Image: Joshua Massel. Cropped by en:User:Quadzilla99, CC BY-SA 2.0
17 quotes
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
“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 failed many times, and that's why I am a success."
on Success
"I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
"I've never lost a game I just ran out of time."
on Perseverance
"My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'"
on Motivation
"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
on Courage
"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."
on Joy
"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
on Inspirational
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
"The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are."
"Limits, like fear, is often an illusion."
on Fear
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
"You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them."
"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."
on Strength
"Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work."
"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."
