Some people have a mental edge that works like an engine, letting them perform under pressure. Tennis players reacting to 130-mph serves, Larry Bird anticipating every move on court. The speaker argues this instinct might be in your DNA, and combined with practice, it's what keeps you going when everything pushes back.
Everybody that's successful, they're blessed. There's something in their mind that makes it function. And whether you're doing a billion-dollar business deal or whatever, your mind is always in that gear. And look at guys that play tennis. They're receiving serves at like, what, 130 miles an hour, something stupid, and they're moving forward to the ball. I'd be in the parking lot hoping, you know. I remember having a conversation with Larry Bird about it one time, and he, he could see everything on the court. He saw everybody moving. Yeah. In different— where they're going to go, do I pass over, you know. And I think I was just blessed with something that capable to drive but have the mental awareness at the right pace. I was born with it. You develop the skill as you go along, you refine it and learn and refine it and learn, but you've still had to have the basic instinct. Yeah. Built into your DNA someplace.
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