Attitude is Everything: Part 8

Not all attitudes debilitate performance.? There’s one attitude that elevates it.? Not only will you play at a level equal to your potential, but you may even far exceed what you ever dreamed possible.? It’s called The Winners Attitude.?

The Winner’s Attitude?

I’ve missed more than 9,000 shouts in my career.? I’ve lost more than 350 games.?

Twenty-sis times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed.?

I’ve failed over and over again in my life.? And that’s why I succeed.

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Someone once asked me, “Who fails more, winners or losers?”? I began to answer quickly, then realized it was a trick question.? Winners fail far more often than losers because losers quit before they ever get a chance to find out how good they can be.?

Winners fail more often because they take more risks.? No matter how many times they fail, they continue to strive and persevere. They have healthy self-concepts and know they will make mistakes, so they seek excellence, not perfection.?

They set realistically challenging goals.? They are not concerned about what other’s think; they walk tall even when they fail.? Yes, they do get upset when they make mistakes or fail, but that just fuels their drive to improve or find a way to practice better and their anger never lasts for very long.? They know that it just keeps them from focusing on the task at hand and that leads to more failure.?

They suspend their judgments until the round is over.? In the end they find a way to succeed.? History is filled with success stories of individuals who failed time and again, only to achieve great success for which they’re remembered.? Thomas Edison failed 1000 times before he invented the light bulb.? Colonel Snaders was also rejected over 1000 times before he was able to sell his now famous Kentucky Freid Chicken Recipe.? And no one will ever forget who Michael Jackson is and what he accomplished during his basketball career.