A speaker reflects on working for Steve Jobs, comparing him to coach Bobby Knight. Jobs was intimidating and scary, but the speaker credits him with invaluable personal and professional growth.
Listen, working for Steve Jobs was an honor and a privilege. It was also very scary, don't get me wrong. But I think, to use a sports analogy, it's kind of like if you played for Bobby Knight, and, you know, you played for Bobby Knight, and people get this impression of all he ever does is, you know, throw chairs at the referees and stuff like that. But if you played for Bobby Knight, you probably loved Bobby Knight, and Bobby Knight probably made you a better player than you could have been without Bobby Knight. And I think that's the same thing. It's true of Steve Jobs, don't get me wrong. He was intimidating and scary, but I would not give up that experience for anything. I am where I am because of Steve Jobs.
