You're never going to get anywhere being lazy, but I would tell you that hard work is what stands out.

I pursue number one at all times, but you have to be able to look at yourself.

I always worked hard. I was never lazy. I was always somebody that believed in hard work.

And when you work hard and you have that sense of pride, it goes right out the window if you utilize your efforts in the world fashion.

But when you do what's right, and it's based off of that effort that you put in, then you feel good about it because you took care of your responsibilities, then you can go play.

You can't do the playing before any of that.

If I never try, if I don't go for this, where's that going to be?

Don't be scared to bet on yourself. You're going to be scared anyway because it is scary, but at the same time, betting on yourself isn't always leaving.

Betting on yourself is believing in you, knowing who you are, wanting your work, having an idea about it anyway, and willing to work towards that to validate that reality.

That's betting on yourself.

Whatever decision emanates from that is based off of you looking at you and saying, I'm going for it.

When you don't do that, what you have done is refrain from challenging yourself to be all you could be.

You should be scared if you're clueless.

You should be scared if you're ignorant to what you want to do, why you want to do it, and how you intend to go about achieving whatever aspirations you may have.

If you're going to overcome that fear at some point, knowledge is a part of the equation.

What is winning? I challenge any human being alive.

And if you can't do it, you scratch, claw, and even die trying.

It was about striving to do whatever you could to be the best you could be.

That is what I believe makes me the best. It's my commitment to excellence for the collective whole.

I believe I'm the best there is.

I ain't apologizing for it to anybody.

You know, Denzel Washington talks about consistency, the importance of consistency.

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