You won't hear this very often from a top performer and yet there is so much truth in that. Fear of failure, up to a point, can be a great motivator if it is combined with superior talent. Jerry Rice at his NFL Hall of Fame induction:
My single regret about my career is I never took the time to enjoy it. I was always working. I was afraid to fail. The fear of failure is the engine that has driven me my entire life. The reason they never caught me from behind is because I ran scared. People always are surprised how insecure I was. The doubts, the struggles, is who I am. I wonder if I would have been as successful without them.
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