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"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."
"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."
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
"You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise."
"Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion."
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
"Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong."
"If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it."
"Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try."
"Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise"
"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
"I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat."
"Look me in the eye. It’s ok if you’re scared. So am I. But we are scared for different reasons. I am scared of what I won’t become. And you are scared of what I could become. Look at me. I won’t let myself end where I started. I won’t let myself finish where I began. I know what is within me, even if you can’t see it yet. Look me in the eyes. I have something more important than courage. I have patience. I will become what I know I am."
"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."
"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."
"I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time."
"Focus like a laser, not a flashlight"
"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."
"The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing."