The American dream, to me, ...

The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don\'t think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.
The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.
 Lenny Wilkens

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.
 Lenny Wilkens
I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I had to be accountable.
 Lenny Wilkens
I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by.
 Lenny Wilkens