No one Remembers the Misses

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It doesn’t matter if you do 10 stupid things if you do one smart thing

-Tom Hanks as Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker


Disclaimer! My knowledge of Elvis is limited to caricatures from looney toons and other cartoons, and hearing his music on movies. I know next to nothing about him. A Couple weeks ago I saw the Elvis Presley movie, and I admit, I was impressed. The rhythm, acting, pacing, coloring, costumes and visuals were excellent. Tom Hanks and the actor that played Elvis were very believable.

In the first 10 minutes, Colonel Parker, payed by Tom Hanks, said something really profound: "It doesn't matter if you do 10 stupid things, if you do one smart thing."  Not only is it an excellent quote, but its excellent advice.

Most people are too concerned with failing or looking stupid, while other people, who don't care about failing or looking stupid, end up finding success. As cliche as it is to bring him up, look at Bezo's. Does anyone know, or care, how many times he failed before he created Amazon? No, because people only care about success.

Of course, I have to relate this to fighting. Check out the gif:






Here, we see Shane Mosley absolutely starch Floyd Mayweather. No one knows, or cares, how many times Mosley missed prior to this punch. What mattered, is he landed the punch (and buckled Mayweather). Now, like all concepts, there's exceptions, but the point I'm making here, is failing and doing stupid things are a part of life. It's literally the road to success, and in the end, as long as you succeed, nothing else matters.

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