I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
Michael JordanRead
I never thought a role model should be negative.
Interpretation
Role models should inspire positivity and success, not negativity.
In this quote, Michael Jordan emphasizes the importance of having positive role models who inspire individuals to strive for greatness rather than instilling discouragement or negativity. A true role model should embody qualities that motivate and uplift others, guiding them toward achieving their own dreams and ambitions.
In practice
During a motivational speech to young athletes, I quoted Michael Jordan to emphasize the importance of positive influences.
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.
When you are on your path, and it is truly your path, doors will open for you where there were no doors for someone else.
Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up & turn toward the light & that makes them beautiful.
I even get inspired by movies that aren't very good, because there's always something good in movies that are collectively thought of as a failure. There's good in everything, I find.
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.
When the night is darkest, the stars come out.
When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things they transform their lives and the lives of others around them.
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