What if the secret to success isn’t being in the spotlight, but making everyone else around you shine? Former NBA player Shane Battier shares how his most impactful moments didn’t come from scoring points but rather from small, underrated actions that helped his team win — and why prioritizing “we” over “me” can create a lasting legacy, both on and off the court. (Recorded at TEDxMDC on December 5, 2024)
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April 7, 2025 at 7:00 am
00:00 – 05:20 : The Power of “We” Over “Me”
05:20 – 10:09 : Elevating Others for Collective Success
10:09 – 10:56 : The Battier Effect and Legacy Creation
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@etoiledereine
April 7, 2025 at 7:03 am
we should think like that.
@TPOTfan-25
April 7, 2025 at 7:04 am
3rd
@Emily-i2p3k
April 7, 2025 at 7:05 am
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@sooma-ai
April 7, 2025 at 7:10 am
Former NBA player Shane Battier shares how making others shine, rather than being in the spotlight, can lead to success. He emphasizes the importance of small, underrated actions that help the team win and prioritizing ‘we’ over ‘me’ to create a lasting legacy.
@markstewart4501
April 7, 2025 at 12:10 pm
In a system that ask you to hate, look down on, oppress “the bad guys”, we are not letting others shine. Its like showing up to a waste plant looking to find shiny stuff. Our governing system is legislated to make waste.
Don’t believe me?
-Largest Prison population on the planet. We beat counties with 3-4x our population. Per Capita we far exceed any other country.
-Are jails and prisons are NOT a “correctional facility”. Yes, is the worlds BEST networking system. One is put in the same place with all forms of others undesired behavior…and you get to KNOW them for months/years. WE LITERALLY manufacture crime in our system.
I can go on, but if you are receptive and considerate you already know. Everyone else just makes excuses.
Making other shine, if done wrong in a system of oppression/lies/excuses, feels like someone is blowing smoke up your rear end.
No Im not being negative, to shine you also need to know the streets are intentionally made into mud.
@dardobartoli
April 7, 2025 at 7:44 am
You lost many of us when you said ‘world champion’…
@joshuapae4867
April 7, 2025 at 10:22 am
The NBA has the best players so it makes sense. and every basketball player around the world wants to make it in the NBA. Plus there are a lot of international players in the NBA.
@Kim-ik9sq
April 7, 2025 at 8:43 am
SMART!!! Can be applied to anything in life! Bloom where we’re planted… Be happy for others when they succeed
@quanlaianh3891
April 7, 2025 at 9:29 am
calming yet powerful
@kevinreagan3682
April 7, 2025 at 10:19 am
Great player, even greater man. What a powerful and heartfelt message!
@floijd
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 pm
The “wand” of a conductor is called a baton.
@N7spectre117
April 8, 2025 at 10:27 am
The 2024 Eagles. Go Birds!
@Chethakmp3
April 9, 2025 at 7:41 am
That was very powerful advice