Michael Jordan's Quote - Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300

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Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times, Ive been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan

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Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. Thats truly about the game, and in some ways thats about life too. – Michael Jordan

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As athletes, were used to reacting quickly. Here, its come, stop, come, stop. Theres a lot of downtime. Thats the toughest part of the day. – Michael Jordan

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When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing. – Michael Jordan

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