Over the years there have been many classics that make us laugh, cry, and ponder life a little more deeply. These two timeless tour de forces take it one step farther. They help us contemplate the vastly important role we play in shaping our own success. Enjoy these flashback broadcasts that teach us exactly how to step forward in life….

‘Think Different’ Original: Apple, 1997

Twenty years ago Apple experienced incredible growth, tripling their stock price in just one calendar year.

Twenty-one years ago Apple was in trouble and headed towards failed obscurity.

What changed in those 12 months?

It was 1997. Co-founder Steve Jobs had been back at the company for just one year after having been ousted 12 years prior due to poor sales of his Macintosh concept. Now he was interim CEO of a company that was experiencing declining profits and a reputation for making fun artistic toys rather than top-tier business technology. He made a decision: he was going to change everything, the face of the company’s public persona from the ground up.

The outcome of that decision was this anti-establishment masterpiece:

According to the creative director at the agency who designed the advertisement, Jobs initially liked ‘The Crazy Ones’ pitch. Yet he was afraid that his reputation as an egotist might get him “skewered by the press” if he equated Apple with geniuses such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi. Then Jobs checked himself, saying two words that sent Apple soaring into the history books as the worldwide leader of consumer electronics and media sales:

“Screw it.”

You see, Jobs decided to forge ahead with this legendary advertisement because he’d already learned two valuable life lessons from his early years as an entrepreneurial thought leader:

He’d discovered the value of following his own instincts, rather than giving his power over to naysayers who had no stake in the outcome.

He’d learned to embrace his own unique style, and used that self-love to help the company he’d co-founded soar to unsurpassed heights.

This one commercial went on to generate such enormous buzz that it allowed for the historic and groundbreaking successful launch of the Apple iMacs in 1998.

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as ‘the crazy ones’, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world – are the ones who do.”

‘Maybe It’s My Fault’: Michael Jordan for Nike, 2008

Nike and ‘Air’ Jordan have an iconic relationship that dates back to 1984 when the sport’s legend laced up a pair of black and red Airships during his rookie preseason. MJ was told in no uncertain terms by the NBA to lose his revolutionary style and conform to his team’s color scheme, as per the rules.

The ‘Banned’ commercial that resulted was a bold move by Jordan, who hadn’t yet shown the world just how it’s done.

His audacity struck many at the time as being overly arrogant, but nearly 25 years later another collaborative project took place between the retail giant and the free throw genius which revealed the secret behind Jordan’s unshakable certainty so many years ago.

As this enlightening advertisement reveals, it was Jordan’s self-confidence and not his arrogance that instigated his decision to stand his ground against the world’s most powerful professional basketball organization. Here’s what we came to understand about this Master Life Manifestor:

Back in 1984 he already knew that his future success was ensured because he’d done the gritty, humbling, limit-pushing hard work that is a requirement of triumph. Every single day.

He’d experienced a life full of failures born from his attitude of risk-taking, and so had learned firsthand that these losses are simply signposts to future successes.

You see, Michael Jordan spent his early years not taking ‘no’ for an answer. That’s why he didn’t even blink when NBA commissioner David Stern declared his sneakers forbidden. He took that rejection, turned it around to made Nike and himself immense profits – and got some new shoes in the process.

With the October release of the Air Jordan XXXIII, it’s good to look back and celebrate Michael Jordan’s prowess both on and off the court. This illuminating quote reveals the true tale of just how champions are made:

“Maybe it’s my fault, maybe I made you think my highlights started at the free throw line and not in the gym. Maybe I made you think that …my game was built on flash and not fire. Maybe it’s my fault that you didn’t see that failure gave me strength. Maybe I led you to believe it was easy. Or maybe you’re just making excuses.” – Michael Jordan

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The Greatest Michael Jordan Quotes & Top 10 Rules For Success.

5 of the best Michael Jordan Quotes.

1- “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan Quotes

2- “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan Quotes

3- “If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.” Michael Jordan Quotes

4- “Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.” Michael Jordan Quotes

5- “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” Michael Jordan Quotes

Michael Jordan’s Top 10 Rules For Success.

1- Keep working hard.

Be the first to arrive, and the last to leave. If you want to achieve something, you have to work at it. And don’t just work like everybody else works either, you have to be hungrier than the majority. Hold the vision of your life in your mind, work hard, and don’t you stop until you get it.

