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A Simple Idea That Can Help You Get Extraordinary Results
Get in the box, and you’ll get the job done.
In 1957, Jimmy Greaves signed a contract with Chelsea FC and began his career as a professional soccer player.
He made his debut at just 17 years old and immediately scored his first goal.
Four seasons later, when Greaves left Chelsea, he had scored 124 goals for the club.
Then, after a brief stay at AC Milan, he signed for Tottenham, where he would become a club legend.
He scored no less than three goals in his debut. And over the following ten seasons, he scored a total of 220 goals, making him the highest scorer in the club’s history.
When Greaves ended his career in 1980, he had netted an astonishing total of 382 goals in 579 games.
On top of that, he had scored 44 goals in 57 games for the England national team.
Those numbers make him one of the most prolific goalscorers in soccer history.
Sadly, Greaves passed away in 2021, but he left us with a clue to his remarkable success:
What I had to do was get in the box 500 times a season. 100 times I’d connect. 50 times the goalkeeper…
