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Michael Jordan famously said, 'I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. ' For Jordan, failure was simply information. It was the tuition paid for excellence. He used his early failures—like being cut from his high school varsity team—as jet fuel for his ambition. He teaches that the fear of failure is the only true barrier to greatness, and that those who win the most are usually those who have failed the most and kept going.
"Why would I think about missing a shot I haven't taken?"
"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."
"If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life."
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
"Limits, like fear, are often just an illusion."
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