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GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

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Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of success. Every year I failed in the playoffs, I learned something I used to win the championship.

failuregrowthPost-championship press conference, NBA Finals, 2021, 2021

I came from nothing. Literally selling things on the street to eat. Every day I remember that because it is the reason I never take anything for granted.

gratitudemotivationThe Antetokounmpo Family documentary, ESPN, 2016, 2016

People ask me why I stayed in Milwaukee. Because Milwaukee believed in me when I was nobody. You do not leave a city that believed in you.

loyaltymilwaukeePress conference after re-signing with Milwaukee Bucks, 2020, 2020

My money is not just mine. My family sacrificed everything. The first thing I do every month is make sure my mother is taken care of. The rest is extra.

familygratitudeInterview with GQ, 2021, 2021

Basketball taught me that the only shortcut to success is doing the long work consistently. Business is the same. There is no fast version.

businessconsistencyForbes 30 Under 30 Summit, 2022, 2022