48 · T H E U N D E R DOG A DVA N TAG E
Underdogs can take risks, they can experiment, they can try and fail, because who cares if they lose? It doesn’t matter. It’s ALL upside. This is not unique to me. Lots of underdogs do it. One of my favorite examples is the actor, Danny Trejo. You most likely know him without realizing it, he’s the super tough- looking guy in every movie. Danny was a bigger underdog than me. He grew up as a child drug addict and criminal, in and out of prison for years. While serving time in San Quentin, he competed in andwon the prison boxing title. He got out, cleaned himself up in a twelve-step program, and began to sponsor other guys. One of the guys he sponsored was an actor, and had an emergency on amovie set. Danny rushed to his aid, and the director was so impressed with Danny’s appearance and manner, he offered Danny a role as an extra in the movie. It gets better. The director learned of Trejo’s boxing skills and paid him to train the actors for a boxingmatch that was later in the movie. And he did so well training the actors that he re-cast Danny as the main competitor for the lead actor in the boxing match.
Now, think about this: Danny was the furthest thing from
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