unforgiving Race to Greatness, Chapter 12. And I don't usually start with people's books. I want to usually start somewhere else. But in Chapter 12, you talk abo...
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Tim Grover's book revealed the relentless mindset behind training Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, exposing the dark side of winning and how it shapes elite performance. It illustrated the unforgiving standards he applies to help athletes achieve greatness.
Tim, I read in your book, Winning, The Unforgiving Race to Greatness, Chapter 12. And I don't usually start with people's books. I want to usually start somewhere else. But in Chapter 12, you talk about this concept of the dark side and the darker side.
I said this in Winning. Different scares people. When you're different, it scares people. When the world is different, it scares people.
One of the things you said, which I found really thought provoking and it kind of bucked the trend in chapter 12 of your book is when someone says showing up is half the battle, you're looking at an individual who is already losing the battle.
In chapter five of your book, you speak to some of these things that Michael would do to his teammates.
I also talked about this in Winning when I described how the dark side can be both a driving force and a source of pain.