Overcoming the Pressure of Comparison

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Duration: 4:45
Source: Stanford ECorner
Author: Steve Young, Former NFL Quarterback - Stan Christensen, Stanford Technology Ventures Program; Arbor Advisors
Copyright: Creative Commons: by-nc-nd
Found: Nov 5, 2009

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You were talking about how you started out your career and Joe Montana was an icon. When you ended, you were an icon yourself. I was wondering how that happened. I know it was a process, but were there specific moments when things changed, where you had that credibility? Steve Young: I appreciate that. I think the first place that had changed was really within myself. For a long time, I thought I was chasing something. I don’t know what the Disney story it is where the tiger's chasing something and then he turns to butter. He goes so fast, but it's like you're chasing your tail. You're just running around. It was like the whole world was saying "If you want to be as good as Joe Montana, you've got to do this," then I would go running and jump through the hoop. I realized that I was insane. The first step for me to try and get into a place where I could accomplish the goals I had was to recognize that it wasn't about Joe Montana. It was really about finding out how good I can get. That changed everything. It made my whole life " why I did what I did " change. My incentive was different. Once I realized that the goal was really to see how good I could get, I might be horrible but I'm going to find out how good I am. That's all I really want to know. It didn't get to be about anybody else. It was really about me. that helped get things moving in the right direction and getting my career going well. And then there are moments like big victories. Ironically, one of the most important ones was perception. I have the same possession as nine tenths of the wall. But in football, perception is nine tenths of the wall. I learned that so vividly. I've been MVP of the league twice. I'd been to the Pro Bowls. In the middle of the 1994 season, in the fourth or fifth game, we were losing horribly. Our coach, George Seefer, brought Elvis Grbac on the field, forcing me off the field. For me, after all I'd been through and all I'd accomplished, it was galling to me that he was now ...
Language: English
Category: Business
Tags: Steve Young, Stan Christensen
Country: United States


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