He is not just “physically gifted.” He was drafted in the 6th round because he’s less physically gifted than guys who just get by on natural talent.
Yet he is the best.
Why? Because he works HARDER and BETTER than anyone.
There is no doubt he puts more discipline and work into his craft than ANYONE on the other side of that mic puts into theirs.
He is BETTER at his job than any of them and probably any of us.
I totally get why someone who works SO MUCH HARDER AND BETTER at his job than those who criticize him might get a little annoyed now and then.
Think about it for just a second from AB’s POV. He isn’t just better at his job than absolutely ANYONE who writes about him or tweets about him because he won some lottery of nature; it’s because of his work ethic. If any of these “writers” worked at their craft the way AB works at his, they’d be winning Pulitzer’s.
Sometimes with genius comes quirkiness others simply don’t understand. AB is a kind of “genius” in his craft... and he works SO DAMN HARD AT IT. Maybe that passion comes with extra sensitivity or other quirks that are difficult for others to totally get. So be it.
AB has EARNED everything by himself. Let ONE person who works harder than he does speak up...
Crickets. Especially from ANY members of the media.
Am I saying they don’t have the right to sleepwalk through their second rate lives and write whatever they want? No. They’ll never be good enough journalists to achieve much more than they are achieving. Let them write their stupid articles questioning the commitment and work ethic of someone that puts their own laziness and mediocrity into proper perspective.
But I for one will never judge AB as anything but an inspiration until a single day comes where I work harder at my craft than he does at his. And I’ve had a few good days here and there.