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LeBron out to emulate ‘fearless’ Jordan: ‘He never was afraid to fail’
In a revealing recent interview with ESPN, James said he often felt encumbered by a fear of failure -- something he believes six-time NBA champion Jordan rarely suffered from during his career.
"I look at it like this: MJ wasn't perfect. MJ had bad games. He had turnovers. He had games where he felt like he should've been better.
"But I think the greatest thing about MJ was that he never was afraid to fail. And I think that's why he succeeded so much -- because he was never afraid of what anybody ever said about him.
"Never afraid to miss the game-winning shot, never afraid to turn the ball over. Never afraid," James said, adding that he had struggled to mirror Jordan's sense of boldness.
That's one of my biggest obstacles," James said. "I'm afraid of failure. I want to succeed so bad that I become afraid of failing."
The remedy comes through victory, James said. "Keep winning and I don't have to worry about it. Keep winning," he said.
In a revealing recent interview with ESPN, James said he often felt encumbered by a fear of failure -- something he believes six-time NBA champion Jordan rarely suffered from during his career.
"I look at it like this: MJ wasn't perfect. MJ had bad games. He had turnovers. He had games where he felt like he should've been better.
"But I think the greatest thing about MJ was that he never was afraid to fail. And I think that's why he succeeded so much -- because he was never afraid of what anybody ever said about him.
"Never afraid to miss the game-winning shot, never afraid to turn the ball over. Never afraid," James said, adding that he had struggled to mirror Jordan's sense of boldness.
That's one of my biggest obstacles," James said. "I'm afraid of failure. I want to succeed so bad that I become afraid of failing."
The remedy comes through victory, James said. "Keep winning and I don't have to worry about it. Keep winning," he said.
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