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Michael Jordan 's Wisdom (Rare Interviews): summary

Michael Jordan 's Wisdom (Rare Interviews)

Don't Fall For It · Feb 11, 2010 · about 10 min

Uploaded Feb 11, 2010 · 3.7M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)

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A speaker recalls Jordan as the first to arrive and last to leave at baseball spring training, even though he wasn't good yet.
Jordan says his game winning shot in college gave him the confidence that he belonged.
He says he has no disappointments, because bad experiences taught him something.
He calls his own competitive drive his biggest motivation.
He says the mental skills separate good players from great ones.

What is Michael Jordan's wisdom about success?

Across these clips, Jordan's message is that failure is part of success. He says he's missed thousands of shots and lost games, and that's why he succeeded. He says not to let the chance of failing stop you from trying, that the mental side of the game is harder than the physical, and that his biggest opponent was himself.

Worth watching?Good value given. A short, inspiring compilation of Jordan clips and speeches. It's motivational more than informative, and it's pieced together from different sources without dates.

ActionableLessons

Actionable

Pick one thing you're avoiding because you might fail, and try it this week.
Compete with your own past results.
Let your work speak instead of talking it up.

Lessons

Failure is part of every success story.
Hard work behind the scenes makes the highlights.
Mindset is a skill you can build.

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Channel: Don't Fall For It. Published Feb 11, 2010. About 10 minutes.

His advice to young athletes: be true to the game and don't take shortcuts, because the game will shortcut you back.

Quotes from the video

“I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed”
“be true to the game because the game will be true to you”
“limits like fears are often Just an Illusion”

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What did Michael Jordan say about failure?

He said he's failed over and over again in his life, and that's why he succeeds.

Who was Jordan's toughest opponent?

He said himself, because he had to keep challenging himself to stay at the top.

Is the video worth watching?

Good value given. Short and motivating.