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I've missed more than 9,000 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.
Michael Jordan— Without Failure, Jordan Would Be False Idol, Article in the Chicago Tribune (May 19, 1997)
The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self—all your wishes and precautions—to Christ. But it is far easier than what we are all trying to do instead.
C. S. Lewis— Mere Christianity (1999, p. 197)
That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.
Eckhart Tolle— The Power of Now and A New Earth: Awakening to your Life's Purpose
Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.
Bill Veeck— American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter (1914 - 1986)
