26.“Defeat has never been an easy proposition for me to accept. In the past, if I had ever lost at something, that’s when my ego would become my worst enemy, for the inner me would wish that I was crowned a god after every single victory. But now, as I look back at all my painful losses, I realize that defeat has taught me more about myself than victory ever could. It was through defeat, I learned that like most ambitious people, I suffer from a god-complex. I also discovered that striving to be better than everyone else was just a distraction from my original goal, which is to be better than I was yesterday. Now my existence is not defined by my shortcomings but by the reality of me getting back up again for the day of my homecoming. Failure is a show rehearsal for the future main event, but we are responsible for how long we allow the memory of a past event to reflect who we truly are in the present. Cowards bow down to defeat, but conquerors quickly get back on their feet.” - Watch the Throne
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