Greatness recognizes greatness. Kobe Bryant: “Elon Musk is I think a genius by all accounts, but his commitment and his work… like I asked him one time about how does he learn. And the amount of research and the amount of study that he does is unheard of, but he’ll always say the most important thing is imagination. So you can learn anything that you want to learn, you can study all these things that you have in a book, but if you don’t have the imagination to then take it to another level, it doesn’t mean anything. I sat down and spoke with Elon for a couple hours. It was really, really a joy.” Interviewer: “So would you buy Tesla stock then?” Kobe Bryant: “I’ll buy into Elon.” The Mamba saw the vision early, a legend recognizing another one. One thing I’ve learned in life is that winners learn from winners. They study them. They spend time around them. They listen carefully to how they think. Losers in life usually do the opposite. They stay around other people who complain, make excuses, and stay stuck. That’s why people always say you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with. It’s real. If you surround yourself with greatness, ambition, and people who dream big, it starts to rub off on you. You begin to think bigger. Work harder. Expect more from yourself. It’s contagious. That’s why it matters so much who you listen to, who you follow, and who you choose to learn from. Greatness spreads. ...