Adam Grant

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2,364 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 11 Aug

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ReThinking · What is greatness? with Chuck Klosterman · 2 Jun 2026 podcast

I agree with you on the Beatles because I think music is a domain where creativity is part of and maybe foundational to how we think about excellence. matched

I don't think creativity really matters in sports. matched

When I think about excellence in sports, I think about two variables. matched

One is the peak of their success, how great were they at their greatest. matched

And then the second is the duration of their success, how long could matched

They sustain it. matched

And I think by that standard, I think Tom Brady Brady clearly wins on the sustained excellence front. matched

And I don't really care if he changed the game. matched

And I think if if we were to take a basketball analogy, by by your creativity or reinvention or redefining of the game standard, you would say the GOAT is not Michael Jordan, it's not LeBron James, it's Dr. matched

J because he popularized the dunk, or it might be Steph Curry because he transformed the game with a three pointer. matched

And No, I wouldn't say that you wouldn't say that. matched

Okay, tell me why not. matched

So interesting. matched

So let's take maybe a simpler example then. matched

If you were to if you were to look at track and field through your lens, yes, I think you would say the greatest high jumper in history was Dick Fosbury because he invented the Fosberry flop and every high jumper today, even though all of them can out jump him, matched

has you know, has failed to do the like, okay, I go up in the air, I twist over onto my back and then I fall. matched

Why why do you want to call him the greatest when he's objectively worse than so many others? matched

It's because he invented this new art of high jumping, is that right? matched

Okay, good. matched

So this I think this leads us into the other fight I wanted to pick with your standard of greatness. matched

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