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24 Dec 2023 Lex Fridman Podcast #406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness
“My greatest teacher was my father, the one who never talked. And I realized one of the things to be better, towards great is if you can submit less than we submit.”
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- Teddy Atlas
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- 24 Dec 2023
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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…How does fear connect to greatness? That’s a profound statement. Without fear, we wouldn’t be able to be great. Yeah, you couldn’t be great without fear because fear allows you to be brave. The most important word for me in this whole conversation, right neighborhood would be selfishness, and it allows you to be, for a moment, less selfish. One of the things I learned, I guess partly on my own… Everyone thinks my greatest teacher was Cus. He was a great teacher, mentor. My greatest teacher was my father, the one who never talked. And I realized one of the things to be better, towards great is if you can submit less than we submit. See, one of the things that I’m afraid of, one of the things, I was always quitting. In my business, it’s not a good thing. Every business, I think. Yours is just more clear.…
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