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Overwork, imbalance, lack of values, loss of center--these are not the hallmarks of a true champion, or a truly passionate individual. These are signs of megalomania, insecurity, poor self image, poor judgment, the "need-fear" dilemma (pre-cursor to schizophrenia).
I think Tiger Woods and Andre Agassi (and not John Daly or the aussie twit, Leyton Hewitt) personify the championship qualities that we find everywhere in business, law, medicine.
In my days on Wall Street, though, in high pressure environments I did see a number of people lose their way. It wasn't because they were too passionate and too grateful and respectful of what they were doing, it was because they weren't passionate and grateful enough--deep inside they knew they were frauds and would be found out, therefore they had to get to work earlier, work later and engage in all sorts of negative karmic activities to give them the "edge." It was always a short-lived edge, in my experience.
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