Failure. It's a word that can be represented in many ways.
It can describe a person; it can describe a group;
it can describe everyone in this room.
Everyone has failed; most have gotten back up.
But it's a few that try harder and do whatever they can
and won't stop until they have passed what they have failed.
That is truly great.
True success is never giving in to failure.
George Patton said,
"I won't ever measure a man's success on how well he can climb a ladder,
but I will on how high he bounces back up when he hits the bottom."
Whether it's getting an A on a big test, not making the team,
or not getting the job of your dreams,
those are just three out of thousands of millions of ways that you can fail.
Sir Winston Churchill said,
"Success consists of moving from failure to failure
without loss of enthusiasm."
Thomas Edison is a great example of this.
He had failed over and over and over again
before creating the first working light bulb.
But he states, "I have not failed,
I have just found 1000 ways that wouldn't work."
Even though no one thought it was possible to create what he created,
he still was determined to not stop
till he created the first light bulb.
Failure was the path
to one of the greatest inventions in history.
Oftentimes, failure is the beginning of greatness.
Michael Jordan stated,
"I have failed over and over and over again in my life,
and that's why I succeed."
When he first didn't make his high school varsity team,
and was told he wasn't good enough,
he still put in the extra hours.
Greatness is the things that people don't necessarily see.
It's the hours in the gym by yourself.
That described Michael Jordan
and his journey to get to where he is today.
He was one of the few people that was passionate enough
and would do whatever he could to be able to get better.
Failure fueled his desire
to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Everyone has a different representation on success,
but I will leave you with mine.
I think it is when you hit a wall, the good stand back and think
while the great plow through, go under, climb over,
and won't rest until they have passed the obstacle in their way.
Thank you.
(Applause) (Cheers)