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.
If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?
For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.
Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared. And the country's scared.
Each moment is the fruit of forty thousand years. The minute-winning days, like flies, buzz home to death, and every moment is a window on all time.
A good friend of mine once told me that each morning when you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week from now or a month from now - just think about one day at a time. If you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you. Win the day!
You master Monday! You start winning the day! You start winning the week! Then the month! Then the year!
Think about winning the day... if you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you.
When you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week or a month from now -- just think about one day at a time.
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