LeBron James - “Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed … The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Serena Williams – I don’t have regrets. I don’t live in the past. I live in the present and learn not to make the same mistakes in the future.
Muhammad Ali - “Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”
Rafa Nadal - “The thing to learn is not how to make a comeback. But that you never have to give up, the example is what you give every day, all your life: the example of not smashing your racket in anger when you’re down 5-1, or when you don’t lose control when you feel like things on the court aren’t working. And then you have to recognize the mistakes and find the solution to make as few of them as possible: I accept them even as a kid.”
Kobe Bryant - The Los Angeles Lakers outfielder was NBA record holder for missed shots, committing 13,418 errors at the basket.When he reached this record he said, “I don’t follow these things … How do I explain the record? I’m a guard and I’ve been playing for 19 years … To tell the truth, I don’t care. When I was a kid I remember seeing Michael Jordan shoot 49 times in an NBA Finals game. Imagine if I had done something like that and lost. You have to look at everything in perspective. You have to take responsibility and play, you can’t worry about criticism and failure.”
Sofia Goggia - After winning the downhill World Cup for the third time: “There are those who collapse and those who are able to stand up. I have resisted.
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