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" I've never been afraid to fail. "
Michael Jordan
Afraid
Never
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" I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports. "
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" In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. "
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" In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money. "
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" 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. "
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" I want to play for years. "
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" Limits, like fear, is often an illusion. "
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" It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can and provide entertainment for everyone who wanted to watch basketball. Obviously, people may not agree with that; again, I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do. "
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