Michael Jordan

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

You have to be uncompromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared...  Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal.  It's a constant. There will be days when you don't feel on top of your game, or meetings in which you aren't at your best, but your commitment remains constant. No compromises.

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

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 have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games.  On 26 occassions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and missed.  And I have failed over and over and over again in my life.   And that is why... I succeed.

Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth the effort for constantly. Then maybe it'll come when you least expect it. Most people don't understand that.