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On Failure, and Becoming Legendary

Michael Jordan, on failure:


Michael Jordan, on becoming legendary:
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Originally published on Photo Business News & Forum on June 30, 2009. Comments are closed; this post is part of the archive.

8 thoughts on “On Failure, and Becoming Legendary”

  1. “To become a winner you have to loose everything.” To become a winner you have to learn to spell good! loose adj (looser, loosest) 1 not or no longer tied up or attached to something else; free. 2 said of clothes, etc: not tight or close-fitting. 3 a not held together; not fastened or firmly fixed in place • Jane kept wiggling her loose tooth; b not packaged • Get the loose oranges rather than the pre-packed ones. 4 not tightly-packed or compact • loose soil. 5 vague or inexact • a loose translation. 6 usually said of a woman: promiscuous; tending to indulge in disreputable behaviour. 7 indiscreet • loose talk. 8 sport said of a ball, etc: in play but not under a player’s control. 9 hanging; droopy; baggy. 10 said of the bowels: moving frequently and producing softer faeces than is usual. 11 said of a cough: producing phlegm easily. adverb in an unrestrained way • The dog can run loose in the park. noun (the loose) rugby any time in a game when there is not a scrum or line-out. verb (loosed, loosing) 1 to release or set free. 2 to unfasten or untie. 3 to make less tight, compact or dense. 4 to relax • loose one’s hold. 5 to discharge (a gun, bullet, arrow, etc). looseness noun. on the loose free from confinement or control. ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Norse lauss.
  2. “To become a winner you have to learn to spell good!” To become a winner you should use proper spelling!
  3. “Fail, fail again, fail better.” (Samuel Beckett) Thanks for posting the videos. They “hit” me and inspire me.
  4. Im hapy tha intelekjewl speling man kame buy two shouw use howe two wun! I wandt tow bee liked hymm wen I gro upe!

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