Link to convo: https://www.nba.com/watch/video/giannis-antetokounmpo-failure-revisit-inside-the-nba-april-27?plsrc=nba&collection=hp-around-the-nba
I really appreciated this conversation. Ultimately this is about the absolute and relative nature of failure and the embodiment of said failure. I understand Shaq’s perspective, which is how I think many of the Greats view their craft. It’s quite binary -- a fail is a fail and a win is a win. However, these microexperiences do not determine if you yourself embody failure. I imagine it is impossible to be a great with the perspective that the experience of a fail equates to being the fail. And fails do not have to be inherently bad. Considering that you can win by means of what you learn through failure. Failures can be utilized to sculpt wins.
Giannis - I think there are in fact (absolute) failures in sports, right. That’s the game. There are wins and loses. However, that does not have to be the determining factor for greatness - which takes on a panoramic view. The question is, if you turn a failure into a tool for winning, is it still a failure? Absolutely, still yes. However, relatively, no. Experiences of failure do not define the individual as a failure.
This was really helpful for me in my personal life. I’ve been going through some things that feel like fails. But this conversation reminds me to zoom out a bit and see the whole, myself, for what it is/I am. Just like I have the power to define what success is, I think it is equally important to define what failure isn’t.
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