I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
Michael JordanRead
There is no 'i' in team but there is in win.
Interpretation
Teamwork is essential, but individual contributions are also important for success.
This quote emphasizes the importance of teamwork in achieving goals, while also acknowledging that individual effort plays a crucial role in securing victory. It suggests that while collaboration is key in a team setting, personal dedication and the drive to succeed cannot be overlooked, as they often lead to winning results.
In practice
In a sports team meeting to inspire players before a big game.
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.
This is a world of action, and not moping and droning in.
Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
That's my hunger. If I start to relax, and I lose that, then I had better stop my football. I need that hunger. I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.
And if after all this you eventually fail; don't take it personal. Don't be ashamed to start all over again.
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.
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