Motivational Success Story Of Michael Jordan - How He Beat Rejection and Became The Best
When Michael Jordan was only 15, he was like every other kid in the gym who dreamed of becoming the greatest basketball player. But his dream was crushed when he was cut from the High school basketball team because he wasn't tall enough. The team needed someone taller, so his close friend got in and Michael's name was not on the list.
He was embarrassed and devastated from this decision. So he went home, closed the door and cried for hours.
But as it turns out, that rejection gave Michael Jordan the motivation and Will Power to become the best. That rejection launched his successful basketball career.
"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
The following summer, he grew 4 inches (10 cm) and trained harder than everyone else. Michael Jordan decided that nothing will stop him. He decided that failure and rejection won't discourage him and won't get in the way of his dream.
"Whenever I was working out and got tired and figured I ought to stop, I'd close my eyes and see that list in the locker room without my name on it." "That usually got me going again."
His hard work paid off. That year he made the team and instantly became their best player.
And as we know, Michael Jordan became one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He became a legend. His professional basketball career is really fascinating and one of a kind. It included 6 NBA championships, 14 All-Star Games, two Olympic gold medals. His NBA records are unreachable.
Here are my favorite Michael Jordan Quotes on Success:
"To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail"
"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."
"Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion."
- Michael Jordan
Images:
Emsley A. Laney High School [Public domain]
DefenseLINK [Public domain]
The U.S. Army [Public domain]
Courtesy Dubra Pocheptsov [Public domain]
Des Runyan [CC BY 2.0 ([ Ссылка ])]
DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen [Public domain]
Pete Souza, Official White House photographer [Public domain]
Music:
Ross Bugden - Music:
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