"The quickest way to success is to maintain your focus on one thing, keep repeating it, and delve deeply into it.
As long as you understand the compounding effect of time, everyone can become an outstanding figure in a specific field. The fear is that you wander around in various fields without making a commitment."
The renowned Japanese entrepreneur, Katsuaki Watanabe, has repeatedly emphasized in his works and speeches that the key to success lies in concentration and repetition, rather than relying on talent.
There is no inherent talent; only persistent efforts over time.
"Have you ever witnessed the scene of Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning?" This was the reply that Kobe gave to the reporter when he was asked in an interview why he was so successful. It was a retort to the reporter's question.
In the early stage of his career, Kobe Bryant would get up at four in the morning and do physical training and skill practice alone on the basketball court until he was completely exhausted. This kind of intense training and extreme repetition helped the team win five NBA championships and received numerous individual honors, making him one of the greatest players in NBA history.
There is no such thing as genius in this world, nor is there any reward that comes without effort. Behind success lies the dedication without regard for future prospects and the perseverance day after day.
Those days when no one cared about them, those countless gloomy moments, forged what others called "talent".
Transforming repetition into potential energy is what others perceive as talent.
“A genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.”
There is no shortcut to success.
Only through continuous repetition can one achieve it. Even the 1% of inspiration that plays a crucial role is acquired through repeated practice.
From unfamiliarity to getting acquainted with the basics, to becoming proficient, and then to achieving mastery effortlessly, all it takes is continuous attempts and adjustments. The rest can be left to the accumulated experience gained during the process.
The paths you have traversed and the hardships you have endured will tell you the answer.
These days of suffering, one after another, will suddenly make you realize the significance of perseverance on a certain day in the future.
The Power of Repetition: Creating Infinite Possibilities
"If you want to win, you have to do things that others can't do."
Deng Yaping, a Chinese table tennis player, was rejected by the provincial team coach at the age of 10 because of her short stature. The coach believed that she was not suitable for playing table tennis.
Having been severely defeated, she did not give up. Instead, with an unyielding spirit, she devoted herself to training even harder than others and turned her disadvantage into an advantage.
She was always the first to arrive at the training ground and the last to leave.
She spent more than eight hours practicing every day and even created her own set of devilish training methods. As a result, her skills improved dramatically.
Throughout his entire career, he won championships several times and became a legendary figure in the world of table tennis.
From being constantly questioned to becoming a true "Ping-Pong Queen".
Deng Yaping proved to us with her own experience that:
By repeating something to the extreme and breaking through the limit, one can create unlimited possibilities.
I have asked myself countless times: What is the meaning of persistence?
The answer is: Persistence itself is the meaning.
None of us are born with extraordinary talents. Even in the vast sea of people, we might be rather mediocre. But never give up on yourself.
