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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Failure makes me work even harder.

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

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If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

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Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.

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My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.

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

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Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

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Look me in the eye. It’s ok if you’re scared. So am I. But we are scared for different reasons. I am scared of what I won’t become. And you are scared of what I could become. Look at me. I won’t let myself end where I started. I won’t let myself finish where I began. I know what is within me, even if you can’t see it yet. Look me in the eyes. I have something more important than courage. I have patience. I will become what I know I am.

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