Successful thinking in Cars 3

Hilton 2022-04-19 09:02:09

We all want to be successful, but we are overwhelmed by confusion for a long time. The story of Lightning McQueen in Cars 3: Speed ​​Challenge sheds new light on success.

[Decline from the Peak]
The movie starts from Lightning McQueen's growth experience, winning the Piston Cup for five consecutive times, making Lightning McQueen's career reach the peak of his life. At this time, new cars are coming out in large numbers, so that McQueen's advantages are no longer prominent.

Before the advent of the new car, McQueen had always believed that he could succeed, and it was this belief that made him continue to achieve success. However, with the rapid development of the times, new technologies emerge in an endless stream, and new ideas will gradually replace the old thinking.

In one match, Lightning McQueen, who felt a major threat to his career, failed to succeed despite his best efforts and was seriously injured. After the car accident, Lightning McQueen stayed at home and his confidence was greatly reduced.

[Training after comeback]
Later, with the continuous encouragement of friends, Lightning McQueen decided to come back. The new sponsors are full of confidence in Lightning McQueen, and McQueen is also very satisfied with the new training base. Here, Lightning McQueen met his new coach, Sister Cool Ramirez, but Lightning McQueen didn't agree with Sister Cool's training method and felt that it was a waste of time. Overconfidence, let Lightning McQueen ignore the coach's dissuasion, walk on the simulator by himself, but eventually destroy the simulator.

The confused Lightning McQueen decided to go to the hometown of the deceased coach Dr. Lan Lan to find the answer in order to allow himself to stand back on the stage. In the process of searching, it has a deeper understanding of the cool sister Ramirez, and knows the growth history of the cool sister and her dream of becoming a racing driver.

McQueen met his own coach Lao Mo in the hometown of Dr. Lantian. Under the guidance of his predecessors, Lightning McQueen trained with cool sister Ramirez every day. During this process, McQueen found that he was younger, more energetic, The cool sister who regards competitions as entertainment has gradually surpassed herself.

【Become a coach】
When participating in a life-or-death race related to whether Lightning McQueen retires or not, McQueen ran a lap and suddenly realized that the coach's greatest joy was obtained by helping McQueen succeed and realize McQueen's dream. So, Lightning McQueen encouraged cool sister Ramirez to be a team member and finish the next distance in a relay. Fulfilling cool sister Ramirez's dream of standing on the track makes Lightning McQueen very excited. McQueen believes that the cool sister who understands high technology and has real game experience is fully capable of defeating the strong opponent Black Storm. At this time McQueen's identity has changed from racing driver to coach.

In the process of the cool sister competition, McQueen constantly helped the cool sister to overcome her fear and gave the cool sister energy. When the black storm interfered, McQueen told Sister Cool to ignore the details and focus on her own game. In the end, Cool Girl Ramirez was a success, and since McQueen also ran a lap, they took first place together. Lightning McQueen also broke through himself.

【Helping others to be successful】
I think success is when you work hard, don't forget to help others to be successful. Like Lightning McQueen and his former coach, Dr. Blue Sky, in the movie.

From cultivating yourself to seeing the strengths of others, from fighting alone to taking a team as your home, making the lives of others better because of your actions is a greater success.

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Extended Reading

Cars 3 quotes

  • Ramone: [after giving Lightning a new paint job] It's like the Sistine Chapel on wheels.

    Lightning McQueen: [starts riving his engine in front of a mirror] I'm coming for you, Storm.

  • Cruz Ramirez: [Cruz is watching the news with a trophy while Lightning is completely miffed] So... trophy's kinda nice. Don't you think?

    [no response]

    Cruz Ramirez: I-I mean, I know like, you've got a billion of them, so y-you would know.

    [still no response]

    Cruz Ramirez: I still can't believe I won. Heheh. It's pretty shiny. I have never seen one up close. Looks like they spent a lot of money on it, I-I mean, I think it's real metal...

    Lightning McQueen: Stop. Just stop! Okay, Cruz? You don't even know. You don't even have one clue!

    Cruz Ramirez: Hey! I was trying to...

    Lightning McQueen: Do you know what happens if I lose this race?

    [Cruz doesn't answer]

    Lightning McQueen: Every mile of this trip was to get me faster than Jackson Storm. FASTER!

    [Luigi, Guido, and Mack listen on in horror]

    Lightning McQueen: I start off getting nowhere for a week ON A SIMULATOR! I lose a whole day with you on Fireball Beach. AND THEN, I WASTE TONIGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF MISS FRITTER! I'm stuck in the same speed I was a month ago! I can't get any faster BECAUSE I'M TOO BUSY TAKING CARE OF MY TRAINER!

    [Cruz feeling hurt and remains silent]

    Lightning McQueen: This is my last chance, Cruz. Last! Final! FINITO! If I lose, I never get to do this again. If you were a racer, you'd know what I'm talking about! But you're not! So you DON'T!

    [he slams his tire on the wall, causing Cruz's trophy to fall off the shelf and break upon hitting the floor; Cruz is crushed]

    Cruz Ramirez: [furious] Mack, pull over!

    Mack: Wha? Now?

    Cruz Ramirez: NOW!

    [pushes the button]

    Mack: Ahh - Okay okay! Pulling over! Pulling over!

    [Mack pulls over]

    Cruz Ramirez: [exits Mack] Ask me if I dreamed of being a trainer, Mr. McQueen, go ahead! Ask me if I got up in the dark to run laps before school every day! Ask me if I saved every penny to buy a ticket to the races when they came to town. Ask me if I did that so that I could be a trainer someday, ask me!

    Lightning McQueen: Did y - ?

    Cruz Ramirez: No! I've wanted to become a racer forever! Because of you.

    [Lightning is shocked and heartbroken]

    Cruz Ramirez: I used to watch you on TV, flying through the air. You seemed so... fearless. "Dream small, Cruz." That's what my family used to say. "Dream small or not at all." They were just trying to protect me. But, I was the fastest kid in town and I was gonna prove them wrong!

    Lightning McQueen: What happened?

    Cruz Ramirez: When I got to my first race, I figured it out.

    Lightning McQueen: What?

    Cruz Ramirez: That I didn't belong. The other racers looked nothing like me. You know, they-they were bigger, and-and stronger, and so... confident. And when they started their engines... that was it. I knew I'd never be a racer. I just left. It was my one shot and I didn't take it.

    [Lightning feels bad as Cruz decides to leave]

    Cruz Ramirez: Yeah, so, uh... I-I'm gonna head back to the training center. I think we both know it's for the best.

    [starts to drive away, but turns around again]

    Cruz Ramirez: But, can I ask you something? What was it like for you, when you showed up to your first race? How did you know you could do it?

    Lightning McQueen: I don't know, I... I just never thought I couldn't.

    Cruz Ramirez: I wish I knew what that felt like. Good luck, Mr. McQueen.

    [starts driving away]

    Lightning McQueen: Cruz... Cruz, wait...!

    [Cruz ignores him and he sighs]