🚨🇨🇩 OFFICIAL: DR Congo are qualified to the World Cup 2026!

Kobe Bryant: "Failure doesn't exist, it's a figment of your imagination" An interviewer asks: "Are you someone who loves to win or hates to lose?" Kobe responds: "I'm neither. I play to figure things out. I play to learn something. Because if you play with a fear of failure or you play with the will to win that supersedes fear, I think it's a weakness either way. If you play with fear of failing, you'll capitulate to that fear. If you play with the sense of 'I want to win, I want to win,' then you have the fear of what happens if you don't. But if you find common ground in the center, you're unfazed by either. That enables you to stay in the moment and not feel anything other than what's in front of you." The interviewer asks: "How did you become someone who doesn't seem afraid of failing?" Kobe responds: "What does failure mean? It doesn't exist. It's a figment of your imagination." He explains with an analogy: "Let's use happy endings. Everybody wants a happy ending, right? Snow White finds her prince and lives happily ever after. Well, I call BS on that because two months later, they had an argument and he's sleeping on the couch. The point is: the story continues. So if you fail on Monday, the only way it's a failure is if you decide to not progress from that. If I fail today, I'm going to learn something from that failure and try again on Tuesday. That's why failure doesn't exist." The interviewer asks: "If you finished your career without a championship, would you have looked at that as a failure?" Kobe: "No. I would look at it as being extremely disappointed, because I had a dream and goals I wanted to accomplish. If I didn't accomplish those goals, I'd have to ask myself why. Poor leadership? Failure to communicate with my teammates? Lack of preparation? Those would be reasons why I didn't win. So I'd have to analyze that. And as I evolved post-basketball into business, those same weaknesses would reveal themselves there too. If I don't learn from that, I'm going to struggle again." He concludes: "I can take those situations and learn from them and have them make me a better person later in life. But if I don't take that stuff and apply it someplace else, that's failing. The worst possible thing you can ever do is to stop. It's to not learn."

Michael Jordan discusses Olympic basketball and the Goat debate in the latest installment of MJ: Insights to Excellence.

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact. How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

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Honestly, Ben Affleck actually knowing AI and the landscape caught me off guard, but as a writer, makes sense. Great takes across the board.

🏆💰 TOP 40 MOST VALUABLE SPORTS TEAMS (2025) 1. 🇺🇸 Dallas Cowboys — $13.0B (NFL) 2. 🇺🇸 Golden State Warriors — $11.0B (NBA) 3. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Rams — $10.5B (NFL) 4. 🇺🇸 New York Giants — $10.1B (NFL) 5. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Lakers — $10.0B (NBA) 6. 🇺🇸 New York Knicks — $9.75B (NBA) 7. 🇺🇸 New England Patriots — $9.0B (NFL) 8. 🇺🇸 San Francisco 49ers — $8.6B (NFL) 9. 🇺🇸 Philadelphia Eagles — $8.3B (NFL) 10. 🇺🇸 Chicago Bears — $8.2B (NFL) 11. 🇺🇸 New York Yankees — $8.2B (MLB) 12. 🇺🇸 New York Jets — $8.1B (NFL) 13. 🇺🇸 Las Vegas Raiders — $7.7B (NFL) 14. 🇺🇸 Washington Commanders — $7.6B (NFL) 15. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Clippers — $7.5B (NBA) 16. 🇺🇸 Miami Dolphins — $7.5B (NFL) 17. 🇺🇸 Houston Texans — $7.4B (NFL) 18. 🇺🇸 Denver Broncos — $6.8B (NFL) 19. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Dodgers — $6.8B (MLB) 20. 🇪🇸 Real Madrid — $6.75B (LaLiga) 21. 🇺🇸 Boston Celtics — $6.7B (NBA) 22. 🇺🇸 Seattle Seahawks — $6.7B (NFL) 23. 🇺🇸 Green Bay Packers — $6.65B (NFL) 24. 🇬🇧 Manchester United — $6.6B (Premier League) 25. 🇺🇸 Tampa Bay Buccaneers — $6.6B (NFL) 26. 🇮🇹 Ferrari — $6.5B (Formula 1) 27. 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh Steelers — $6.5B (NFL) 28. 🇺🇸 Cleveland Browns — $6.4B (NFL) 29. 🇺🇸 Atlanta Falcons — $6.35B (NFL) 30. 🇺🇸 Tennessee Titans — $6.3B (NFL) 31. 🇺🇸 Minnesota Vikings — $6.25B (NFL) 32. 🇺🇸 Kansas City Chiefs — $6.2B (NFL) 33. 🇺🇸 Baltimore Ravens — $6.1B (NFL) 34. 🇺🇸 Chicago Bulls — $6.0B (NBA) 35. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Chargers — $6.0B (NFL) 36. 🇩🇪 Mercedes — $6.0B (Formula 1) 37. 🇺🇸 Buffalo Bills — $5.95B (NFL) 38. 🇺🇸 Houston Rockets — $5.9B (NBA) 39. 🇺🇸 Indianapolis Colts — $5.9B (NFL) 40. 🇺🇸 Miami Heat — $5.7B (NBA) 📊 Source: Forbes

