meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Sports Motivation Podcast

Bars: Stay Down Until You Come Up ("Prosper" by Dave East)

Sports Motivation Podcast

Niyi Sobo

Sports, Business

4.9767 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Consistency is everything... but that statement doesn't feel as good when things aren't going your way.
 
Today, we hear a powerful bar from one of the best rappers out (Dave East), about what will happen if you just "stay down", and don't give up.
 
#BARS

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This is another love.

0:02.0

I just pray that I'm living prosperous.

0:04.0

Coming from conditions that's matter it to accomplish.

0:07.0

Each goal I ever set to check off my bucket list.

0:10.0

This is another episode of bars, and this is your host, Niyishobo.

0:15.0

Today I'm breaking down another Dave East bar, a very powerful one that hit home for me, as I'm sure it's going to do

0:23.3

for a lot of you all. So listen, as you progress towards where you want to be, you're going to

0:29.2

experience challenges. Now, it's one thing for me to tell you that it's another thing to actually

0:33.4

feel them and go through them. Because when you're going through them, it feels like it's

0:37.3

never going to end. it feels like it's never

0:37.5

going to end it feels like are you doing the right thing you question whether or not you're

0:44.8

even doing the right thing is your strategy correct are you even going after the right goals are

0:50.8

you going to fail are you going to be humiliated if you do succeed will you continue to succeed? Are you going to be humiliated? If you do succeed, will you continue

0:55.9

to succeed or will you fail after you succeed? This is real life shit. And there's no one on

1:02.9

earth who can tell you with certainty what will happen. Nobody. I don't know what's going to happen.

1:16.8

But at the end of the day, not knowing doesn't mean we can't create certainty. Does that make sense? Not knowing what's going to happen does not mean

1:23.3

that we can't condition ourselves to know that not only are we going to be just fine,

1:29.0

but we eventually will get what we want.

1:32.0

So while I can't be sure that I'm going to get what I want, I can create the feeling of

1:37.1

certainty within myself.

1:39.1

And I've come to value those, not just when you read a book, not just when you hear your pastor preach,

1:48.2

not just when you hear a motivational speaker, but when you hear somebody like Dave East,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Niyi Sobo, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Niyi Sobo and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.