There are great people at the top of their professions who are similar. For whatever reason they feel privileged to be where they are and humble as a result whilst not tolerating fools. They don’t sell themselves because results speak.Finna wrote:The whole humble thing is a bit of a joke in this country.
If you're in a position of public notoriety you need to be seen as humble just to be accepted. Smart people know this and act humble because as soon as one stands out too much they get knocked down. Tall Poppy Syndrome.
So what if Ross is humble, does that make him a good guy?
The truth is that he's a sh*t hot coach and he has a great bunch of players but really can he say 'I am a great coach and i have a great bunch of players'. NO. If he said that everyone would be calling him arrogant and suddenly he would suck.
I'd love to see a player in an interview after a game that he's kicked ten goals in say 'Yeah I was awesome out there tonight, I was on my game'. Instead of ' Yeah it was a team effort I couldn't have done it without the other 21 blokes in the team.
In Australia you have to be humble to survive otherwise the masses will just try and pull you down. Its kinda sad really......
And i'll probably get crap put on me on this forum for saying this...In fact whenever I say this I get crap put on me.
Look at ALI he was a quiet man but knew he was the greatest. And he was not afraid to say so....only difference is he lives in a country called USA where - for all its downsides - you can be great.
It’s a type.
RL seems one within AFL but still needs to deliver a premiership to prove himself.
In Australian business Crawford who did the Saints scheme is another.
Li Ka Shing is a great illustration internationally.
Follow these type of guys and you will generally win but they will be selling logic not themselves. It has nothing to do with public perception.
Most of us have to push our own barrow but there are the really good ones who don’t bend the same way
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