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<strong>The</strong> 7 <strong>Slight</strong> <strong>Edge</strong> Principles 91<br />
<strong>Slight</strong> <strong>Edge</strong> integrity. It is also doing the thing you<br />
said you were going to do long after the mood you<br />
said it in has left you.<br />
Most kids when they leave the comfort and structure of high school and<br />
home life are rudderless—like fish out of water. <strong>The</strong>y are not used to the freedom<br />
and responsibility placed on them once they are out on their own making<br />
decisions for themselves. Many fail to plan and prioritize their time and end up<br />
making poor decisions. <strong>The</strong>ir integrity in doing the little things every day has<br />
been compromised by the lure of freedom and being on your own.<br />
My daughter Amber didn’t have to have integrity when she was young<br />
because we were there to help her make those choices. But when she left the nest<br />
and went to school 1,500 miles away, this responsibility fell to her. She would<br />
have to put into action the philosophies we taught her growing up. We were no<br />
longer there to help her or look over her shoulder to make sure she was making<br />
correct decisions. <strong>The</strong> integrity clock for Amber was already in motion. Would<br />
she do those daily disciplines when no one was watching? Would she show up<br />
consistently and study two hours a day like she was taught? Thankfully she did<br />
and she was rewarded for it. She was willing to do the little things—those daily<br />
tasks that seem insignificant to most people.<br />
Kobe Knows <strong>Slight</strong> <strong>Edge</strong> Integrity<br />
As I’ve stated throughout the book, I’m a big sports fan because so much<br />
of life is woven throughout the tapestry of sports. Those in the Hall of Fame are<br />
individuals who didn’t have to be prodded or told what to do to become successful.<br />
It was ingrained in them. Kobe Bryant in many sportswriters’ opinions has taken<br />
over the mantle as the best player in the game. LeBron James might have another<br />
opinion, but the facts are truly in Kobe’s corner. Why?<br />
Sports Illustrated polled 190 NBA players and asked if they could have<br />
anyone in the NBA on their team for one game, who they would want to take the<br />
last shot with the game on the line. It wasn’t even close:<br />
Kobe Bryant, Lakers G…..76%<br />
Chauncey Billups, Nuggets G…..3%<br />
LeBron James, Cavaliers F…..3%<br />
Paul Pierce, Celtics F…..3%<br />
Dwyane Wade, Heat G…..2%
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