American - Athlete | June 22, 1947 - January 5, 1988
There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life.
Pete Maravich
LifeGoalsMomentFocusYourself
Shooting is nothing. Anybody can shoot. The big charge is putting on a show for the crowd.
NothingShootingShootBigCrowd
I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40.
HeartDiePlayWantYearsAttack
They don't pay you a million dollars for two-hand chest passes.
YouPayMillionMillion Dollars
When I arrived, I felt the spotlight shining brightly on me, and I knew the sharks were ready to strike if I did not pan out and prove myself to be the showman and the player the college ranks had labeled me to be.
MyselfCollegeMeSharksReadyOut
It's hard when your father's the coach. Sometimes you don't know where one leaves off and the other begins.
FatherYouKnowSometimesCoachOff
I got by on talent. That was my fatal mistake.
TalentMistakeGotFatal
My life had no meaning at all. I found only brief interludes of satisfaction. It was like my whole life had been about my whole basketball career.
LifeBasketballMy LifeMeaningBeen
I lived my life one way for 35 years, for me. And then the focus came in on what I really was.
LifeFocusMeMy LifeWayLived
Most of my career was negative.
NegativeCareerMost
I accomplished what I set out to do, but I lost my discipline and my career.
DisciplineCareerLostOutSet
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