4d • Mindset
Mindset Monday
“I never lost a game. I only ran out of time to win.”
— Coach Harry Selkow, Strength & Conditioning
Failure gets a bad reputation. Most people see it as the end. But the truth? Failure is only feedback. It’s the best teacher you’ll ever have—if you’re willing to learn from it.
Michael Jordan put it this way: “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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.”
Why Failure Builds Success
- Every mistake leaves a lesson. Miss a shot? You learn what adjustments to make. Lose a game? You see where the gaps are.
- Failure toughens your mindset. When you stop seeing failure as permanent, you stop fearing it. Fear holds players back more than lack of talent ever will.
- Failure keeps you in the game. You only truly “lose” when you quit. As long as you get back up, you’re still in the fight.
The Takeaway
You don’t lose. You run out of time, you stumble, you miss—but each of those is a step forward if you stay receptive, humble, and willing to adapt.
When you look at failure as a temporary moment instead of a final result, you become unstoppable. The athlete (or person) who embraces failure as part of the process will always outlast the one who avoids it.
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