“I've been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day.” Bill Russell
Inever know what chord these messages might strike: yesterday’s, seems to have rung a bell or two. I heard from someone who used to belong to the Ridgewood Raiders, a name given to 30-odd years of sports teams from the neighborhood where I grew up. We were kids playing baseball and football – from local pick-up games to city-wide competitive ones. We played because we liked it and were proud and learned a lot from the older players. Someone from that old gang organized a reunion a few years ago - some 40 years after the last game was played – the people that attended showed that the kids we grew up and played with were a lot of really smart people who explored and learned a lot between then and now. The chemistry in the neighborhood back then was a mix of playful and purposeful, school and street smarts - the same as any of us would like to see in our current groups of friends and colleagues. Continue to explore and learn and bring your best to whatever ‘team’ you’re playing with today.
William Felton “Bill” Russell (b. 1934): American retired professional basketball player
No comments:
Post a Comment