“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -- Michael Jordan
Failure makes for success. And this proves it.
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“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” -- Wayne Gretzk
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” -- Jack Dempsey
“Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records.” -- William A. Ward
This one's good. We can decide to quit because life is hard, or we can decide to pick ourselves up and use what life throws at us.
“If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” -- Joe Namath
Many of us think that we can just go until we decide that it's just too hard. Well, unfortunately, that kind of mindset just isn't enough. You're either in or you're not.
“You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.” -- Homer Rice
Maybe what keeps you going is the next tournament. Or trying to impress someone. Or maybe your afraid of not being the best. Or maybe even your parents. Whatever it is, it won't last. You need to be self motivated. Always striving to be your best because you want to do it - not someone else.
“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” -- Dan Gable
We often watch the Olympics and are impressed by the players when they stand on the podium and kiss their gold medal. But we usually forget what goes into winning one. We just see the end result.
If you aspire to lift a medal of your own, then you need to recognize that more work that many of us can imagine goes into each accomplishment. But I promise you that it's worth every drop of sweat, every tear, and every second of training. It might be hard, but you'll never regret it.