I have a trophy. I'm very proud of it. It says I came in 73rd place.
I didn't ask for the trophy, I didn't earn the trophy, it was mailed to me wrongly. So somebody, somewhere earned a 73rd place trophy, and that person's name is David Gore. If you're watching this video, call me. Maybe I'll sell you the trophy for a couple thousand dollars, but I really like it. It's displayed in my office.
People argue about participation trophies or giving out eighth place ribbons or tenth place ribbons. I have mixed feelings. If you're 5 years old or 7 years old and you get a trophy for showing up, I'm okay with that.
If you're 14, yeah, I think by then you need to learn we're living in a jungle, and only a few of us can be king.
But this 73rd place trophy... I have this vision of this guy sitting there saying to his boss, "Excuse me, boss, but I never got mailed my 73rd place trophy. Can you please have them redo it and mail it to me?"
Transcript of Dr. Gore's video above, lightly edited for reading.
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