When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
Side notes:
Elon Musk is a business magnate and the founder and CEO of SpaceX and the Boring Company. As known by anyone, Musk is an early investor, CEO, and Product Chief of Tesla, Inc. Did you know that he also started the software company Zip2 which later sold to Compaq for a substantial amount in 1999. Learn all about ~ Elon Musk on Wikipedia