Thursday, September 07, 2006

Failure

I found this today - I love it:

"I've missed over 9,000 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."

Michael Jordan.

6 comments:

CJ said...

Great quote jen :-)

Tesso said...

Luv it! Thanks :-)

Superflake said...

Being a basketball fan I have heard that one a few times. Great quote.

miners said...

ah ha - coming from an old basketballer from waaayyy back (that's why my ankles are shot), I can assure you that is a genuine quote, and one that's been with me since waaayyy back also :)

do you know that stats show that no singel sportsperson has ever had more of an influence (i.e become bigger than the game) on a particular sport than MJ either? not even Maradonna, Pele etc...

Ewen said...

Yes! We learn from failure. Thanks Jen.

undercover brother said...

i hope someone knocks some sense into me long before i DNF my 9000th ultra.
i like mike!