"I think what you learn is you got to have belief in what you're doing, and the ups don't get you too up and the downs don't get you too down, " he says.
"Through 17 years of highs and lows, upsanddowns, praise and criticism, there hasn't been a more reliable or consistent force in the sporting world, " wrote Daniel Buerge, in a column for Lakers Nation, the fan site.
For growth investors who don't want to miss out on the upside of the merging markets, but who also don't want to have to manage the upsanddowns, my newsletter, Fidelity Investor, , recommends Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEMKX) and Fidelity New Markets Income (FNMIX), held in equal measure to the tune of no more than 10% of your overall portfolio.