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.
You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
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.
Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.
I have failed many times, and that’s why I am a success.
Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Don’t let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.
I realize im black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybodys wish.
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.
I hope the millions of people I’ve touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.
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.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.’
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.
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.
I wasn’t really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports.
I won’t have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can’t see being competitive in sports any more.
Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.
In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.
I can’t speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.