Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard
by Jim Gray
It’s important to remember that our judgment can be poor when time is of the essence. The decisions you’d make after the passage of time are different, naturally, then the ones you’d make while wrapped up in the emotion and immediacy and adrenaline of any given moment. “Ah, that’s easy. Power,” Davis said. “Because if you have power, you have money. If you have power, you’re going to be famous. If you have power, you probably achieved something glorious, and I don’t give a fuck about love.”
It’s important to remember that our judgment can be poor when time is of the essence. The decisions you’d make after the passage of time are different, naturally, then the ones you’d make while wrapped up in the emotion and immediacy and adrenaline of any given moment.
“Ah, that’s easy. Power,” Davis said. “Because if you have power, you have money. If you have power, you’re going to be famous. If you have power, you probably achieved something glorious, and I don’t give a fuck about love.”
I had wondered how he hoped to be remembered. “As a talented overachiever,” he said. “Blessed with talent but worked as if he had none.” That sentiment remains etched into my memory.
“Hey, Jimmy, what do you want in life?” Davis said. “What do you mean by that?” I asked him. “Well, there are only five things,” Davis said. “Money, fame, glory, power, or love.”
In all friendships, principles matter: honesty, integrity, trustworthiness. I learned that from my dad. I never give up on the people who help me, no matter what happens to them.
"It’s important to remember that our judgment can be poor when time is of the essence. The decisions you’d make after the passage of time are different, naturally, then the ones you’d make while wrapped up in the emotion and immediacy and adrenaline of any given moment."
"“Ah, that’s easy. Power,” Davis said. “Because if you have power, you have money. If you have power, you’re going to be famous. If you have power, you probably achieved something glorious, and I don’t give a fuck about love.”"
"I had wondered how he hoped to be remembered. “As a talented overachiever,” he said. “Blessed with talent but worked as if he had none.” That sentiment remains etched into my memory."
"“Hey, Jimmy, what do you want in life?” Davis said. “What do you mean by that?” I asked him. “Well, there are only five things,” Davis said. “Money, fame, glory, power, or love.”"
"In all friendships, principles matter: honesty, integrity, trustworthiness. I learned that from my dad. I never give up on the people who help me, no matter what happens to them."
"To my mind, it’s not what people do in their twenties that leads to greatness, or a lasting legacy. It’s what they keep doing, year after year, at a consistently high level."
"“Don’t treat people the way you want to be treated. Treat them the way they want to be treated.” That’s a better Golden Rule, and it underscored his brilliance."
- →“Ah, that’s easy. Power,” Davis said. “Because if you have power, you have money. If you have power, you’re going to be famous. If you have power, you probably achieved something glorious, and I don’t give a fuck about love.”
- →“Hey, Jimmy, what do you want in life?” Davis said. “What do you mean by that?” I asked him. “Well, there are only five things,” Davis said. “Money, fame, glory, power, or love.”
- →In all friendships, principles matter: honesty, integrity, trustworthiness. I learned that from my dad. I never give up on the people who help me, no matter what happens to them.
- →To my mind, it’s not what people do in their twenties that leads to greatness, or a lasting legacy. It’s what they keep doing, year after year, at a consistently high level.
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