LOVING DEFEAT
Kobe Bryant missed 14,481 shots in his career.
No one in NBA history has ever missed that many.
And yet, he is remembered as one of the greatest of all time.
The lesson is clear: missing is not the end.
True failure is not in missing, but in giving up.
If you want greatness, accept that defeat will be your companion,
and understand that every time you miss, you are one step closer to success.
Failures are part of the process, mistakes are the price you pay to grow.
Because the road to glory is built on errors and scars,
and only those who keep trying, again and again,
when others have already quit,
end up reaching greatness.
Kobe was not defined by the shots he missed,
but by never stopping shooting.
And in the end, God puts everyone in their rightful place:
the winners in the glory of success,
and the losers watching from afar how those who never gave up rise to triumph.
BELIVE TO SEE
Since he was a child, Ilia Topuria kept saying that one day he would be a world champion.
People laughed, they called him arrogant, said he was dreaming too big.
But he didn’t care what they said.
He believed it so strongly that sooner or later the world saw that impossible dream become reality.
Most people wait to see results before they start believing.
But winners do the opposite: they believe first, and that faith is what opens the path to success.
To believe is to walk toward the impossible with the certainty that it’s already yours.
No one is going to believe in you.
They will tell you that you can’t do it, they will criticize you, they will laugh.
But the only person you need to reach the top is yourself.
If you believe it, work for it, and live it as if it were already real, it will eventually be yours.
As the Bible says: “God calls the things that are not as though they were.” (Romans 4:17)
WORK > TALENT
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Madeira, into a humble family, with no privileges or advantages.
He wasn’t gifted with a divine talent that set him above the rest.
The only thing that set him apart was an obsession: to become the best in the world, no matter the cost.
Along the way, he lost his father — but not even that pain stopped him.
The loss became fuel, and he kept working harder than ever, determined to honor his dream.
While others relied on talent, he relied on work.
Endless hours in the gym, repeating shots, taking care of every detail of his body and mind.
When others rested, he trained.
When others were satisfied, he demanded more from himself.
Most people believe talent is enough.
But Cristiano proved that talent without work dies,
and that work without talent can still build a legend.
No one will work for you.
No one will make the sacrifices in your place.
If you want greatness, the price is simple: discipline, consistency, and effort every single day, even when you don’t feel like it.
Because in the end, talent shines for a moment,
but it is work that sustains greatness forever.