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I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence

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“If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But 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.”

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“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

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“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”

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“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.”

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“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.”

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“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.”

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“If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.”

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“Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

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“I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it... I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it's an illusion to me.”

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“If I had stood at the free-throw line and thought about 10 million people watching me on the other side of the camera lens, I couldn't have made anything. So I mentally tried to put myself in a familiar place. I thought about all those times I shot free throws in practice and went through the same motion, the same technique that I had used thousands of times. You forget about the outcome. You know you are doing the right things. So you relax and perform.”

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“Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise”

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“If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”

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