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就在刚刚,篮球传奇巨星科比·布莱恩特在一场直升机事故中离世。
北京时间1月27日凌晨3点47分(美国西部时间1月26日上午11点47分),USATODAY率先报道在加利福尼亚州的卡拉巴萨斯(洛杉矶附近)发生直升机坠毁事故,机上5人全部丧生。
几乎同时,TMZ说科比在直升机上。这条消息震惊了世界。
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10分钟后,ESPN篮球首席记者阿德里安·沃纳罗斯基证实科比在直升机5位丧生者中,同时ESPN发布科比离世的消息。稍后,USATODAY、CNN等媒体均确认证实。
更让人感到悲伤的是,稍后ABC报道,科比的女儿Gianna也在飞机上。
就在事故发生不到12个小时前,科比最后更新了他的社交媒体。当时勒布朗刚刚在NBA总得分榜上超越科比,升至历史第三。科比向勒布朗表达了祝贺。而今年也是科比能够有资格入选奈·史密斯篮球名人堂,没想到如今阴阳相隔。
科比的篮球成就有目共睹,但这成功的背后是坚韧不拔的篮球意志。科比的意志力到底有多强?在这场演讲中,他向我们讲述了他成功的秘诀,凌晨4点起来训练,偏执,对胜利的不懈追求……
“我要承认,在我人生中能让我执着和着迷的事情,只有篮球。”这是科比在中国进行的一堂TED演讲,他讲述了从2岁开始打篮球到37岁离开球场的这些年,在聚光灯背后不为人知的故事和心情。科比说离开球场,他要把篮球的精神以讲故事的方式分享给更多人。
所以,在20年职业生涯的最后一战得到60分是什么感受?为什么要凌晨4点开始训练?自己如何度过职业生涯最痛苦的瞬间?这些故事就让科比自己说给你听。
科比TED演讲内容整理
Kobe Bryant is generally considered one of the greatest athletes in the world
— not just because of his talent, but his incredible mindset and work ethic.When he was on stage accepting the Icon Award at the ESPYs in 2016, he
addressed his fellow athletes in a speech that has stuck with me for the past
few weeks:“We’re not on this stage just because of talent or ability.” Bryant said.“We’re up here because of 4 a.m. We’re up here because of two-a-days or
five-a-days.We’re up here because we had a dream and let nothing stand in our way. If
anything tried to bring us down, we used it to make us stronger.We were never satisfied, never finished. We will never be retired.”There were thousands of athletes more talented than Kobe. Athletes that had
the same physical skills, the same goals, the same dreams. And there are
thousands of salespeople, executives, coaches, and others that are far more
talented than you and I.But that won´t stop us. Kobe Bryant didn´t become of the greatest basketball
players of all time simply because of talent. He became great because of 4 am.
Because of two-a-days and five-a-days. He was great because he was willing to
put in the work every single day. 4 am, 7 times a week.Whenever we look at successful people, it is easy to overestimate talent and
forget about the role that obsession and the willingness to outwork anyone else
play. Obviously, every great athlete is talented. But that´s not enough. Talent
alone gets you only so far. If you truly want to be great, you need to be
willing to work harder for your dreams than anyone else, sacrifice the things
that others won´t sacrifice, and push yourself when everyone else has long given
up.You need to put in the 4 am`s, the two-a-days and five-a-days of your
profession. Whether that is studying a new craft, making 100 sales calls,
reading books, doing research, or working on your side business, you need to be
crystal clear about the fact that only an outstanding work ethic produces
outstanding results. If you want to be the best, you need to outwork the
rest.Great sacrifice is only possible with a great dream. You will only put in the
work if what you are pursuing is big enough to be worth the sacrifice. Small
dreams lead to average. Big dreams lead to great. The higher you set your dreams
in life, the more will you get out of it.The 4 am`s and two-a-days will only happen if you have a goal worth striving
for — something that allows you to push through pain and adversity because you
know that it will be all worth it in the end.Greatness isn´t easy. It requires doing things that are uncomfortable,
painful, and scary. It requires putting in the work every day, whether you feel
like it or not. No matter how tired you are, no matter how afraid you are, you
need to get out there and do the things you don´t want to do.One of the most important lessons I have ever learned is that no one feels
like it. Kobe Bryant wasn´t born with a love for 4 am`s or five-a-days. These
things aren´t magically easier for him than anyone else. But how many people are
truly willing to wake up that early and put in the work? Not just once or twice,
but every single day, for the rest of your career.No one will ever feel like doing that. Just as no one will ever feel like
making a hundred more sales calls than their competition, mastering their craft
in their free time, waking up early, and staying up late. No one ever feels like
doing these things, but that shouldn´t stop you from doing them.As Darren Hardy, former publisher of Success Magazine, said:“What do successful people and unsuccessful people have in common? They both
hate to do what it takes to be successful. Successful people just do them
anyway.”The truth about life is, no one gives a damn about your feelings. No one
cares about your fears, excuses, and so-called “reasons” of why you shouln´t do
what you need to do. And neither should you.Chasing big dreams requires doing the things that you don´t want to do. In
fact, the things you are afraid of the most are usually the exact things you
should do. You don´t grow from what is easy, only from the hardships you face.
The more you challenge yourself to overcome your limiting beliefs, your fears
and doubts, the sooner you will reach your goals.Now, what is your 4 am? What are your two-a-days and five-a-days? What are
the things that will make you great? The things that scare the hell out of you?
