Saxon Baum

The saying “I wish I knew then what I know now” is 1000% accurate. Longevity automatically promotes more meetings, human interactions, and experiences. That automatically creates more frame of reference. The more frame of reference you have, the more experienced you are to make difficult decisions. I was on the phone last night with one of my kids about a personal matter she was having. I was explaining that I was thinking about her situation. The benefit that I have, that she and the person she is having the problem with doesn’t have, is I’ve seen this movie before. I’ve read the script. I’ve packaged the movie. I’ve seen the movie. I’ve just been around too long. Therefore, I know what silo her situation fits into. I said to her: “You cannot see what I can see. You have to understand I have just seen it before. I know exactly what is going on.” — This made me think of this great line I once read in a biography of Frank Lloyd Wright: “There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.”

Dont know if I can think of a time an athlete at the top of his sport has been this open and honest about their craft