“You Can’t Break Me”: Months After Viral Comment on Failure, Giannis Antetokounmpo Endorses Deion Sanders’ Candid Advice

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo made a significant observation about the concept of failure in sports, drawing parallels to Michael Jordan’s career achievements. Following the Bucks’ Playoffs departure, Giannis pointed out that even Jordan, a basketball legend, won 6 championships in 15 seasons. Now, the Greek Freak has shared a similarly resolute statement from American Football coach Deion Sanders. Sanders had claimed that no part of him cared about people’s opinions and that he was only focused on trying to win. Originally posted by Allan Iverson, Giannis shared the clip on his Instagram story.

Deion Sanders, a former NFL superstar, is known for his determined personality. As a coach, Sanders often finds himself cross with the media and generally prefers to speak his mind. The 2-time Super Bowl Champion also delivered a stellar take on failure and criticism, showing further evidence of his mindset.

Giannis Antetokounmpo re-shares Deion Sanders’ take on failure and criticism

NBA legend Allen Iverson originally shared the clip, accompanied by a caption that implied he holds Deion Sanders in high regard as one of his idols. Giannis Antetokounmpo subsequently re-shared the same clip on his Instagram account.

Deion Sanders had spoken in response to a question about some recent criticism that he had faced. However, Sanders made sure that he communicated his lack of care on other people’s opinions:

“Don’t care. Look at me. What about me would make you think that I care about your opinion of me? Your opinion of me is not the opinion I have for myself. You ain’t make me, so you can’t break me. You didn’t build me so you can’t kill me. God established me, so there’s nothing you can to do me.”

Sanders had suggested that it was his hard work and faith in god that had led to his success as a player and coach. Giannis Antetokounmpo also experienced a challenging journey to his NBA championship victory in 2021. Despite facing criticism following the Bucks’ disappointing performance against the Miami Heat in this year’s playoffs, Giannis’ re-shared post highlights his resolute mindset, focused on giving his best for the Bucks and continuing to strive for success.

Giannis Antetokounmpo receives heavy praise for his take on failure in sports

Giannis had suggested after the Playoffs that there was no existence of failure in sports. The comments resonated worldwide across sports and resulted in some heavy praise for the Greek Freak.

Giannis had suggested that instead of being obsessed with winning, he was focused on trying his very best. Such a mindset allowed him to recover from failure and keep trying his best.

The Bucks’ star brought forth the example of none other than 6-time NBA champion Michael Jordan. Antetokounmpo said that even the great MJ had failed to win 9 out of 15 seasons, which did not mean that he was a failure at all.