If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, then I would win the gold medal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker uses humor to highlight surviving many assassination attempts.
- In plain terms
- I have survived many attempts on my life.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival of attacks is rare and hard.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does survival imply about leadership?
- How do leaders cope with danger?
Another view
It may downplay the seriousness of actual threats.
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