I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.

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"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do."

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"I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant."

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"Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise."

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"I knew what I wanted to accomplish, and I knew how much work it took to achieve those goals. I then put in the work and trusted in it."

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"The most important thing is to try your best. Even if you fail, if you try everything, you will have no regrets."

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- Elbert Hubbard

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