Top Highlights

• He didn’t hide from it or offer excuses.
• Each play has a history and life of its own. It’s important. It matters. You are responsible for it. But it has nothing to do with what happens next.
• An emotion is merely another form of bias.
• A neutral mindset allowed Russell to ignore the swelling emotions. Once the game was over, Russell could release them.
• Winning in any competitive event means you take something from someone else who wants exactly what it is you took. There are no trust funds in the sports world. Victory can’t be bought. It must be earned, and when you earn it, the feeling is amazing. It’s even more than that when life has beat the shit out of you—as it can do to the best of us.