12 Iconic Performances Fueled by Pure Hate
Motivation can come from anywhere, and unless you’re a Buddhist monk, spite, revenge, or just plain hatred can get anybody fired up to succeed. Since you’re being compared to or even pitted against others in your field, competition can breed greatness or expose the fact that, sadly, you might not belong in that arena. These people though, they used their disdain for the competition to just blow them right out of the water.
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Good on ‘em. They were wronged (or felt wronged at least), and they didn’t crumble under the pressure. They tightened those laces, and readied themselves for battle, those resilient little retaliators. Now that we think about it, The Retaliator could actually be a great movie title. It could either go The Gladiator route, or The Terminator route. You be the judge. Anywho… By the looks of it, these now-iconic acting, sporting, or musical performances were fueled by pure hate (and we all benefited in the process). Yay!
The inspiration for John Leguizamo’s performance as a narcissistic has-been actor
Wanna bail on us, franchise player?
A tragedy indeed.
Another iconic performance with a fatal outcome.
One way or another, I’ll own you.
Star Wars
Even MJ needs a little motivation.
Never thought we’d hear “Shakira” and “diss track” in the same sentence.
Hey Judd, whatever works man.
No vaseline for what, Cube? Oh… Yeah that’s vicious.
Hell hath no fury.
That’ll teach ya to litter!
