He Was 5'11" And "Too Short". (The Michael Jordan Story)

✎ Get free access to our vault of PDF summaries for every YouTube video here: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/the-vault ✎ Check out my NEWEST video: https://goo.gl/E0eE6m ✎ Michael Jordan did not start as a winner. In high school, a coach cut him from the varsity team because he was too short. He felt bad and cried at home, but he did not stop. He wanted to prove to Leroy Smith and his coach that they made a mistake. He practiced his shooting and footwork every single day in the gym. Later, he went to the University of North Carolina and hit a big shot to win a national championship. Even in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, he missed thousands of shots and lost hundreds of games. He even played through a bad sickness in the famous Flu Game with help from Scottie Pippen. He says he succeeded because he failed so many times and kept going. ✎ Arnold Schwarzenegger used a special trick to stay strong and focused. He kept a notebook to write down every single workout he did. He looked for small wins every week to see if he was getting better. If he lifted a little more weight or did more reps, he felt like a champion. He tells people to set small goals that they can actually reach instead of only looking at big dreams. He also spent a lot of time thinking about his success. He saw himself winning trophies in his mind before he ever won them in real life. He believes that discipline is what counts. You must show up to work even when you do not feel like it. ✎ Phil Knight started the company Nike with only 50 dollars he borrowed from his father. He worked with his old track coach, Bill Bowerman, to make better running shoes. At first, he was deep in debt and had to sell shoes out of the back of his car. He faced many problems with banks and other shoe companies that wanted to stop him. He did not give up on his idea. He signed Michael Jordan to a big deal that gave the player a piece of the business instead of just a paycheck. This changed how sports and busi