You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

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I've missed more than 9000 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.

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I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.

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Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

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Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else

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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

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If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.

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The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me, I am better, I am the best.

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I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

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If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

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