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This is the way we deprecate those more talented than ourselves. We say, "He may be able to fly -- but how is his free throw percentage?"

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I wasn't trying to deprecate him. He was obviously super talented and it was a privilege for a nobody like me to work with someone of this caliber. But my point is that we should be careful with 'cults of personality'.

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