More Quotes by Michael Jordan
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.
I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.
Nothing of value comes without being earned.
I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.
Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.
There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
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.
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.
My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.
If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.
