Gene Simmons
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there's no doubt in my mind and part and parcel of that has to do with a mindset that's really important that i was only able to recognize many years later you're a type of tightrope walker and various ideas and ideals can come into your mind before you walk that tightrope you might say A lot of people have tried to walk this tightrope.
there's no doubt in my mind and part and parcel of that has to do with a mindset that's really important that i was only able to recognize many years later you're a type of tightrope walker and various ideas and ideals can come into your mind before you walk that tightrope you might say A lot of people have tried to walk this tightrope.
There's a decent chance that, like, oh, and you're hearing and thinking what you're saying. So all the negativity is contributing to the chances of you failing. And what do all great champions do? They psych themselves up. I'm going to get out there and I'm going to do this. And who's listening? You're listening. I'm going to win it. I am the champion. I am the greatest.
There's a decent chance that, like, oh, and you're hearing and thinking what you're saying. So all the negativity is contributing to the chances of you failing. And what do all great champions do? They psych themselves up. I'm going to get out there and I'm going to do this. And who's listening? You're listening. I'm going to win it. I am the champion. I am the greatest.
I heard Muhammad Ali doing that. Cassius Clay at that point. I still think it's a cooler name. I never heard a human being talk like that publicly. I am the greatest. I'll sting like a butterfly. Like, who is this guy? Actually, he was stating fact. It's our problem that we thought, well, you're not supposed to say that. Why not?
I heard Muhammad Ali doing that. Cassius Clay at that point. I still think it's a cooler name. I never heard a human being talk like that publicly. I am the greatest. I'll sting like a butterfly. Like, who is this guy? Actually, he was stating fact. It's our problem that we thought, well, you're not supposed to say that. Why not?
Why not set greatness in front of you and then work towards achieving it? Yeah, that's true. So I've spent time with Mike Tyson, and I hope he considers me a friend. I consider him a friend. And when you listen to Mike's story, there's no logical reason in the world why he would become the most dangerous man who's ever been in the ring. Yes, I know four men and everybody else. He's too short.
Why not set greatness in front of you and then work towards achieving it? Yeah, that's true. So I've spent time with Mike Tyson, and I hope he considers me a friend. I consider him a friend. And when you listen to Mike's story, there's no logical reason in the world why he would become the most dangerous man who's ever been in the ring. Yes, I know four men and everybody else. He's too short.
His arms aren't long. He hates it when people do that thing. All the negatives you can imagine, except his unwavering belief in himself and the will to win. The will. Doctors still talk about people who are in a deathbed, and they can't explain why a week later they walk up and walk out the hospital, live another 10 years, except for the will to win. to win.
His arms aren't long. He hates it when people do that thing. All the negatives you can imagine, except his unwavering belief in himself and the will to win. The will. Doctors still talk about people who are in a deathbed, and they can't explain why a week later they walk up and walk out the hospital, live another 10 years, except for the will to win. to win.
And there are other people who drop dead when they just give up.
And there are other people who drop dead when they just give up.
No. The plane doors open. Go. What do you got to lose? In America, you cannot fail. You can't fail. If you lose all your money, you declare Chapter 7 or Chapter 11, and you can start all over again. And when that first chick said, would you like to go out with me? She says, no. Too many fish in the sea. There's tall, one's short, one's fat, one's thick, two. Just keep swaying that bat.
No. The plane doors open. Go. What do you got to lose? In America, you cannot fail. You can't fail. If you lose all your money, you declare Chapter 7 or Chapter 11, and you can start all over again. And when that first chick said, would you like to go out with me? She says, no. Too many fish in the sea. There's tall, one's short, one's fat, one's thick, two. Just keep swaying that bat.
You'll hit it. No means nothing.
You'll hit it. No means nothing.
Well, what choice have you got?
Well, what choice have you got?
Well, it's safer. People are lemmings because it's safer in numbers. You don't want to be that one person who says, but that's what leaders are. The leaders are the ones. Most people have a problem getting up on stage and speaking their mind because you will be judged. People don't like to be judged. Get over it. It doesn't matter. Not everybody likes Jesus either.
Well, it's safer. People are lemmings because it's safer in numbers. You don't want to be that one person who says, but that's what leaders are. The leaders are the ones. Most people have a problem getting up on stage and speaking their mind because you will be judged. People don't like to be judged. Get over it. It doesn't matter. Not everybody likes Jesus either.