“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot .. and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why... I succeed.” - Michael Jordan, This quote michael jordan made was very powerful and inspiring. With a man that was the best in nba at the time and in the speech he is talking about missing shots and game winner shots but he made how many shots. He doesn't talk about how good he was or how many rings he got. This speech was his way of telling not give up and you will succeed in whatever you're doing or whatever you are motivated in whatever you want to do. I connect to this quote in a lot of ways, By missing the …show more content…
Yeah I felt mad and sad I left my whole team down. But I still take the game winning shots sometimes I miss something I make it. I keep playing the sport though, I wanna succeed like michael jordan did but when I say succeed that doesn't mean win as many rings mj did or even get into the nba.
I have a few stories that connect to this quote. This quote just isn't about basketball it's about not giving up, chasing your dreams. Then also Learning from your failures, Learn off of what you didn't do. The first story I will be connects with not giving up and chasing your dreams. So I don’t want to relate this with basketball to show you that this quote isn't just about basketball. I'm going to relate this with my big move. Ok so where to start? I lived in my old house my whole life i just moved recently to go to this school. Which means I had to make all new friends which was very intimidating at first. I
“I’ve failed over and over again in my life...and that is why I succeeded” These are a few words from Michael Jordan from his career. During everyone’s life you go through hard times and struggles but Michael Jordan never gave up, because practice make perfect. Michael Jordan is my hero because in my opinion he was an amazing basketball player, and is and will be forever known for his free-throw line dunk.
In 1976 Barbara Jordan, Congresswoman from Texas, became the first African American woman to deliver a keynote address at a major party convention in the US. She was aware of the significance and symbolism of the moment. Referencing the first Democratic convention of 1832, she said, “A lot of years passed since 1832, and during that time it would have been most unusual for any national political party to ask a Barbara Jordan to deliver a keynote address.” For Jordan, her presence at the convention was “evidence that the American Dream need not be forever deferred.”
My cousin Mark Tyson runs a family genealogy website Caddo Trees it lists all the families connected to Tyson. I'm unsure if Richard Tyson served in the military, I did find military documents on Ancestry not sure if same Richard or another. I will ask around.
Michael Jordan's life on the court. Michael as you know is an outstanding player. One of Michael Jordan's favorite quote is “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
Transition: In examining Phil Knight, we must first look at what makes the empire he runs so successful.
“No matter how hard life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you have to bounce back.” and “ If you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will.” were both very great quotes from Sheryl Swoopes. These quote are something I do think about in basketball practice. I think of it when I feel like I’m about to give up. Swoopes was nicknamed the “Female Michael Jordan” for great
“Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often an illusion,” said Michael Jordan, basketball legend [goodreads.com.] He has many more fabulous quotes, but I am going to give you even better reasons. I am presenting the Best NBA player ever award, and this is why Michael Jordan should get this amazing award.
Do you know someone who has failed numerous times, yet still gets back up to rise even higher? There may be many people who fit that description, such as Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Soichiro Honda, and even the founder of KFC, Colonel Harland David Sanders. But, of all those people that we could invite to speak to the school, one person stands out, Michael Jordan, the "greatest athlete of the 20th century" (ESPN) One reason why Michael Jordan stands out is because once he succeeded in one thing, he kept on going higher, even after failing many times, while others didn't go much further after they achieved their goal. "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career.
This quote by Michael Jordan shows the amount of resilience he has to never give up. 9000 shots? That’s a lot, but Jordan never gave up his dream. He would never give
The quote deals with having success after you go through also conquer your biggest fears and problems; making better decisions than past mistakes. First and foremost, Stephen Curry is already one of the most successful athletes, also NBA players in the world. He overcame his obstacles today, although when he entered the NBA they had just begun. He suffered from severe ankle sprains which costed him the majority of the first three of his NBA seasons out of eight. As a result of his mentality, heart, of course skill, came great rewards along the way: NBA All-Rookie First
“Success comes after you conquer your biggest obstacles and hurdles.” I like that quote by Stephen Curry, because I conquer a lot of difficulties In my own life. Stephen had some obstacles in is basketball career that hurt his team, taken him away from the game as their lead player. I am going to tell you about my favorite NBA player.
Michael Jordan Hall of Fame speech was very inspiring and motivating to the general public. The audiences love his speech they were shouting and screaming. Michael Jordan speech was a clear significant message to the people who didn’t believe in Michael Jordan. Now, the respect has come for Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Michael Jordan Hall of Fame speech touch many people lives and made a differences in the world.
It's not that I need space Jordan. I just don't see the point in talk now. Don't get me wrong, I care about you as a person, but that's as far as it goes. Let's be honest with one another here if it wasn't for the fact that I was having your child, we would have both moved on with our life's without ever hearing from each other again . When it comes to us being friends, I don't see that working because we live so far from each other. especially if you end up deploying . I say we both do our best to be civil towards one another and focus on being superb parents to our child. I appreciate you offering to support me in any way, but I am capable of take care of myself in all aspects. If you would like to help support your child, though we can
One of the reasons people fell in love with Michael Jordan, aside from his skills, was his friendliness and openness. He would never boast of achievements nor put anyone down because they lacked skills. If anything, Jordan was hard on them in order to improve their skills and knowledge of the game so that they can outperform their past selves. He didn’t feel any entitlement to his superiority. He just worked extremely hard to achieve what he did.
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I have 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.”-Michael Jordan. One of the world greatest and most respected basketball players, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, he was born on February 17 1963 to James and Deloris Jordan in Brooklyn, New York. Shortly after Jordan was born, his family moved to Wilmington, South Carolina. Michael is one of five children and he has two brothers and two sisters. Growing up, Michael found interest in various sports such as baseball, basketball, and football, but he was mostly known in some eyes the greatest basketball player who ever lived. Michael wasn’t just successful on the playing field; he is also successful in the business world.