What do you resolve to do next year?

Source:  CoachOwenField

One of the motivational quotes I have on the gym wall:

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 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” 

-Michael Jordan, quite possibly the most successful basketball player of all time. His career includes winning 6 NBA championships. 

 In his sophomore year of high school, he failed to make the varsity basketball team. “I was very disappointed and thought the coach had made a mistake. But my mother said the best thing for me to do is to prove the coach wrong. And I started working on my game the day after I was cut.” 

 Getting cut from the team was quite possibly the best thing to have happened to Jordan. It might have been a life-changing, turning point in his life that brought out the best in him. Rather than giving into defeat and failure, he worked harder than ever. His fear of not trying outweighed his fear of trying and failing. Failure motivated him to success. 

Pain and the setback of today’s failure is temporary when you are willing to try your best. The pain of giving up? That kind of pain can last a lifetime. 

 Today, will you be willing to sacrifice who you are for who you say you wish to become?

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