I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
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 can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.
Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise
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.
If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.
My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
There is no such thing as life in-between.
Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.
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