2- Ignite the fire.

Every single person in the world has greatness within them. But, it is up to you whether or not you reach inside and ignite that greatness. It is a choice. Ignite that fire within you and success will be yours.

3- Be different.

Be your own kind of powerful. Don’t worry about what other people in your game are doing, focus on your personal strengths, focus, and work at being the strongest version of yourself.

4- Fail your way to success.

Everybody fails. There isn’t a man or woman alive that hasn’t experienced defeat of some kind in some way. So if you have failed, don’t despair. Know that you are not alone, and use your failures to drive you towards your goals.

5- Have high expectations.

Have high expectations of yourself. Be your own coach. Challenge yourself to be great and always, always, always work towards improving upon what you have achieved. That is how you grow, and how you achieve great and lasting success.

6- Be positive.

How you perceive your life experience is entirely your choice. When difficulties arise, you have the choice on how you view them. Being positive means choosing to see your challenges as lessons, and being grateful for what they have taught you.

7- Be who you were born to be.

Don’t live life wondering ‘what if’. Step up, take risks and deliver your talent to the world. No one great ever became that way by accident. Be brave.

8- Have a vision.

Always have a clear plan for what it is you are trying to achieve. If you don’t, and times get tough, you will forget where you’re headed and quit When you have a vision, you can always go back to it and remember why it is you started.

9- Stop making excuses.

There are no easy roads. There are no short cuts. Every body ants to be successful, but not every body is willing to do the work to make it happen. Are you?

10- Practice.

Why do we practice? Why do we need all those hours of learning, growing and building? It’s simple. We train and work and grind so that when our moment comes, the moment where all of the work pays itself off, we are ready for it. Every day, every moment of your life is an opportunity for you to practice being great at what you do. So do it.

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In this article, we look at 5 famous people (there are many more, we’ve only highlighted a few of our favorites here) who made success out of failure and beat the odds to find incredible success. We hope you take inspiration from their strength and perseverance. The human spirit is strong, and even in the depths of failure and despair, it is possible to surpass your circumstances. Use these stories to find motivation in your darkest hour.

Success From Failure: 5 People Who Overcame Obstacles to Change the World

Oprah Winfrey

Most people don’t know that Oprah’s childhood was filled with abuse, poverty, and neglect in rural Mississippi. She was raped at age nine, and became pregnant at age 14 (the baby died as an infant). In high school, she got a job on talk radio, and moved from there into television, eventually building a media empire and one of the most popular talk shows of all time. She grew up with nothing and became one of the wealthiest and most successful people in the world.

Colonel Sanders

At the age 0f 65, Colonel Sanders received a social security check in the mail for a whopping $105. He was unemployed, nearly broke, and had no prospects for a better future. But what he did have was time, passion, and a damn good recipe for friend chicken. Sanders went from restaurant to restaurant, offering his recipe in exchange for some of the proceeds. He counted every rejection, and in the end there were over 1000. But someone eventually said yes, and the rest is history.

Michael Jordan

Did you know that Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, was rejected from his high school basketball team? He didn’t make the cut. But countless hours of practice later, he had made success from failure; he joined the NBA and went on to the have greatest career in the history of the game. He didn’t quit and he certainly didn’t use a setback as an excuse to why he couldn’t make it. He doubled his efforts, and proved that no one beats the hardest worker in the room.

Christopher Reeve

The actor Christopher Reeve, most famous for his portrayal of Superman, was a very strong and fit person throughout his life. That’s why it was so difficult for him when, in 1995, he was thrown from a horse and paralyzed from the neck down. But Reeve went on to not only regain a small portion of mobility in his extremities, he gave back the community by starting a foundation dedicated to research and direct assistance to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

J.K. Rowling

It’s become a famous story: J.K. Rowling was living in poverty, waitressing and receiving public assistance to make ends meet while she was writing on the first book in the Harry Potter series. When she submitted her novel to publishers, it was rejected again and again and again. Finally, the thirteenth publisher picked up the book (although only at the urging of the CEO’s 8-year-old daughter). From there, the rest is history.

Next time you feel success is only for the lucky among us, think of these greats, who may have been average if they didn’t create their own success from failure.

