The condition where success produces arrogance so deep that later humility and recovery become nearly impossible.
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danger of being number one
The condition where success produces arrogance so deep that later humility and recovery become nearly impossible.
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"...people anymore. It's a different team. So that's the danger of being number one."
"Once you're number one, you become so arrogant that it becomes impossible for you to be humble again. Okay? Um, team two, we go..."
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