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The speaker is pushing back on the idea that high-level performance is effortless. He is saying that even when he is expected to do very well, preparation still matters. The quote presents success as something that requires warm-up and effort, not something that happens automatically.
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About Jim Nantz
American sportscaster
Jim Nantz is an American sportscaster who has been a familiar CBS voice since 1985. Born James William Nantz III, he has covered major professional and college sports across football, basketball, golf, and the PGA Tour. He has anchored CBS’s Masters Tournament coverage since 1989 and became the network’s lead NFL play-by-play announcer in 2004. From 1990 to 2023, he was also the lead broadcaster for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, making his career closely associated with some of CBS’s best-known sports broadcasts.
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Books by Jim Nantz
Always By My Side
2008