Nastiest celebration ever 😭

Applies to all creatives. a must-watch and good reminder

The greatest sounding hip-hop album of all time to me. Sonically perfect.

50 Cent has reached a new all-time peak of 41.62M monthly listeners on Spotify 🔥🏆 He does so despite not releasing a new album in over eleven years.

D’Angelo was one of a kind. As a pioneer in neo-soul, he inspired a generation of singers, and helped shape music today. Michelle and I are thinking of his family, and all those who loved and admired him. nytimes.com/2025/10/14/arts/…

D'Angelo's family has issued a statement following the news of his passing: "The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life…After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D'Angelo Archer, known to his fans around the world as D'Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today, October 14th, 2025." "We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time but invite you all join us in mourning his passing while also celebrating the gift of song that he has left for the world." (Via Variety)

this one hurts 💔 RIP legend 🙏🏻

The best decision I ever made was marrying you, @MichelleObama. For 33 years, I’ve admired your strength, grace, and determination — and the fact that you look so good doing it all. Happy anniversary!

Does that ‘Delete & report junk’ feature on iMessage even do anything ..? 🙄

Half empty stadium for a Mexican team in LA loll how bad you gotta fumble it for this to happen #FIFAClubWorldCup2025

🌹 𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 $𝟲𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 Five years ago, @seandadashi and I realized the attention economy was doing more harm than good—keeping kids and adults glued to screens, chasing dopamine. As technologists, we felt a personal responsibility to build something healthier and nourishing. After experimenting with mindful social apps—and taking a wrong turn into NFTs—we returned to our core mission: 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. That mission came to life in @joinrosebud—an AI journal designed with therapists to help people slow down, reflect deeply, and grow. It remembers what matters and reflects it back when you’re ready to hear it. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁‐𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 • Launched in July 2023 with a lean team and limited capital • Embraced hypothesis-driven development and counted every penny • Reached profitability in 18 months with 100K signups 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 • 8,000 paying customers • 500 million words journaled • 30 million mindful minutes logged • 75% of users report mental health improvements in 30 days 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 Led by @BessemerVP with participation from @Initialized, @sevensevensix, @FuelCapital, @avenirgrowth, @tferriss, and other strategic partners—this $6M round will help us: • Expand our product and engineering team • Accelerate expansion with our new Head of Growth, @growwitharjun • Deepen partnerships with therapists and coaches • Scale our purpose-built memory engine for personal growth "Mental health support shouldn't be bound by time, place, or privilege. Rosebud is leading the charge in combining AI with long-term memory to become a trusted companion in your pocket." – Maha Malik, Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 “When I couldn’t trust my perceptions in my relationship, Rosebud’s memory of my past entries validated my feelings—and helped me trust myself again.” — Rosebud user, domestic violence survivor 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. We’re humbled by how far we’ve come and energized by what’s ahead. If you’re passionate about mental health tech, we’re hiring in LA! 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 to our family and team: Monte, Ella, Michael, Rebecca, Arjun, Diego, and my wonderful fiancé Alice 💐

C'mon Knicks! My 2 cities gotta win today

Are we sure inter knew the game was today ..?