Eric Thomas有篇广为流传的演讲《How bad do you want it》，演讲里说，大多数人说想要成功，大多数人也只是嘴上说说。他们对成功的渴望还比不上他们想要去party的渴望，比不上他们要购物的渴望，甚至比不上他们对睡觉的渴望。曾经有人问过50cent，你几时睡觉？50cent说‘Sleep is for those people who are broke.I don't sleep.I've got an opportunity to make a dream become a reality’比起平民窟出来的50cent，你发现其实你真的没想这么成功。