MESSAGE #1561 A MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL JORDAN
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot…When you think about the consequences, you always think of a negative result.
-Michael Jordan
When I give seminars on the psychological aspect of peak performance, I always ask someone in the audience to name their favorite athlete. Many times it is Michael Jordan. I then ask the following questions…
“Who is faster, you or Jordan?”
“Who can shoot better, you or Jordan?”
“Who can jump higher, you or Jordan?”
The answer is always Jordan (if they are being honest).
I then ask how long it would take for them to be physically equal to Jordan.
Most say forever.
I follow up and say, “Do you know how you can become just as good as Jordan, almost instantly?”
I have the entire auditorium’s attention as I say…
“By having the same mindset as Jordan. And by giving the same effort as Jordan.”
I recently asked the winningest coach in college history, Paul Assaiante, squash coach at Trinity College, if giving a full effort was one of the main goals for his team. He responded…
“It’s the ONLY goal.”
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MESSAGE #1424 BOUNCE BACK ABILITY
Someone once said that success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.
We all have failed at something, whether it be in sports, sales or school. It’s not the failure that stops us, it’s what we do with that failure that stops us. We can be irritated, or we can be intrigued.
We learn most from failure. The most successful people fail the most.
Henry Ford once said that failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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
Be like Mike today.
MESSAGE #1371 QUITTERS NEVER WIN
Michael Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team.
Thomas Edison failed over 10,000 times when trying to invent the lightbulb.
Derek Jeter started his professional baseball career so poorly that he called home nearly every night crying.
Did Michael Jordan give up?
No.
Did Thomas Edison give up?
No.
Did Derek Jeter give up?
No.
Did Elmer McAllister give up?
You don’t know who Elmer McAllister is?!?
That’s because he gave up.
MESSAGE #1363 SETBACKS
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Hollie Holcombe.
Earlier today, I spoke to about 40 young basketball players at Nick DiPillo’s Spring Break Skills Camp. A key point I brought up was that failure was inevitable. Everyone fails. It’s part of the process.
Michael Jordan got cut from his basketball team in high school, but he didn’t give up.
Thomas Edison failed over 10,000 times when trying to invent the lightbulb.
Babe Ruth hit the most home runs, but he also had the most strikeouts. And each time The Babe failed, he said, “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
How does this relate to you? Let me put it to you this way…
A SETBACK IS A SETUP FOR A COMEBACK.
Bounce back today!
MESSAGE #1194 MJ
I’m a big Michael Jordan fan.
Everyone knows that MJ got cut from his high school basketball team.
But here’s something that nobody knows…
Michael was cut from his varsity team but was allowed to play on junior varsity.
Well, on the last day of the season, MJ asked the varsity coach if he could just ride on the bus with the varsity squad.
The coach said yes, as long as he carried the varsity players’ uniforms.
He agreed.
So not only did Michael Jordan get cut from his high school basketball team, Michael Jordan carried the varsity team’s uniforms.
Then, the next school year, he worked harder than anyone else and eventually became the Michael Jordan that we all know.
Be like Mike.
MESSAGE #1167 TEAMWORK AND INTELLIGENCE
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
-MICHAEL JORDAN
MESSAGE #1112 EXPECTATIONS
“That little voice inside my head keeps telling me that I’m no good.”
“I’m just a negative person.”
“I always lose when I have a lead.”
These are common thoughts. And they lead to common results.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can achieve them.
-MICHAEL JORDAN
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