The human spirit is so resilient, and failure teaches you so much. Molly Bloom More Quotes by Molly Bloom More Quotes From Molly Bloom I approach everything, including sobriety, with the same mentality I approached sports with. You're going to put in the time. You've got to suit up, show up, and keep your eyes on the win. Molly Bloom eyesyoutimesports In sports, especially skiing, you have to be comfortable with risk. You have to have a relationship with fear, and it can't dominate the decision-making process. Molly Bloom youfearrelationshipsports High stakes, low stakes, poor or rich - people will find a way to gamble. Molly Bloom richpoorpeopleway Life is about making choices, seeing those choices through, and living through consequences. Molly Bloom consequenceslivingchoiceslife You're as sick as your secrets, and my whole life was a secret, so it's just... it's been really healing, and I've found a lot of inner peace by just owning everything and moving forward from there. Molly Bloom youmoving-forwardpeacelife I believe that refusing to quit and refusing to fail will trump talent and brilliance in the end. Molly Bloom endwilltalentbelieve This was 2008, you know. The economy was falling apart, spiraling. And I was hosting a game in New York, and there was $5 to $7 million on the table. Molly Bloom newgameknowyou I think everyone can relate to that fall from grace - having life change in an instant or having to stand for some of your bad choices, that feeling of 'Nothing is ever going to be good again.' Molly Bloom goodchangegracelife I saw someone lose $100 million in one night. When you watch that, as an owner-operator of a game, you realize that these numbers are incredibly unsustainable, incredibly unhealthy. So, I was not happy about this loss. It brought me no joy or adrenaline. Molly Bloom meyouhappynight I've always been very ambitious and very determined and very compassionate at the same time. Molly Bloom samealwaysdeterminedtime I hang out with my grandma, go to sleep at 8:30, and that's it. Molly Bloom hangoutgosleep Look at the things you've done and ask for forgiveness. After clearing out that wreckage from the past, you can move forward, in a way, to keep your finger on the pulse. Molly Bloom lookyouforgivenesspast My father is a psychologist who wouldn't let fear stop us. Particularly with me, he was hell bent on requiring us and teaching us to walk through fear. I don't know if I would've become someone who taps into their ability to push through those tough situations without him. Molly Bloom walkmefearfather Even if there are people around to help you, you don't suffer with an audience; you don't triumph with an audience. Molly Bloom sufferhelpyoupeople I did a little soul searching to explore where I had gone wrong, why I made the decisions I did, how my definitions of success and ambition were off. I love a great new pair of shoes - I love to look at my bank account and see zeroes - but what is it attached to? Molly Bloom shoessoulsuccesslove I would love to raise a fund or get some awesome empowered women together and put together an advisory board to get behind female entrepreneurs. Molly Bloom behindwomentogetherlove My regular game in New York City was a $250,000 buy-in, no limit. So people were burning through that, a lot of times in the first 30 minutes. Molly Bloom citynewgamepeople I think, before I had money, I believed that money would solve my problems, that it would give me power and I wouldn't have financial stress anymore, and it would completely change my life. And then, when I had money, it changed a lot of things, but it didn't change the way I felt inside at all. Molly Bloom memoneychangelife I believed that writing my story was my best shot to be able to pay my mom and my attorneys back and pull myself out of this massive crisis that I had put myself in. Molly Bloom storybestmyselfmom You can tell a lot about a man's character by watching him win or lose money. Molly Bloom youmanmoneycharacter
