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Failure. It's a word
that can be represented in many ways.

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It can describe a person;
it can describe a group;

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it can describe everyone in this room.

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Everyone has failed;
most have gotten back up.

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But it's a few that try harder
and do whatever they can

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and won't stop until they have passed
what they have failed.

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That is truly great.

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True success is never
giving in to failure.

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George Patton said,

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"I won't ever measure a man's success
on how well he can climb a ladder,

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but I will on how high he bounces back up
when he hits the bottom."

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Whether it's getting an A on a big test,
not making the team,

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or not getting the job of your dreams,

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those are just three out of thousands
of millions of ways that you can fail.

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Sir Winston Churchill said,

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"Success consists of moving
from failure to failure

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without loss of enthusiasm."

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Thomas Edison is a great example of this.

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He had failed over and over and over again

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before creating
the first working light bulb.

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But he states, "I have not failed,

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I have just found 1000 ways
that wouldn't work."

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Even though no one thought
it was possible to create what he created,

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he still was determined to not stop

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till he created the first light bulb.

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Failure was the path

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to one of the greatest
inventions in history.

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Oftentimes, failure
is the beginning of greatness.

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Michael Jordan stated,

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"I have failed over and over
and over again in my life,

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and that's why I succeed."

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When he first didn't make
his high school varsity team,

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and was told he wasn't good enough,

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he still put in the extra hours.

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Greatness is the things
that people don't necessarily see.

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It's the hours in the gym by yourself.

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That described Michael Jordan

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and his journey to get
to where he is today.

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He was one of the few people
that was passionate enough

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and would do whatever he could
to be able to get better.

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Failure fueled his desire

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to be one of the greatest
basketball players of all time.

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Everyone has a different
representation on success,

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but I will leave you with mine.

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I think it is when you hit a wall,
the good stand back and think

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while the great plow through,
go under, climb over,

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and won't rest until they have passed
the obstacle in their way.

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Thank you.

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(Applause) (Cheers)