That will require a new and better version of yourself? Follow your dreams, and
let nothing stand in your way. If anything tries to bring you down, use it to
make you stronger.谈最后一战
开场五投不进,我开始笑话自己
那绝对是一场特别漫长但特别美好的路途的终点。
要知道,我从2岁就开始打篮球,而那场是我多年篮球生涯里最后一次打比赛,最后一次站在粉丝面前,站在主场观众面前,站在我的家人面前。
事实上,这场比赛我没有任何压力,反而非常兴奋。在离开球场之后,我有时候还在想,可不可以再去那里(斯台普斯中心球馆),让我再表演一次。
那个夜晚,在出场之前,我在精神上就已经准备好了。当我跑上球场,我看到我的妻子,看到我的孩子们,我就问孩子们,“让我再像以前那样表演一次好吗?”她们回答说:“好的。”
科比和女儿互动。
在开场后,我那么多次投篮都没进,我反而觉得这场比赛更有价值了。因为那场比赛就像是我的人生,当你遇到逆境的时候,你总要想办法去克服它们。
当我连续投丢五球的时候,我就开始笑话自己了,这真的挺好笑的,因为如果你找不到扭转局面的办法,那场比赛就会成为史上最糟糕的退役演出了。
我当时的想法就是,要么它成为史上最糟糕的,要么就成为史上最好的,我不需要任何一个在这两者之间的折中结局。
科比的日常训练。
谈凌晨4点训练
早起让别人和我差距越来越大
如果你的目标是努力成为最好的篮球运动员,那就必须坚持不断训练。
如果你是一名普通的球员,你可以睡到早上10点起床,11点或者12点开始训练,训练两个小时到下午2点。然后你必须休息和恢复,所以你回去进食、睡觉、放松……6点回来再次训练,从6点到8点,然后再吃晚饭、休息、睡觉……
第二天早上起床,重复这样的训练模式,那么每天你就只有两堂训练课。
而我每天3点起床,然后4点到6点训练,然后回家吃早餐,休息;从9点再次训练到11点,然后我在休息过后,再从2点训练到4点,然后7点到9点再训练一次……
穿着睡裤站在球场。
所以只要我早上4点就起来训练,就可以争取更多的训练时间。这样日积月累,我和竞争者之间的差距就会越来越大。等到五六年之后,不管他们在夏天做了什么样的特训,这些人永远也追赶不上我了。
我相当于比他们多训练了5年时间。
这样的训练方式是从高中开始的,我在那时候思考如何才能在球场上取得优势,当我发现早起训练可以帮我做到这一点,我就决定坚持这样做了。
我们在高中早上的第一堂课大概是7点45分,所以我5点就会到球场训练,有时候我的教练陪我一起练,有时候只有我和球场的看门人。
到现在为止,我必须说,篮球是唯一让我着迷和执著的事情,它主导了我的整个人生。
谈生涯的两次打击
从意大利回来的一周,我一分没得
很多人说我对已自己的苛刻是天生的,但其实不是,我也是通过后天学习来的,是我在篮球生涯中的两次打击,让我要求自己必须做到最好。
我11岁之前在意大利打球,我比任何人都高,速度也比别人快。但是当我回到美国打球,我发现情况完全不一样了,其他的同龄人更高更快。
在我回来后的第一个夏天,我在一周的比赛里,一分都没有得到,在对抗后我甚至连罚球都罚不进。
这太可怕了,对方也都是11岁的小朋友,这对我打击也非常大,但是我告诉自己,我不能放弃。所以我就一直训练。
我当时真的非常非常尴尬,我爸爸是美国费城的篮球传奇人物,我叔叔也是费城篮球的明星,但我却只能在球场上戴着笨重的护膝,一分未得。
2008年NBA总决赛,湖人被凯尔特人击败后,科比走向球员通道。
在进入NBA之后,我也经常感觉到我没有达到自己设定的目标。而最难过的并且打击最大的时刻,还是在2008年输给波士顿凯尔特人的那个总决赛。
那个瞬间真的太残忍了。我回到酒店之后,我开始思考,我觉得可能我再也得不到总冠军了。我当时想,可能我的篮球生涯也就到这里了,可能再也赢不了了。
那个夜晚,我真的快疯了。然后第二天早上醒来,我开始思考,我决定我必须解决问题。
我寻找失败的原因在哪里,发现是球队在困难面前不够强硬,而这个责任在我。于是,我开始思考如何改变自己的领导方式,让球队更加强硬。
于是,我和队友们在之后反弹了。
我很高兴看到加索尔和奥多姆都在之后的两年中成长,那是我们最大的骄傲。
最后一战,享受香槟。
谈曼巴精神
我两岁时就问自己:怎样才能做得更好
曼巴精神其实就是——努力去做最好的自己,每一天都努力去变得更好。这是一种不懈的追求,这是一种无止境的追求。
从2岁开始我就在问自己,我怎么样才能做得更好。很多人可能会怀疑我,2岁的孩子怎么可能做到这些,但是我在2岁的时候就做到了很多人做不到的事情。
我在2岁就开始观察我父亲的动作,然后学习。到了我6岁的时候,我已经可以为自己制定战术了,所以我在6年的时候,已经能在一场比赛中得到63分。
我热爱篮球,喜欢闻篮球的气味,我也深爱着一双新球鞋的气味,我爱着篮球砸在地板上的声音,也爱着篮球空心入网时和篮网摩擦的声音。
即便现在我退役了,我依然会把我在篮球场上学到的东西带到我的生活之中。比如沟通,比如对细节的注意,比如同情和怜悯。
很奇怪的是,当我还是个孩子的时候我总想成为史上最好的球员,但当我变老了,我觉得这些都非常肤浅。因为每个人都有不同的观点,有人可以赢20个总冠军,但别人依然会讨论你是不是最好的。
所以我开始转变了,思考如何让一个团队变得更好,如何鼓励其他人,那才是最终的赢家。
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