附原文（中文）：

曾经有一个年轻人，他只是单纯的想成功。所以他找到了一位他视为偶像的大师，并告诉大师他想成为像大师一样强大的人。

大师说，如果你想成为像我一样的人，那么明天早晨来海滩见我。所以那个年轻人四点的时候就赶到了，全副武装。

大师走过来摸着他的头问：“你有多想成功呢？”年轻人说：“我真的很想！”

接着大师让他走下水。所以他就这样走进海里。海水差不多淹到年轻人的腰际。此时的他就像一个疯子一样。

年轻人心里想：“我只想成功，他却只教我游泳。我可不想成为一个救生员。我只想成功！”

大师察觉到这一点。所以他就对年轻人说：“再走远一点。”然后年轻人又走远了一些。这时候水差不多已经淹到他们肩膀附近了。年轻人心里想：“这老家伙真是个疯子，他很成功但却是个疯子。”而大师却就一直说：“再走远一点，再远一点。”这时候水已经快要淹没他的嘴了。此时大师让年轻人往回走，这家伙一定疯了。

大师这时候说：“你告诉我你想成功的。”

年轻人回答道：“是的！”大师让他又走远了一点。这时候大师走进年轻人，把他的头按倒水里，再提起来，再按倒水里。就在年轻人快不行的时候，大师把他拎了起来。他告诉年轻人：当你对成功的欲望足以与对呼吸的欲望媲美的时候，你就会成功。

我不知道你们有多少人有过哮喘的体验？如果你曾经有过这种体验，你感到气息不足，你就会像这样深呼吸并喘气。

这时候你唯一要做的，就是去吸取新鲜空气。此时的你不会在意电视正在播什么，不会在意有没有人给你打电话，不会在意派对的琐事！这时候你在意的只是在呼吸的时候吸取一些新鲜空气，这就是全部了！当你理解到自己对成功的渴望就像对呼吸的渴望一样是，你就会成功！

让我来告诉你：第一：你们好多人都说自己想要成功，但实际上没有那么想，只是有点想而已。你们对成功的渴望甚至不如对派对的渴望，不如对耍帅的渴望。你们中的大多数人对成功的渴望甚至比不上对睡懒觉的渴望。

你们中的一些人甚至更愿意睡懒觉。

我要告诉你，如果你是一个生下来就要成功的人，你需要乐意去放弃睡觉的权利。你会愿意放弃两小时甚至是三小时的睡觉时间！如果你真的很想成功，某些时候你将会连续三天熬夜。如果你这时候去睡觉，你也许会失去一些成功的机会。这正是考验你有多想成功的时刻。

你会经历一些不眠之夜，听着，你甚至会因为成功而忘记吃饭。碧昂斯说过，她曾经忙于一些失误以至于三天过去了，她竟然忘记自己都没有吃过饭。我记得50cent（美国饶舌歌手）说：我不是在做视屏剪辑，就是再做录音带。记着问他：难道你不睡觉吗？“睡觉？只有破产的人才睡觉，我不睡觉，因为我现在有一个实现梦想的机会！”

不要哭着跑开！你已经感受过疼痛，已经受过伤，争取得到奖赏吧！不要去睡觉，那是一种不成功的表现。

听着，今天的你可以为自己的一些不成功感到开心。但是记住，没有他人的帮助，你也不会成功。就像是如果你们今天没有听我讲的这些，也许你们会错过一些成功的机会。

附原文（英文）：

There was a young man who you know he wanted to make a lot of

money and so he went to this guru, right? He told the guru “you

know i wanna be on the same level you on”. And the guru said “if

you wanna be on the same level I’m on, I’ll meet you tomorrow at

the beach.”

So the young man got there at 4am, he all ready to rock n roll,

got on a suit .should a wore shorts. The old man grabs his hand he

says “how bad do you wanna be successful?” He said “real bad” He

said “walk on out into the water”. So he walks out into the water.

Watch this.When he walks out into the water it goes waist deep, So

he’s like “this guy crazy”.

He’s thinkin’, “I wanna make money, he’s got me out here

swimming. I don’t want to be a life guard, I want to make

money.”

He got the meaning,so he said “come out a little further” he

walked out a little further till it was right around this area.the

shoulder area.So this old man crazy, he makin money but he

crazy.

He said “come out a little further”, He came out a little

further and it was right at his mouth. He’s like “I’m about to get

outta here this guy outta his mind”. So the old man said “i thought

you wanted to be successful?” he said “i do” he said “walk a little

further” he came, dropped his head in, held him down, holdin him

down, the man kickin and scratching. hold him down, he had held him

down, Just before he was about to pass out, he raised him up. He

said “I got a question for you,he told the guy.He said:“ when you

want to succeed as bad as you wanna breathe, then you’ll be

successful.”

I do not know how many of you all have asthma in here today, but

have you ever had an asthma attack before, you are short of

breathe,(…?) you’re weezy, and the only thing you’re trying to do

is get some air.You do not care about no basketball game! You don’t

care about what’s on TV. You don’t care about anybody calling you.

You don’t care about a party. The only thing you care about when u

trying to breathe is getting some fresh air, that’s it! When you

get to the point where all you wanna like to be is successful as

bad as you would want to breathe, then you will be successful! I’m

here to tell you that the No.1 the most of you say you want to be

successful but you don’t want it bad , you just kind of want

it.

You don’t want it badder than you would like to party, you don’t

want it as much as you wanna be cool, most of you don’t want

success as much as you want to sleep!

Some of you love sleep more than you love success. And I’m here

to tell you that if you’re going to be successful you’ve got to be

willing to give up sleep.

You got to be willing to work of three hours, two hours. If you

really want to be successful somedays you’re going to have to stay

up for three days in a row! Because if you go to sleep you might

miss the opportunity to be successful. That’s how bad you have to

want it. You got the days wanna???Listen to me, You gotta want to

be successful so bad that you forget to eat.

Beyonce said once she was on the set, doing her thing. Three

days has gone by, she forgot she didn't eat, cause she was

engaged."

I never forgot when 50 Cent was doing his movie, ??did a little

research, 50 cent that when he wasn’t doing his movie, he was doing

his soundtrack. And they said, “When do you sleep 50!?”

“Sleep?!”, he said, “Sleep?! Sleep is for those people who are

broke. I don’t sleep. I got an opportunity to make a dream a

reality.”

Don’t cry and quits. You’re already in pain, you’re already

hurt, get a reward from it! Don’t go to sleep until you succeed.

Listen to me,I’m here to today to tell you can come here, you can

jump up,you can do?? you can be excited when we give away money.But

listen to me you will never be successful if I have to so much as

give you a dime…

You won’t be successful until you say “I don’t need that money

cause I got it in here!”