“At the combine and at my workouts, I tried to be the perfect player. I tried to promote my strengths and conceal my weaknesses, and on paper, I kind of succeeded: I was the first pick in the draft. And with that, I inherited this big shiny trophy that I carried around, and it had one word engraved on it - anxiety.”
The speaker reveals that striving for perfection and masking flaws leads to external success but internal anxiety, showing the hidden cost of high performance.
In simple terms: Success can hide personal turmoil.
Perfectionism often masks inner stress.
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Success does not guarantee happiness; it can amplify hidden anxieties.
