Dre Baldwin: Undrafted, Unknown, Then 8 Countries Deep

There are plenty of times where I am not motivated at all, and I don't feel like doing anything.

But what I tell people all the time is, "Fuck your feelings, do your job."

It's just, I love it.

'Cause motivation, I like to tell people, Mara, motivation's for eighth graders.

Because you can't depend on motivation, because motivation shows up when it feels like showing up.

And if you compromise on a standard, you don't have a standard.

What you have is a suggestion.

You have a wish, but it's not a standard if you won't stick to it.

There are plenty of times where I am not motivated at all, and I don't feel like doing anything.

But what I tell people all the time is, "Fuck your feelings, do your job."

It's just, I love it.

'Cause motivation, I like to tell people, Mara, motivation's for eighth graders.

Because you can't depend on motivation, because motivation shows up when it feels like showing up.

And if you compromise on a standard, you don't have a standard.

What you have is a suggestion.

You have a wish, but it's not a standard if you won't stick to it.