All you have to do is TRY.

"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." - Michael Jordan

        Michael Jeffrey Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time, the reason not because he was born gifted, but because he worked hard his whole life and never gave up. During his High School years of playing basketball his true potential was only yet to be seen. He tried out for the Varsity basketball team but was denied because he was "too short" to play. Nevertheless he succeeded in leading the Junior Varsity team to victory tallying some 40 point games. It didn't end there, Jordan trained rigorously and was determined to make the Varsity team. The last two seasons of his High School Career he made it on the roster for Varsity and averaged 20 points per game. He eventually was drafted into the NBA where he was crowned MVP five times and won countless awards.

        The reason I chose this quote is because I could relate this to so many people who have just given up all hope and stopped trying. This was very inspirational to me and has molded my mindset throughout life. To this day I've always been told that, even when life gets hard or things are just too difficult is that a good enough reason to give up? That just shows me that people are afraid of failure more than they are passionate about success. Which is why I live my life everyday doing the best that I could do and always finishing what I start, no matter the outcome. I must take responsibilities for my actions and stand firm in what I believe in, in everything that I do. There is nothing in the world that I can't handle, it is whether I have the will to try.

        This goes to show that even the Greatest Basketball player of all time had to work hard for what he wanted. Nothing ever comes easy in life, everything comes at a price. Even when life is at its hardest and things just seem absolutely impossible, that is no reason to give up. What good comes out of giving up? Giving up should never be an option, because that is like not even trying. Even if you fail at something, but you never give up, you can be proud to say that you at least tried. So think about this as you go about life; choices happen within seconds, results last a lifetime.