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Dawn Staley on Failure

26 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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A short motivational monologue (YouTube) in which the speaker — Dawn Staley — argues that allowing people to fail and feel discomfort is essential for growth. She emphasizes that parents/coaches often try to shield youth from pain, but shielding prevents development; experiencing bad games, months, or seasons is necessary to reach the next level in basketball and in life.

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I want you to fail, and they don't want you to be uncomfortable. They do everything in their power to make sure you don't feel the pain that they felt growing up. And it's probably the biggest mistake, because they're gonna fail. I tell them, I love you enough to allow you to fail. I do. I love you enough to allow you to hurt. I love you enough for you to have a bad game or bad month or even a bad season. Because.
If you're trying to get to the next level, you're going to have those days. And if you can't operate in that space, then you're not going to be at that next level. And that's not just basketball, that's just anything. You have bad days that you're going to have.