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In sport, there are many great athletes and coaches who have produced inspirational sports quotes and speeches which we can draw upon when we need that extra spark of motivation.

Famous quotes from great athletes and coaches such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, John Wooden and more recently Lebron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Wherever you get the fuel for your fire – use it. Put it into action. These words of wisdom and passion inspired these greats to achieve phenomenal success in their sports, let it now drive you to success in your sport, and all other areas of your life.

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1. It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up
-Vince Lombardi | Sports Quotes

2. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen and others make it happen
-Michael Jordan | Sports Quotes

3. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory
-Les Brown | Sports Quotes

4. Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else
-Unknown | Sports Quotes

5. Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up
-Dean Karnazes | Sports Quotes

6. To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail
-Michael Jordan | Sports Quotes

7. It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up
-Babe Ruth | Sports Quotes

8. In the end we will only regret the chances we didn’t take
-Unknown | Sports Quotes

9. If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you
-Fred Devito | Sports Quotes

10. Pain is Temporary, Greatness is forever
-Fearless Motivation (Focus Motivational Speech)

11. There may be people that have more talent than you, but there is no excuses for anyone to work harder than you.
-Derek Tete | Sports Quotes

12. Play like you’re in first, train like you’re in second.
-Unknown | Sports Quotes

13. Today i will do what others won’t, so tomorrow i can accomplish what others can’t
-Jerry Rice | Sports Quotes

14. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
-Vince Lombardi | Sports Quotes

15. If you ever dream of beating me, you better wake up and apologize.
-Muhammad Ali | Sports Quotes

16. Always Hungry, Never Satisfied
Fearless Motivation | Sports Quotes

17. I hated every minute of training, but i said suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion
-Muhammad Ali | Sports Quotes

18. Never give up, dominate this day, ultimate goal better than yesterday
-Fearless Motivation BEAST MODE track

19. I never gave up, even when people told me i’d never make it. Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
-Kai Greene | Sports Quotes

20. Belief + Work Ethic = Results
Fearless Motivation | Sports Quotes

21. You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed. You’re not gonna succeed all the time, and i know that.
-Lebron James | Sports Quotes

22. Everyone has the desire to win. But only Champions have the desire to prepare!
-Unknown | Sports Quotes

23. Find your why, then find your HOW.
-Fearless Motivation | Sports Quotes

24. Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
-Bobby Unser | Sports Quotes

25. Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision
-Muhammad Ali | Sports Quotes

26. Effort – Nobody can judge that. Because effort is between you and you
-Ray Lewis | Sports Quotes

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Limits Like Fears are often just an illusion

“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.”

These are the words of a man who has been dubbed by ESPN as the greatest North American Athlete of the 20th century and by NBA as the greatest basketball player of all time. With two Olympic gold medals and six NBA championships amongst many other noteworthy honors, he hasn’t just made his country proud but has also turned the Chicago Bulls into a dynasty.

However, Michael Jordan’s massive unforeseen success has not come to him without innumerable failures and uncountable disappointments. One of the greatest disappointments of Michael Jordan’s life was being ‘cut’ from his high school basketball team during his sophomore year. While most people would take a failure like that as a sure sign to quit the game, MJ used it as fuel for firing his soul to the magnificent skies of never-before-seen success.

Michael Jordan has always emphasized that his ability to play basketball like a champion isn’t a god given talent he possesses but something he has mastered with hours and hours of practice. Therefore, while most people think that success is the prerogative of a few lucky ones, Michael Jordan’s life is an explicit example of the fact that true legends are made out of blood and sweat!!

Here are some extraordinary words of wisdom from the man who has carved his own destiny with the chisel of his unbreakable and totally unstoppable spirit.

20 Michael Jordan Quotes:

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“To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“If you quit once it becomes a habit. Never quit!!!” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“What is love? Love is playing every game as if it’s your last!” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“Every time I feel tired while I am exercising and training, I close my eyes to see that picture, to see that list with my name. This usually motivates me to work again.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit, when there are footprints on the moon.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“I’m not out there sweating for hours just to find out what it feels like to sweat.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“It’s not about the shoes. It’s about what you do in them.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“All I knew is that I never wanted to be average.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“Not every flying hero has a cape.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.” – Michael Jordan Quotes
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“Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” – Michael Jordan Quotes

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