Clay Harbor, an NFL player, argues that consistent sacrifice when nobody's watching separates winners from everyone else. He chose training over social life and says that willingness to put in extra work beats talent or background.
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It doesn't matter where you start. What mattered matters is what you are willing to put in and what you're willing to sacrifice. Are you willing to stay in on that Friday night when your buddies are out hanging out, you know, you got a bonfire back in high school, you know, in college or going to the bars? Hey guys, I'm a, you know, I'm just gonna go get this extra lift in, in football, you know, I'm gonna. I gotta study, guys, I'm sorry, I can't. Are you willing to sacrifice the things that the other people don't want to sacrifice? And if you are, it doesn't matter if you're from a 300 person town, 3,000 person town, if you go to a small college, you will eventually catch and overtake some of these guys that aren't willing to make those sacrifices.