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I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything
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"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything"

- Demetri Martin

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This quote by Demetri Martin is a humorous take on the suggestion of success and accomplishment. It implies that when he was more youthful, he was inspired to play sporting activities as well as work hard to make prizes. Nevertheless, as he got older, he recognized that prizes can be acquired, which success is not always tied to hard work. This quote suggests that he has become complacent as well as is now material with the suggestion of accomplishing success without placing in the effort. It likewise indicates that he thinks he can be efficient anything without placing in the effort, which is an incorrect presumption. This quote is an amusing means of pointing out the value of hard work as well as devotion in accomplishing success. It likewise serves as a reminder that success is not something that can be gotten, yet instead something that has to be made through effort and devotion.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Demetri Martin somewhere between May 25, 1973 and today. He was a famous Comedian from USA. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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