Carolina QuotesI can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying [no hard work]. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (p. 20, 24)
Michael Jordan Carolinian
Source
Jordan, Michael. I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994. p. 129
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- 1994
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- p. 129
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“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can…” Michael Jordan. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-36E8C436A2. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/36e8c436a2
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