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I am legitimately afraid for founders who show up to meetings/ pitches unprepared.

Kobe Bryant was an idol of mine growing up, and the stories of his obsessive preparation and competitiveness are simply incredible. He is an extremely smart, driven person. I can envision him being ruthless.

Link to a random Olympics all night training session story: http://www.businessinsider.com/kobe-bryant-woke-up-at-4-am-t...

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Or working out after losing a game against Miami Heat[1], Kobe's work ethic is way beyond usual norms.

[1] http://www.nba.com/2011/news/03/11/kobe-bryant-practice.ap/

"You've got to work at it," Bryant said. "This is what you're supposed to do. I mean, if you're not comfortable with something and you feel like you can tweak some things, you've got to work on them. It doesn't matter when you work on them. You've just got to get it done. You've got to work it out."

This translates exceptionally well to fields other than basketball, as well. I wish this "magically gifted engineer just needing to work 3hrs a day making e'thing look so easy" profile goes away.

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