“All I wanted to do was to improve, to keep getting better.”

Commitment cannot be compromised by rewards.

Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.

Don’t let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.

My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.

All I knew is that I never wanted to be average.

I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

Focus like a laser, not a flashlight.

Focus like a laser, not a flashlight.

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.

Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation.

The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me. Failure always made me try harder next time.

I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you.

Everyone’s showing their thong out the back of their jeans. But you shouldn’t wear any. You get a better line if you wear no knickers.

You don’t get to advertise all the good that your religion does without first scrupulously subtracting all the harm it does and considering seriously the question of whether some other religion, or no religion at all, does better.

In fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can’t count on the corporate media to get the word out.

Lately, none of what seems to matter when I’m holding you and maybe, baby, we’re getting better.

Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.

It’s better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you’ll be too afraid to let things keep happening.

One’s better off alone, and yet there are so many things that are impossible to fathom on one’s own. In fact it’s a terrible business and the task is a hard one.