Self Confidence Trumps Talent Level

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Self Confidence Trumps Talent Level

Self-confidence can help raise your talent level, but talent cannot make up for a lack of self-confidence. Current University of Texas head coach Shaka Smart talks about how confidence helped his team at Virginia Commonwealth get to the Final Four.

Date: Sep 21, 2015 Duration: 03:25

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