YOU NEED TO RESET, RESTART AND REFOCUS - Powerful Motivational Speech | Eric Thomas
Motivation Daily by Motiversity
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🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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YOU NEED TO RESET, RESTART AND REFOCUS! It's time to become obsessed with being the hardest worker in the room. Lock in and focus on the opportunity you have today. One of the Best Motivational Speeches by Eric Thomas. Edited by Motiversity.
"I saw you slacking off in practice. I saw you on film. What makes you think I would pass you the ball? Have you seen my levels of effort?" - Kobe
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| 0:00.0 | You forgot what it was like when you was hustling the high school playing ball. |
| 0:06.0 | When you were in college, hustling to get to this point. |
| 0:10.0 | Before you had the jersey, you remember that? |
| 0:20.0 | You put in 120% every time, or you don't put in nothing because listen to me very closely. |
| 0:24.6 | Today this opportunity you have, it might not be here next year, it might not be here the year after next, it might not be here the year after next, it might not be here the year after that. |
| 0:32.6 | This is the only moment you got and you better take advantage of this particular moment. You might be sweeter than me. You might be bigger than me. You might grind. |
| 0:41.3 | Listen to me. I don't know. You might have money. I don't know where you come from, but you will not. |
| 0:45.3 | Outwork me. What Kobe said that blew my mind, Kobe said, I saw you in practice. Why would I pass the ball to you? |
| 0:53.3 | I thought Kobe was a ball home. Kobe said, I saw you in practice. Why would I pass the ball to you? |
| 1:02.0 | I thought Kobe was a ball hog. I read the quote. I'm like, Kobe, I owe you an apology. Kobe said, I watch you in film sleeping. I watch you in film, dozing off. I watch you in film, not paying attention to coach. |
| 1:09.0 | I watch you in film on your phone. I watch you in practice. I saw you in practice. I saw you in film not paying attention to coach I watch you in film on your phone I watch you in practice I saw you in practice I saw you in the real game |
| 1:14.6 | what in the world would make you think with four minutes left in the fourth quarter |
| 1:18.6 | and we down by 10 to the Boston Celtics what would make you think I'm about to pass you to rock |
| 1:23.6 | have you lost your mind Have you seen me in film? |
| 1:30.3 | I got there before coach got there. |
| 1:33.3 | I left, coach left and I was still there for an hour. |
| 1:36.3 | When we lost to the Miami Heat, I was still in there practicing while the rest of y'all was in South Beach on the beach having fun. |
| 1:42.3 | While the rest of y'all was drinking and with girls. While the Richardson Y'all was on the beach acting like we won we lost to Miami in the regular season |
| 1:48.0 | we might have to play them in the dog on NBA tight y'all sitting here playing and Kobe took the |
| 1:52.8 | same exact shot three hours obie was in the Miami heat he was in boss he was in the guard |
| 1:59.6 | for three hours he shot not 20 different. He shot the same shot over and over again that he missed. |
| 2:06.6 | Because he knew he was going to get a chance again. He said, I ain't going to mess up the next time. Why would I pass you the ball? |
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