Can't argue with that
Bryant: "No. Why? I know everything there is to know about me."
This whole interview with Kobe Bryant is pretty awesome, and I'm not even a huge basketball or LA Lakers fan. It's just that 17 years into his pro career he seems to have settled into being totally honest about his talent (and his corresponding huge ego) which I think always makes for a fun read.
"You've got to grab it."
I was unfortunate, and very fortunate, that there were some terrible things I lived through. Obviously we had 9/11, but in a year I had three very close friends that passed away, I had my mom who was battling cancer again.
...At a certain point I realized that no one is going to be here. No one is going to spoon-feed you anymore. No one is going to teach you anything. You've got to grab it."
--David Chang, the now 34-year-old founder of the immensely successful Momofuku restaurant group on why he initially decided to open his first restaurant in Manhattan. From a very interesting video interview (found via the bryce.vc blog.)
Image of David Chang via Esquire Magazine
Image of David Chang via Esquire Magazine
Moments of awesomeness
“I feel like I got a winning lottery ticket in my life and the rug could be pulled out from under me at any time,” Ms. Zuckerberg said. “I am going to appreciate every last moment of awesomeness I can get.”
The profile of Randi Zuckerberg (sister of Facebook founder Mark) in this week's New York Times was not exactly endearing -- I thought she came across as a bit over-the-top ridiculous, which could very well be due to how the piece was written and edited. But I do completely agree with her closing sentiment.
We may not all be as financially blessed as Ms. Z, but relatively, most of us have it pretty darn good -- and we could all stand to embrace the awesomeness available to us more fully.
Connecting the dots
--Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, from the truly fantastic profile of her in next week's New Yorker
I was so impressed with Sheryl Sandberg when I saw her in April on this panel about Women in Tech, which I maintain is the best panel I've seen at a conference ever (and I've seen a lot of them.) Both the article and the panel are highly recommended -- whether you're a woman, in the tech industry, both, or neither.
