He’s a rich white man. Who cares?
Tom Brady On Winning: "There's gotta be more than this..." (2005 Interview)
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I remember this interview.
And the only thing I took away from it was...of course he would feel that way.
At the end of the day, winning a super bowl or any championship is just winning a game. There are things to overcome and lots of work and sacrifices. But it's a game.
People really do want to hold up these things as important and defining. But it's just a game. That's why the greatest and wisest former athletes often talk about things they've done off the field of competition as the things they take most pride in.
And the only thing I took away from it was...of course he would feel that way.
At the end of the day, winning a super bowl or any championship is just winning a game. There are things to overcome and lots of work and sacrifices. But it's a game.
People really do want to hold up these things as important and defining. But it's just a game. That's why the greatest and wisest former athletes often talk about things they've done off the field of competition as the things they take most pride in.
It'll be interesting to see how he copes post career. Could be rough.
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I am pretty sure he could have a good career in politics if he wanted, but he is going to run into the same existential dread in that job too.
Once you win and at the top..... everything is downhill going forward.
Did Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar experience that existential dread/crisis once they made it to the top??
Alexander the Great became king at 20, started conquering Asia at 22 and went non-stop until he died at 32. If he ever found contentment in life he sure didn't show it.
Julius Caesar was part of the alliance that took power when he was 40, but he wasn't satisfied with that and took absolute power at 51 (basically the downfall of the Roman Republic), tried to rewrite the empire in his own image and was assassinated within five years. So yeah, doubt he found peace either.
Good post!
It's been a big life lesson for me. People who strive to find satisfaction in money, power, fame, or sex never reach it. They just keep chasing for more no matter what they've achieved until they realize that satisfaction will only come somewhere else.
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Alexander did, Julius was still scheming for more when he got taken out. His successor Augustus did experience it though
Rodgers went through the same thing. You live your whole life with one objective in mind and then you accomplish it. It’s like okay: that’s it? Now what? All glory is fleeting and all pleasure is temporary. Buddhism teaches that human desire is insatiable.
I think you have to find what permanently sates you but that differs individually. For me, that could never be religion, but it works for others. Some people it’s philanthropy. Some people it’s family. Some it’s traveling to new destinations, etc. We all have are own unique set of idiosyncrasies that make us, “us.”
I think you have to find what permanently sates you but that differs individually. For me, that could never be religion, but it works for others. Some people it’s philanthropy. Some people it’s family. Some it’s traveling to new destinations, etc. We all have are own unique set of idiosyncrasies that make us, “us.”
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Where does satisfaction and being content come from?
Wasnt alexander still scheming for more as well before dying?
Personally I don't think it's the exact same for everyone, but I do believe it's always connected to finding a cause greater than yourself. Serving others, serving God, contributing positively to the future, being valuable to your community, loving your family are part of the answer. Perhaps you even need all of those to the degree they're possible.
If you watch the end of this video, David Frost asks Muhammad Ali how he would like to be remembered when his life is over. This was from 1974.
It's just an example of what I meant when I say that the greatest ones tend to recognize how secondary their sports achievements were to other things in their lives.
