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The quote says real success is shown when difficult work looks effortless to other people. It suggests that if your performance makes something seem simple, you have reached a high level of skill. The speaker also presents this as a compliment, not criticism.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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Listed on Dawn Staley’s Wikiquote page without a cited source, so it is attributed but not independently sourced there.
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About Dawn Staley
American basketball coach and former player
Dawn Staley is an American basketball coach and former player, best known as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team. As a point guard, she played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and later spent eight seasons in the Women’s National Basketball Association, mainly with the Charlotte Sting. She also represented the United States women’s national basketball team, winning three Olympic gold medals as a player from 1996 to 2004. In 2021, she coached the U.S. team to another Olympic gold medal. Staley is the only person to win the Naismith Award both as a player and as a coach.
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