Should Biden Quit & SCOTUS Wants Trump Elected
What I’m Discussing Today:
Kareem’s Daily Quote: I give a new spin on an old Michael Jordan quote.
American media heavyweights tell president: it’s time to quit: The question isn’t about Biden, it’s about whether or not we will continue to pander to people who base their vote on one TV appearance rather than facts and records.
Historian who predicted 9 of the last 10 election results says Democrats shouldn't drop Joe Biden: Agreed.
Sotomayor Offers Terrifying List of Things Trump Could Do as President After Immunity Ruling: Trump created a rubber-stamping monstrosity to return him to office. They have abandoned all pretense of professional and personal integrity.
Kareem’s Video Break: Sports celebrity making a difference that lasts a lifetime.
Tennis Pro Martina Navratilova Slams ‘Misogynistic’ Op-Ed About ‘Childless’ Taylor Swift: Swift is now the conservatives icon for what a woman shouldn’t be: self-reliant, successful, unmarried, not a parent.
Erik Satie Interpreted by Blood, Sweat & Tears and Pascal Rogé: One of the world’s most famous composers served two ways.
Kareem’s Daily Quote
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan
For me, this quote means something different than what it appears to say. For most, Michael is extolling the necessity of failure in the formula for success. He’s right. After so many failed experiments involving the light bulb, Thomas Edison was encouraged by others to quit, to which he responded, “I haven't failed—I've just found 10,000 that won't work.” These quotes encourage us to keep trying, knowing that so many successful people experienced the same failures and disappointments. I’m on board with that interpretation.
But I also see another way to look at it that is equally inspiring. Instead of defining success as a level of achievement—winning the trophy, getting the promotion—I like to think of success as simply enjoying playing in the game. Failure to win is not failure. Those who never hoist a shiny trophy overhead or drive around in a Tesla haven’t lost a thing, they are always in the process of winning because every day they step onto the court of their lives and just enjoy the game, the interaction with other players, the feel of the ball in their hands, the joy of movement. Every day they engage with humanity with good cheer, just happy to be in the game—and that is why they succeed. Success isn’t winning but choosing to play and choosing to enjoy playing.