I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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.

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"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind."

- Michael Jordan

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"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."

- Michael Jordan

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"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

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"Earn your leadership every day."

- Michael Jordan

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"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."

- Michael Jordan

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."

- Aristotle

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"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."

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"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."

- Vince Lombardi

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