"Many folks criticized the Warriors' management for this move. We were projected to finish in the lower quarter of all the NBA teams. Lin, at the end of the year, on his own choice moved on to a very, very lucrative contract back to Houston where he’s performed well enough to be a significant contributor to that team this year.
Peter Guber, CEO of Mandalay Entertainment and co-owner of the Golden State Warriors, decided not to sign Jeremy Lin last year.(LinkedIn)
"The dialog and the chagrin from the naysayers disappeared when our team this year, having engineered these changes, secured its first all star selection in 17 years and made the playoffs for only the second time in over 20 years, with the last 30 games being total sellouts.
"What all this proves is that you shouldn’t worry about the naysayers. Follow your convictions and don’t be driven off course by idle gossip and media speculation. They are peripheral opponents. Hits and wins turn naysayers into yeasayers."
This entry was posted
on Tuesday, September 9, 2014
at Tuesday, September 09, 2014
and is filed under
inspirational-stories-of-success
. You can follow any responses to this entry through the
.
