I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
Michael JordanRead
The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.
Interpretation
The true measure of a player's character is revealed in their fearlessness under pressure.
Michael Jordan's quote emphasizes the importance of mental toughness in sports and life. He suggests that the level of fear a player exhibits in high-pressure situations is a strong indicator of their overall ability and character. This reflects a deeper understanding that success is not just about skills but also about how one handles challenges and adversity.
In practice
In a sports documentary discussing player evaluations.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.
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.
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.
Don't be like me. Be better than me. That's the goal.
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.
The most important decision I've made in business? The choices of people I have around me. When I first started I brought everybody with me, my homies from the neighborhood, criminals. I just said, 'Come on everybody, we made it.' Then I had to realize we didn't make it. I made it.
There's a whole generation of young people who are faced with the so-called 'jobless recovery.' Necessity is the mother of invention. They are out there, all around the world, creating new companies.
Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They're almost like tangent lines - those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.
It is true that success is the most boring thing, it is tinny and brittle, failure runs deeper. Success is dangerous. I have a very complicated relationship with that word.
It's very hard to find someone who's successful and dislikes what they do.
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