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.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
— Henry David Thoreau
Sports
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is.
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
You can't win unless you learn how to lose.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Sports
Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.