Basketball Rule #5
When
you stop
playing
your game
you've already
lost.

Peer pressure is just that: pressure.

Be different from the herd. Let your stripes shine bright. Even if that means you might be eaten by a cheetah. Or lion.

Fitting in" is one of those horrible diseases that turn reasonable minds into sheep-gelatin hive minds.

Competition isn't a bad thing. Somebody can always do it better and that somebody is you.

Don't compare yourself to others, instead challenge your capacity.