I've missed more than 9000 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.
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MICHAEL JORDAN I've always had that attitude about my career: it's something that I do, but it's not my... BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed, and in a hurry to prove m... HENRY KRAVIS I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so fa... ZACHARY KNIGHTON I said I didn't want to spend most of my life in Holidays Inns, but I've checked and they... WALTER F. MONDALE I've never listed my education degree as why people should vote for me. I think the average pers... THOM TILLIS So far in my career, I've achieved what I've achieved because I've believed that I could... CARMEN MARTON I've spent a lot of my teenage years working on sets. I've missed out on more than just play... DOUGLAS BOOTH I've started spending more of my time studying, trying to improve my IQ by reading and writing. ... ILYA ILYIN Most of my life I've had long periods of feeling down and lost. That's why every five years ... 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TRACEY ULLMAN I've been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine... TONY BENNETT I've had great fans, and they've been so loyal over the years. GEORGE STRAIT I want to go back to the Pantanal in Brazil. I've never been to sub-Saharan Africa. I'd like... HARRISON FORD My world has been quite rich in my life, and I've been happy. I've no regrets. ALEXIS WRIGHT I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of ... JUDY GARLAND Because over and over again, the times that I've done really good things is because I've had... LAWRENCE HALPRIN I've been on teams that lost a hundred games in a season. I've been on teams that had a shot... CHILI DAVIS I've made over 25 studio albums, and I think probably I've made two real stinkers in my time... DAVID BOWIE I feel like I'm really honest in my interviews, to a fault. I've lost friends over it. Major... 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CALVIN JOHNSON I've had many incidents in my life of racism. I've been thrown on the ground. I've been ... FOREST WHITAKER If I've been an architect of my own career in any fashion, one thing that I've attempted to ... ED HARRIS I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've b... JUNE CARTER CASH I've been such an oddball my whole life, but I've always been cool and I've always dress... CEELO GREEN I've lived my career backwards - I started off huge and I've got smaller and more personal, ... CHARLIE SIMPSON I've always looked over my shoulder, especially in my hometown. JAMES ARTHUR My whole life, I feel so blessed. I met my wife: I can't get over that I got so lucky. I have tw... MANDY PATINKIN I've lost a lot of teeth and square yards of hide. But I've never lost my self-respect, and ... RABBIT MARANVILLE I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy. LANCE BASS I've been a video game guy since I was eight years old and got my first Nintendo. I've been ... A.J. STYLES I've separated my shoulder and my collarbone; I've messed up my knee a million times. I'... RONDA ROUSEY I've been very clear publicly I'm not a perfect human being, and I've made mistakes in m... NEWT GINGRICH I've been more single than not in my short life. MICHAEL KIWANUKA I'm the gypsy man. I don't really live anywhere. I've got a roof over my head in Los Ang... ALEX PETTYFER I've played a baseball player a few times, but in my career I've been blessed to have played... DANIEL SUNJATA My coaching days are now over, and I'm proud of what I've achieved. OTTMAR HITZFELD As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to c... KEVIN DURAND Why shouldn't I fly from New York to Paris? I have more than four years of aviation behind me. I... CHARLES LINDBERGH I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted. CALVIN KLEIN I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my private life. AMBER HEARD I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my career and I have never been ungrateful for... MANDY PATINKIN I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitaria... JULIAN LENNON I've had problems with my throat over the years, playing with loud bands for years, and I've... AARON NEVILLE Every dream I've ever had in life has come true ten times over. STEVE WOZNIAK We have disappointments all the time in the business, and I've lost way more projects than I'... BELLA THORNE I've been in the hospital once when I had my daughter, and, oh, when I broke my elbow, but other... HILLARY CLINTON I'm very klutzy. I've fallen off horses, I've tripped with my high-heeled boots over a s... LAUREN GERMAN I've been watching Michael J. Fox since I was a toddler, basically. I watched all the 'Back ... JULIETTE GOGLIA I can't hurt any more than I've been hurt, I can't cry any more than I've cried. I... CHERYL COLE I've missed half or two-thirds of my children's lives. CHESLEY SULLENBERGER I've learned more and more on each show that I've done. I've been blessed and I've g... STEVEN R. MCQUEEN I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been ve... ZENDAYA I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've got... RANDY JOHNSON I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine. KATE WALSH For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland ... RUFUS WAINWRIGHT This is the first time in my life I've ever been happy, not completely happy, but happier than I... LATOYA JACKSON Why would anyone get married and have babies? That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard in my ... AZIZ ANSARI I've been chased. I've been pushed. I've been screamed at. I've been verbally abused... HOWIE MANDEL I've been writing a lot more, I believe, because of the Internet. I've been posting stuff th... ERROL MORRIS I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life. SERENA WILLIAMS Over the past several years, I've been more in a managerial role. DENNIS RITCHIE I've become quite a serious explorer: I've been to Everest three times; I'm the oldest m... BRIAN BLESSED The scariest thought in the world is that someday I'll wake up and realize I've been sleepwa... GEORGE SAUNDERS I've been a Cub all my life. I came up here when I was 20 years old and spent my whole career he... RON SANTO I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I'... RAFAEL PALMEIRO I've traveled all over. I've been to all 50 states. With my dad in the Navy, I lived in the ... GRAHAM ELLIOT Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warn... 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