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've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
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.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
You don't have to live anybody else's story.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.
Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I'm going to make it.
I've never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies.. I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I'm ready for the moment.
I'm not the guy who's afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that.
I do a little sign on the court every time i make a shot or a good pass and i pound my chest and point to the sky - it symbolizes that i have a heart for God. It’s something that my mom and I came up with in college and I do it every time I step on the floor as a reminder of who i’m playing for.
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.
All really successful coaches have a system.
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